This　study　assesses　attitudes　towards　electronic　media　and　examines　the　current　level　ofuse　of　these　media　by　academic　economists　in　Japan，　through　the　interview　and　the　mail　survey．The　questionnaire　includes　questions　on　demographic　characteristics，　usage　of　computers　inresearch　process，　and　that　of　electronic　mail，　mailing　list，　electronic　journal，　and　WWW．　Thesequestionnaires　were　distributed　to　1，161　faculty　members　in　departments　of　economics，　and　323completed　questionnaires　were　returned．　The　results　suggest　that　E－mail　is　the　most　popularelectronic　medium　（939060），　and　that　over　559060　of　economists　use　mailing　lists．　For　informationsearch，　the　use　of　WWW　showed　the　highest　rate．　Although　the　actual　number　of　academicsusing　electronic　journals　at　present　may　be　low　（31．4906），　academics　expect　that　this　newmedium　is　of　high　value　（74．2％）．　But　a　large　majority　of　academic　economists　surveyed　stillrelies　greatly　on　the　refereed　journal　to　publish　their　research　results．