This digest expands the definition of computer literacy to include information literacy, delineates issues surrounding student access to new technologies, describes courses that include instruction in computer-related skills, summarizes efforts at including computer literacy among general education requirements, and addresses the faculty role in furthering computer skills. Definitions of computer literacy vary depending on the type of degree program or the course in which they are being used. With the increase in access to the Internet, definitions of computer literacy have expanded to include the ability to use e-mail, graphical interfaces such as Netscape, online publishing, and the ability to evaluate the content of online materials. Access to technology improves access to educational opportunities. Institutions must do their part by providing adequate equipment and training opportunities, and students must do their part by participating in computer-skills training. Mastery of new technologies also benefit faculty, through improving instruction, by increasing productivity, by expanding access to more instructional technologies, and facilitating participation in distance learning. Success in adopting computer literacy as an aspect of community college general education requirements has been increasing, and as it increases, it will steadily enhance the educational aspects of the junior college. (Contains 10 references.) (VWC)