Discusses print and World Wide Web resources on personal finance, investments, and other business information and provides an annotated bibliography of investment and the stock market sites: meta sites, stock quotes, market news, data and analysis, brokerage firms, and sites for beginning investors. Includes addresses. (PEN)

Results from 97 business students with substantial work histories indicate that the Multiple Intelligence Preference Inventory gives a valid and reliable indication of their preferred intelligences. Awareness of these results is associated with assessments of self and others as knowledge sources. This information can help in recognizing,…

Interviews explored the information needs of seven Dutch policymakers dealing with global sustainability. They sought information on cultural perspectives and linkages. Information gathering emphasized filtering to find specific information. Most used an application-oriented working style that, combined with policy-driven information seeking, was…

This article reviews current resources on computer-assisted instruction. Included are sources of software and hardware evaluations, advances in current technology, research, an information hotline, and inventories of available technological assistance. (DB)

Describes sources of technical and emotional support that, although available to rural school counselors, are often overlooked. Resources discussed include university staff, long-term consultation, practicum students, writing articles, making presentations, neighboring counselors, state departments of education, and electronic linkages. Stresses…

A journalist who moved from a major newspaper to a university campus gives advice on maintaining journalistic purity and integrity in a nontraditional media role. (MSE)

Lists frequently used sources of U.S. agency decisions, including loose-leaf services, reporters, and computer assisted legal research systems. Information provided for each agency represented in guide includes a description of agency and its authority; official and commercial sources for agency decisions, their publishers, OCLC numbers, and…

The article describes the Family Support Institute in British Columbia which provides families of mentally handicapped persons with information (parent to parent contact, written articles, video and cassette tapes and a newsletter), workshops, and networking. (DB)

Provides a basic introduction to computer networks and networking terminology. Topics addressed include modems; the Internet; TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol); transmission lines; Internet Protocol numbers; network traffic; Fidonet; file transfer protocol (FTP); TELNET; electronic mail; discussion groups; LISTSERV; USENET;…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 61 information sources for understanding how scholars in the humanities use electronic texts and computer-based methods of analysis; identifying and locating electronic texts and related resources; and addressing issues involved in the production, distribution, and use of electronic texts. (LRW)

Summarizes the results of a survey that searched for availability of Internet sites that supply state government information, reviews located sites, and discusses the shift of state government information from being located at a number of sites to one Internet site. A map displays states that have adopted a single Internet address for state…

Discussion of gatekeepers (individuals who promote communication of technical and professional information by gathering it from a variety of sources and disseminating it to their colleagues) focuses on a technique for identifying gatekeepers in the information technology profession based on a questionnaire survey in Australia. (Author/LRW)

Describes a small group assignment for business communication students in which they put together a report describing the most important periodicals, reference works, or other ongoing information sources for people just entering professional fields. (SR)

Discusses the history, technology, and functions of illegal publishing in Poland from 1945 to 1990, under official and widespread government censorship. Offers some sources for more information. (SR)

Exit polling of school district election returns is a form of environmental scanning that can provide information needed for strategic planning and be used to increase the effectiveness of school election campaigns. This technique is recommended for all school districts dependent on voter approval to meet revenue needs. (11 references) (MLH)