This paper discusses information gateways and equal access to information. Highlights include: the development of the physical infrastructure of libraries; globalization as it relates to the use of software; Internet controls such as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; the psycho-social component of libraries; computer literacy and languages as essential tools for children to learn; the role of librarians; disparities between elite schools and poor schools in Thailand; the information technology gap between nations; an enlightened society as a learning society and libraries as gateways to knowledge sources; and actions focusing on equal access to information. (MES)