This discussion of the computing network and word processing facilities available to professionals on the Indiana University campuses identifies the word and text processing needs of technical writers and faculty, describes the current computing network, and outlines both long- and short-range objectives, policies, and plans for meeting these needs. The benefits of two trial systems installed in November 1980--a Wang OIS 140 and a WORD-11 system on a DEC computer--are briefly reviewed. (CHC)