The present volume “Fluctuations of Glaciers 1995–2000” continues the series of reports about in-situ measurements of glacier fluctuations and completes the reports for the 20th century. It mainly presents data measured in the field, but also contains a number of high-precision maps from various regions of the earth. In addition, summary comments and references can be found about results from numerical modelling and satellite-based glacier inventory work. The latter is now being strengthened – in close collaboration with WGMS and GTN-G – by the international “Global Land Ice Measurement from Space” (GLIMS) project led by the US Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. In view of recent scientific insights and modern technological means, the development of new formats for data collection and presentation is one of the primary challenges for the first years of our century.