The selections in this collection explore topics related to the future of information technology and strategic, academic, resource, and facilities planning in institutions of higher education. Part 1, "Developing the Vision: Principles, Paradigms, Life Cycles, and Values," contains: (1) "Mega-Level Strategic Planning: Beyond Conventional Wisdom" (Roger Kaufman and Dale W. Lick); (2) "Change Creation: The Rest of the Planning Story" (Dale W. Lick and Roger Kaufman); (3) "Academic Leadership Strategies: Partnerships for Change" (Gretchen M. Bataille); and (4) "Technology's Contributions to Academic Planning" (J. Thomas Bowen). Part 2, "Implementing the Vision: Principles, Strategies, and Curricula,: contains: (5) "Academic Planning and Technology" (David G. Brown); (6) "The Impact of Technology on Institutional Planning" (Ellen-Earle Chaffee); (7) "Cycles in Curriculum Planning" (John E. Kolb, Gary A. Gabriele, and Sharon Roy); and (8) "Does a College Curriculum Have a Life Cycle?" (John T. Harwood). In part 3, "Supporting the Vision: The Campus Digital Plan," the chapters are: (9) "Planning for IT in Higher Education: It's Not an Oxymoron" (John W. McCredie); (10) "Life-Cycle Costs: More Than the Cost of Hardware" (Christopher S. Peebles); and (11) "Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute" (John F. Moore and J. Thomas Head) with "Planning Practice: The IT Staffing Puzzle" (Martin Ringle) and "Planning Practice: Community-Based Planning for Technology" (R. Dan Walleri). Part 4, "Integrating the Vision: Physical and Digital Learning Environments," contains: (12)"IT Considerations in Facilities Planning" (Joel L. Hartman); (13) "Planning for Classroom Technology" (Margaret McDermott and David E. Hollowell); and (14) "Developing and Supporting High-Technology Facilities" (Bruce M. Taggart), with "Planning Practice: From Blueprints and Spreadsheets to the Web" (Patricia Seller-Wolff and Mark Wells) and "Planning Practice: New Tools for Community College Facilities Planning" (Patricia C. Williamson). A conclusion, "Realizing the Vision: Concluding Thoughts," summarizes some of the major points. Each chapter contains references. (SLD)