Some current computer-based projects in humanities re search and teaching are reviewed and the implications for the future development of library and information services to humanities scholars and for the professional education of librarians are considered. It is concluded that the penetration of information technology into humanities research and teach ing activities and the development of the concept of the electronic campus justify increased emphasis on information technology, particularly online searching and familiarization with a range of the software packages currently being used by researchers and teachers in the humanities, in the professional education of academic librarians. The Humanities Resources option on the MA Librarianship programme at the Depart ment of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, is de scribed.
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