Presents an annotated bibliography of 60 government information sources published by federal, international, and state and local agencies. Publications in the areas of the environment, women, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), everyday living, historical sources, reference materials, and electronic sources are highlighted; and a sidebar…

Print journals still outnumber e-journals by more than 60 to 1, yet these electronic resources will profoundly change the serials marketplace, as well as the world of scholarly research. This year's periodicals price study looks at these changes, along with currency and historical pricing, to predict 1999 subscription prices. (AEF)