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"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it from
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him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
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-Benjamin Franklin
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BBB III TTT SSS BBB Y Y TTT EEE SSS
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B B I T S B B Y Y T E S ONLINE EDITION
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BBB I T SSS AND BBB YYY T EEE SSS VOL 1, NUMBER 10
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B B I T S B B Y T E S 9/20/93
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BBB III T SSS BBB Y T EEE SSS
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National Information Infrastructure Agenda For Action Released
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On September 15, The Clinton administration's Information
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Infrastructure Task Force (see B&Bv1#5) released a document titled
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"The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Action." Though
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its scope is broad, encompassing a variety of emerging technologies
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employed in all aspects of our daily life, the NII Agenda is a brief
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document. Unlike the National Performance Review (180 pages), also
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released last week, the NII is only 30 pages. This may mean that it's
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short on details. However, a variety of sources who (unlike me) have
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actually read it say it is carefully thought out, with a good
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understanding of the issues involved. There are still many issues to
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address and details to work out. Feedback from the community that
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stands to gain or lose the most - and let's face it, that's us - is
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needed. To this end, the document is being made available from a
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variety of online sources (see listing below), and is required reading
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for anyone interested in or involved with computers, communications
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(regardless of content or media), or the US government. Did I leave
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anyone out?
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(From the Executive Summary)
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All Americans have a stake in the construction of an advanced National
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Information Infrastructure (NII), a seamless web of communications
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networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put
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vast amounts of information at users' fingertips. Development of the
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NII can help unleash an information revolution that will change
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forever the way people live, work, and interact with each other.
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ALAWON, a publication of the American Library Association's Washington
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office, reports that Major strengths in the proposal include:
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* Recognition of the potential: "Development of the NII can help
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unleash an information revolution that will change forever the way
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people live, work, and interact with each other."
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* Extension of universal service: "Because information means
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empowerment--and employment--the government has a duty to ensure
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that all American have access to the resources and job creation
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potential of the Information Age."
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* Enhanced access to government information: "The Administration will
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seek to ensure that Federal agencies, in concert with state and
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local governments, use the NII to expand the information available
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to the public, ensuring that the immense reservoir of government
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information is available to the public easily and equitably."
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* Library and school use of NII: Application areas and pilot projects
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the Administration supports include government stimulus for
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connectivity and applications in health care, education, libraries,
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and provision of government information.
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* Process: An Advisory Council on the National Information
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Infrastructure will include representatives of industry, labor,
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academia, public interest groups, and state and local governments.
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"The Administration will make a special effort to hear from public
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interest groups" in its efforts to develop a new concept of
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universal service.
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Then ALAWON went on to raise it's doubts, which I guess will pretty
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much be the agenda of everyone with a vested interest in the NII.
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Though this is a working document and not an end product, the stakes
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are very high indeed, as we begin to grope our way into the
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information economy. I personally urge you to get a copy of this
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document and see what you think for yourself. More on this next issue.
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ACCESS:
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The easiest way to get the document is by e-mail. Send a message to
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nii@ace.esusda.gov
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You don't have to place anything in the body of the message, and you
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will be sent the entire document.
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On the Internet, it is available in ASCII format as "niiagenda.asc".
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The package also may be present in a self extracting compressed file
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named "niiagend.exe".
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Anonymous FTP:
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Address: ftp.ntia.doc.gov in the pub directory
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Address: enh.nist.gov in the directory
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use "guest" as the password
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Address: isdres.er.usgs.gov in the npr directory.
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Gopher:
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Telnet to: gopher.nist.gov
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login as "gopher". Choose the menu item "DOC
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Documents". Choose "niiagenda.asc".
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Gopher to: ace.esusda.gov, port 70
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Select: 6. Americans Communicating Electronically
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3. National Technology Information
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1. National Information Infrastructure Agenda
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Bulletin Boards, Commercial services:
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I would be very surprised if your commercial online service didn't
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have this file available. I have seen at AOL, and it's easily
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accessible through Delphi's Gopher. This document is being widely
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circulated, and should be readily available on local BBS systems. If
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not, here are some BBS numbers that have it.
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- NTIA Bulletin Board (202) 482-1199
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The package is available under the "press releases" menu item.
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- FedWorld On-line Information Network (703) 321-8020
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From the FedWorld main menu, enter "<f s w-house>".
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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(SOURCES: Net-Happenings, Communications Week, Information Week, and
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ALAWON. ALAWON is available free of charge and is available only in
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electronic form. To subscribe, send the message
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"subscribe ala-wo [your name]" to listserv@uicvm (Bitnet) or
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listserv@uicvm.uic.edu (internet). Back issues and other documents are
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available from the list server. To find out what's available, send the
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message "send ala-wo filelist" to the listserv. The ALA-WO filelist
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contains the list of files with the exact filename and filetype. To
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get a particular file, issue the command "send filename filetype" to
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the listserv. Do not include the quotes in your commands.
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NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
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+THE MOTHER OF ALL PHONE BOOKS. ProPhone, the National Telephone
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Directory, is a seven CD package containing the "white pages" for the
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entire United States - more than 77 million residential and business
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listings! The package comes with a powerful search engine, and
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quarterly updates are available. ProPhone lists for $249, and updates
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are $129. (CONTACT: Pro CD - 800/99-CDROM, or 617/631-9200)
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+FREE OFFER. EDUCOM is offering a free six-month trial subscription
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to EDUCOM REVIEW, their bimonthly magazine (a $30 value) that focuses
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on information technology and higher education. The offer is good in
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the U.S. and Canada only. There is a $6.75 shipping/processing charge.
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Send e-mail with name, address, credit card number, and card
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expiration date to offer@educom.edu. Educom also puts out Edupage, a
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brief, twice-weekly summary of recent news items on information
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technology. It's a good source of information. To subscribe to
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Edupage, send e-mail to listserv@bitnic.educom.edu containing the
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text: SUB EDUPAGE firstname lastname.
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+SIM FARM. SimFarm is a new program from the Maxis Company, creators
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of SimCity, SimEarth, SimAnt and SimLife. It allows players to
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simulate the realistic running of a farm, down to details like organic
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versus chemical farming, crop rotation, market prices, encroaching
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urbanization, and assorted pesky varmints. Maxis calls their programs
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"software toys" as opposed to games, since they encourage learning and
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open ended exploration as opposed to simply winning. All their
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products are well put together, with extensive documentation that not
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only teaches you how to play with their product, but teaches you about
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the subject manner at hand, and even points to resources for further
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learning. Oh, and by the way, all are fun to play and sometimes
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detrimental to your productivity (not that that's always a bad thing).
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At malls and software emporiums all across America. Maxis also
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prepares custom simulations for utility companies and such for their
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internal training needs. Next up for Maxis is SimCity 2000.
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Back To School Section: Focus on Learning
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Just Say Know
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"Learning is not a task or a problem - it is a way to be in the world.
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Man learns as he pursues goals and projects that have meaning for
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him." - Sydney Jourard
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When it comes to acquiring new skills, many people just can't shake
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the notion that learning requires outside help. Consultants now say
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the best route to moving up the IS ladder is self-directed education.
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Stewart Stokes, senior VP at QED Information Sciences Inc. in
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Wellesly, Mass., has developed a nine-step plan for self-directed
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learning. (It might help if you write down the results of this
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process in a notebook for future use.)
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1) Identify the goals of your organization.
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2) Consider those goals within the context of your industry.
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3) Determine your personal career objectives: Ask yourself where you
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would like to be in two or three years.
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4) Determine the skills you'll need to get there.
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5) Now assess your own competency level. This is a time for being
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honest with yourself as to your strengths and weaknesses, but don't
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sell yourself short either. Perhaps a trusted friend or advisor
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could look at your list to see if you are being objective.
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6) Step 5 should expose the gaps between your current skills and those
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you'll need to meet your career objectives.
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7) Set learning objectives to help close that gap.
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8) Locate formal and informal learning resources: Magazines are a good
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source of current information on your chosen subject - there are
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magazines for every subject under the sun. If you want to learn C,
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buy a C compiler and a how-to book and spend an hour a night on it.
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The library is a great place to start, and a knowledgeable
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librarian is an invaluable resource. Take a night course at
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college, even if it isn't for credit. Get on one of the online
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services - many have discussion groups dedicated to computer-
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related topics where you can ask questions and share knowledge.
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9) Finally, as your knowledge increases, continue to identify your
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newly modified learning needs. Remember that learning is a lifelong
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process if you do it right. In addition to advancing your career,
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you'll enrich your life, increase your self-confidence and make
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you a generally better person. Try NEW and IMPROVED learning today.
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"IS professionals must remember first and foremost that they bear
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primary responsibility for their own career development," says Stokes.
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This is difficult for many people to accept, he adds, "yet it may be
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the best advice they'll ever receive." (SOURCE: "Help Yourself To
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Knowledge," Information Week 7/19/93, p. 58)
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Good Sources of Information
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With regards to learning a new and/or hot technology, here are six
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simple things you can do to find the best source of training for the
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technology you want to learn:
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1) Contact the product vendor. It often has the most complete
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knowledge of training options for its products.
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2) Talk to anyone who knows what you want to learn. Experts are often
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generous with their knowledge. Ask how they got their own training
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and what's required.
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3) Call your local chamber of commerce. Members may give computer
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training as part of community service projects or run local
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seminars.
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4) Invest in books and magazines. If you know the basics, your
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training will be more effective. Don't forget the library!
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5) Join user groups. Even if the group isn't exactly focused on the
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technology you want to learn, chances are someone there shares your
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interest.
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6) Visit local training vendors. "Shop around for prices and
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availability," suggests Michelle McLean, manager of professional
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computing services at Casco Northern Bank in Portland, Maine. Do
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anything that will give you bands on experience.
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Sometimes companies will provide access to education or help you foot
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the bill, but don't count on it. Even at relatively enlightened
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companies there is often a gap between philosophy and reality. "In the
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end, determination is the best teacher," says Terry Tipple, a systems
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engineer at Cabletron Systems, Inc. in San Jose, Calif. "Nobody will
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look out for your career like you do, so you had better stay on top
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of it." (source: Stephanie Wilkinson, "What Employers Won't Teach,"
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Computerworld, July 5, 1993)
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Management Take Note: No Train, No Gain
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...companies that aren't moving to train their staffs in new skills
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are playing Russian roulette, according to "Changing IS Organizations:
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The Effect of Client-Server Implementation on Job Skills Requirement,"
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a recently released study. ... Untrained users will spend three to six
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times as many hours to reach the same level of functionality on a
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given application as trained users, the study finds. In addition,
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formal training and support costs about $1,350 per application while
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an untrained user will eat up between $3,000 and $5,000 to reach a
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skill level at, or below, a trained worker. Multiply this by the
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number of users on a given application and the cost can be millions of
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dollars. The study was jointly prepared by the Gartner Group Inc. and
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an education task force of the Open Users Recommended Solutions (OURS)
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user group. (John P. McPartlin, "No Train, No Gain," Information Week,
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7/26/93, p. 14)
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Learn While You Work
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An article in Computerworld (8/30/93, p. 81) describes integrated
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performance support systems (IPSS) as the most cost effective way for
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training new employees, and providing them with the support and
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information they need on the job. IPSS combine a variety of techniques
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to apply knowledge when needed: Computer-based training, interactive
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tutorials and possibly multimedia for training; context sensitive and
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inquiry based help and reference systems for information; expert
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systems for help with problems; bulletin boards for sharing
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information; print manuals, instructor-led training, and meetings and
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briefings to keep everyone informed of new developments. The basic
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idea is not to reinvent the wheel with each new employee - to capture
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vital job skills and essential information and pass them on to current
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and future employees, making them available when they are needed by
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the most appropriate means. A well thought out IPSS program can cut
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training costs (in some cases by 65%) and increase productivity, while
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not wasting employees time with rote memorization of information that
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is likely to change over a given period anyway.
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Computers For Classrooms
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(THIS IS THE TEXT OF AN AD THAT IS CIRCULATING IN THE TRADE PAPERS)
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Here's your chance to train the next generation of knowledge workers
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before they show up for work.
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Donate your unused computers, software, and peripherals directly to
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your local school, or contact Computers for Classrooms at one of the
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numbers below, and we'll direct your donations for you.
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Either way, your generosity will pay off in megabytes.
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Because instead of tossing your equipment out, or selling it for a
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cents on the dollar, you'll be providing our classrooms with the most
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powerful teaching aid since teachers.
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And getting a tax deduction in the bargain.
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So donate the best - and most - equipment you can afford. When you
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do, you'll be helping a whole new class of people to succeed.
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Buddy-Up with Education (800/53-BUDDY)
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Gifts In Kind America-(800/862-GIFT)
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The East-West Education Development Foundation (617/542-1234)
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The National Christina Foundation (800/CHRISTINA)
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ACCESS: Online Job Hunting
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In most cases your personal learning objectives require finding
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employers who will help you acquire and hone that skill. Below is a
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listing of online resources for job hunters. Services marked with a
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dollar sign may require a fee, in which case the voice number is
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listed for further information. All services listed offer listings for
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the entire country unless otherwise noted. Has anyone had any
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experience with these services, or can point me to other ones?
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I. JOB LISTINGS
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- Adnet Online (available through the America Online, BIX, Compuserve,
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GEnie, Prodigy, PC Link, and Promenade online services) ($)
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Over 1000 weekly listings for managerial and technical jobs. Database
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is searchable by job category and geographic region.
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- Capsule Online Job Listing (512/331/9901)
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Lists contract technical positions. Database searchable by state. A
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newsletter and resume forwarding service is available for a fee.
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- Career Network (Through Prodigy (voice: 800/229-6499). Contact them
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for details) ($)
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Entry level and middle management positions in all fields. CN allows
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you to communicate directly with employers via e-mail. Counseling
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services, job fair listings, and online discussions are also
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featured, and a printed newsletter is available at additional cost.
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- Dial-JAN BBS (800/342-5526)
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Dial-Jan Mainly focuses on workers with disabilities; related files
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(like the text of the Americans With Disabilities Act) are available,
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as are message bases and an email system.
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- FJOBS BBS (912/757-3100)
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The Federal Job Opportunity Board is the place to look for government
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agency recruitment notices. They also have a searchable database and a
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message area for jobs wanted, as well as information for veterans and
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minorities.
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- JOBNET (215/668-8722)
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Jobnet provides a list of job openings along with employer and /or
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recruiting firm, location, and sometimes salary information. Jobs are
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mostly in the computer industry.
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- People's Electronic Exchange (908/685-0948) (voice:908/685-1900) ($)
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Job listings in all fields, fully searchable database. You can upload
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your resume here also.
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- SBA Online - 2400 bps (800/859-4636) - 9600 bps (800/697-4636)
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Perhaps your new job will be a business of your own. An invaluable
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resource will be the Small Business Administration's BBS, which
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contains information on over 26 occupational areas, a huge download
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library of text files, and info on the SBA's personal business
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counseling, training programs and seminars throughout the US.
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II. RESUME SERVICES (leave resume here for prospective employers.
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Aimed mostly for college students.)
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-Career Placement Registry (voice: 800/331-4955) ($)
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Listings in all fields, searchable by employers via the Dialog
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online service.
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- College Recruitment Database (Through Compuserve)
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(voice: 800/848-8990) ($)
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College undergraduate and graduate resumes in all fields.
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- KiNexus (On CD-ROM, also closed online service, where the staff does
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the online search for an employer) (voice: 800/828-0422) ($)
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Listings in all fields. Free to college students who post their
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resumes through their college career placement offices.
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III. SPECIALIZED SERVICES (Not all of these are online services.
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Contact the vendor for more details)
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- Corporate Jobs Outlook (voice: 301/590-2300) ($)
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Some libraries and college placement offices provide access to CJO,
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which provides ratings of major corporations from the employee's point
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of view, so you can make sure they meet *your* criteria for a good
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employer. Libraries also contain this kind of information in print,
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in the .
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- Defense Outplacement Referral System (voice: 703/697-0712)
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A resume service for Armed Services personnel in the process of
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separating from active duty. Personnel should contact their
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Installation Transition office. A job listings BBS, the Transition
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BBS, is available to armed services personnel at over 350 military
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bases.
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- Execunet (voice: 203/226-5710) ($)
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For senior-level job openings ($75,000 and up). Lists job openings
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and forwards resumes. I tried to sign up for this one. We all had a
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good laugh about that.
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- Executive's Network (voice: 617/227-1155)
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A resume service specializing in the financial services industry.
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- Military In Transition (voice: 301/590-2300)
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A resume service for Armed Services personnel seeking employment
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in the civilian workforce.
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- Peer II (voice: 202/785-0017) ($)
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A job bank and resume service for engineers sponsored by the IEEE
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(Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers).
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- Special Libraries Referral Database (voice: 202/234-4700) ($)
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This database contains the resumes of librarians.
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(SOURCES: Online Access, Boardwatch Magazine, Internet postings)
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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good
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books. - Colton
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Bits and Bytes Bookshelf: Resources For Learning
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The Lifetime Reading Plan by Clifton Fadiman [Harper and Row, 1978.
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$10.00]
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- The books discussed may take you fifty years to finish. They can of
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course be read in a much shorter time. The point is that they are
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intended to occupy an important part of a whole life, no matter what
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your present age may be. Many of them happen to be more entertaining
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than the latest best-seller. Still, it is not on the entertainment
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level that they are most profitably read. What they offer is of
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larger dimensions. ... They can be a major experience, a source of
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continuous internal growth. Hence the word Lifetime. These authors
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are life companions. Once part of you, they work in and on and with
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you until you die. They should not be read in a hurry, any more than
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friends are made in a hurry." (Clifton Fadiman)
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The Independent Scholar's Handbook by Ronald Gross [Ten Speed Press,
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1993. $11.95]
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- "The author doesn't describe the ways to get accreditation, academic
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legitimacy, or even intellectual power. He tells you how to find out
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the things that would change your life if you took the trouble to
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learn them, how to tell other people about them, and how to support
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yourself meanwhile." (Art Kleiner, Co-Evolution Quarterly)
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How To Solve It by Gyorgy Polya [Princeton University Press, 1973.
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$8.95]
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- "This is the best book I know of for lining up a problem for a
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logical solution. The emphasis is on math, but it is simple logic and
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can easily be applied to all forms of problem identification and
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analysis. Better yet is that the methods shown really work even on
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personal decision-making binds."
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(J. Baldwin, Essential Whole Earth Catalog)
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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking by Gerard M. Weinberg
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[John Wiley and Sons, 1975. $75.00]
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- An informal, entertaining and enlightening introduction to a complex
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topic. Questions for further research and additional readings provided
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at the end of each chapter provide jumping off points for further
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study. Full of great quotes and illustrative examples.
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Encyclopedia of Computer Science (3rd Edition) Edited by Anthony
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Ralston and Edwin D. Reilly [Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. $125.00]
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- 1,664 pages, with detailed articles on all major computing systems,
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environments, technologies and software. An invaluable reference book
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for the computer professional.
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AT THE NEWSSTAND
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The Virtual Reality Special Report (Fall 1993) is published by Miller
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Freeman, who also publish AI: The Magazine of Artificial Intelligence
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in Practice. While a little over-priced at $9.95, it does contain some
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interesting material and a useful 11 page resource guide to VR related
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companies, products, and publications. Articles include look at the
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future of VR games, VR in education, low cost VR for the "Virtual
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Hacker," VR and surgery, NASA's plan to send remote-controlled robots
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to explore Mars, and biocontrollers for virtual environments. We're
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talking neural interfaces here, and devices are already under
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development!
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IN THE FUTURE...Please note the new release schedule. The next issue
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is due out 10/1/93. Upcoming focuses may or may not include Internet
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basics, the commercialization of the Internet, Democracy Online,
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convergence technologies, and the BBS scene. Comments, requests and
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contributions are always welcome. A print version of B&B is in the
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works. Keep watching the skies!
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ACCESS. B&B is available for downloading on America Online in their
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telecom files area, and in Compuserve's telecom forum library. Delphi
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access is forthright, and forthcoming. Could be here for all I know..
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INTERNET ANONYMOUS FTP SITES:
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ftp.dana.edu in /periodic directory
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INTERNET GOPHER ACCESS.
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- gopher.law.cornell.edu in the Discussions and Listserv archives/
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Teknoids directory
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- gopher.dana.edu in the Electronic Journals directory
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