Communication via computer networks is becoming more common each day. The differences between computer-mediated communication and face-to-face communication fall into three categories: (1) temporal factors (asynchronous versus synchronous); (2) spatial factors (geographical context and distance); and (3) social factors (participants, their relationships, and their purposes). Transcripts from networks provide a rich new database for researchers as the transcripts of all communications may be easily collected, and the medium demands that the communications be explicit. Current network transcript research includes a comparative analysis of a successful network versus an unsuccessful network, sociometric analysis of relationships among network members based on the number of messages sent and responded to, an exploration of the development of beginning teachers' theories about teaching, and research on the efficacy of the network as a training support mechanism. An example is provided by the Beginning Teacher Computer Network (BTCN), a small, interactive network dedicated to the support of teachers during their first year(s) in the classroom which has been in operation since 1987. Participants are graduates and faculty members of the teacher education program at Harvard Graduate School of Education (Massachusetts). A preliminary research analysis of 15 messages on BTCN shows a statistically significant, greater rate of message response to personal event narrative communications as opposed to the response given to more general description-oriented communications. References and sample messages are included. (DB)