Curtin University of Technology Library AARNet resources for Business This AARNet resources guide for Business contains some examples only. If you know of any others we would appreciate the information. Our e-mail addresses are: Carol Newton-Smith LNEWTONSM@cc.curtin.edu.au Rita Choy LCHOYR@cc.curtin.edu.au Electronic meetings AARNet users can participate in various electronic meetings on a variety of subjects. Participants of these meetings generate ideas, exchange information, participate in debate, and at times act as another channel for 'advertising' and announcement. To participate in an electronic meeting, you need to subscribe to the individual meeting. Some examples are: ECONOMY@TECHMTYVM.bitnet (Economic problems in less developed countries) E-EUROPE@ncsuvm.bitnet (Eastern European Business Network) MARKET-A@UHUPVM1.bitnet (Financial markets research in Accounting) MARKET-L@UCF1VM.bitnet (E-conference open to marketing academics or practitioners of marketing) HRD-L@UMCVMB.bitnet (Human Resources Development Group) HRIS-L@UALTAVM.bitnet (Human Resources Information - Canada) IOOB-L@UGA.bitnet (Industrial/Organizational Psychology andOrganizational Behavior) LABOR-L@YORKVM1.bitnet (North America Labor Movement) AJBS-L@NCSUVM.bitnet (Association of Japanese Business Studies List) MBA-L@MARIST.bitnet (MBA student curriculum discussion e-conference) To subscribe: 1) To select a list or lists that are of interest to you 2) Note the electronic address of the list 3) Send the following electronic message to the listserver (listserv@ e.g to subscribe to MARKET-L send a message to listserv@UCF1VM) Leave the subject line blank Subscribe News groups Similar to newspapers, and bulletins, the network has a News facility for users to seek, or exchange informations, opinions and ideas with other network users without the geographical restriction. It provides an open forum for its users to participate in open discussions. News consists of over 800 ongoing discussions (news groups). Each news group refers to a particular topic. It contains articles, or news items related to that topic either sent or posted to the newsgroup by individual users. Some examples of business related groups available at Curtin are: alt.business.multi-level bit.listserv.mba-l curtin.business Bulletin Board A bulletin board is a shared file where users may enter information for others to read and download. An example of a bulletin board is the Economic Bulletin Board available at the University of Michigan in the USA. This is one of the many bulletin boards available on the network. The Economic Bulletin Board contains over 700 files from the Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board, Census STF1A summaries for all 2000 counties, places and minor civil divisions in Michigan, and library catalogs from around the world can now be accessed through Internet and Michnet via the University of Michigan Library's new GOPHER system. The EBB files are updated daily and include 17 areas related to the U.S. economy, among them the gross domestic product, consumer price index, treasury bill rates, unemployment, and Trade Opportunity Program announcements. Additional Census files include selected U.S. summaries and CD-ROM guides. STF3A summaries for Michigan may be added this fall. Electronic journals Some journals are available electronically. They may be full text or contain citations only.To find out about them, Strangelove, M. (1991). "Directory of electronic journals and newsletters" is a very useful directory. An example of an electronic journal in the business area is the Business news from St. Petersburg. BUSINESS NEWS FROM ST. PETERSBURG The "St. Petersburg Business News" was established in August 1991 by External Affairs Committee of the Mayor's office in order to more effectively distribute information about business in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Business Agency is responsible for distribution of the News via E-mail and on June 1 Agency will begin distributing the News via Fax-mail also. Currently, the Agency distributes the St. Petersburg Business News in Russian every weekday (15-30 kilobytes daily) and in English (9-11 kilobytes twice a week). The News contains a digest of business information extracted from Russian and St. Petersburg morning newspapers, TV and radio programmes, reports from the News' own correspondents and the Mayor's Office, official reports and documents from various sources as well as other general information of interest to the business community. As a subscriber to the News, you may special order additional information form the Agency regarding laws, regulations and decrees of the City Council and the Mayor's Office and may receive special personal consultations with the highly skilled and knowledgeable staff of the Agency regarding foreign investment, establishing joint ventures, intellectual property protection, and technology transfer. Detailed analytical reviews of the St. Petersburg economic situation including commentaries and forecasts will also be periodically available to subscribers. In order to receive the News, please reply to the editor. Please be sure to include your reply E-mail or/and fax where the bulletin should be sent. As soon as we receive your request the sample of issue and the material about procedure of subscription will be sent to you. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The cost of subscription for ENGLISH VERSION (8-12 kilobytes twice a week) is: US $15 for 1 month, E-MAIL edition: US $ 39 for 3 months, US $ 79 for 7 months. (until 01.01.93) US $ 18 for 1 month, FAX-edition: US $ 49 for 3 months US $ 99 for 7 months. (until 01.01.93) The cost of subscription for RUSSIAN VERSION (E-MAIL EDITION only) is: (The Agency distributes it every business day - 20-22 issues per month) US $ 39 for 1 month, E-MAIL edition: US $ 99 for 3 months US $ 199 for 7 months.(until 01.01.93) In order to receive the "St.Petersburg Business News" beginning June 1st please transfer the cost of the subscription to the following address: PAS Systems #1832 Bathurst Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2P 3K7 Payable to: PAS Systems. Please, make a reference to "AN company" on your check. Databases There are many on-line public access catalogues, and other databases available on the network. Some examples relevant to Business are: Canadian Business & Current Affairs (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) This database is equivalent to the Canadian Magazine Index, Canadian Business Index, Canadian News Index, and the Canadian Foreign Relations from approximately 1982 to present. These indexes cover all Canadian topics including references in major Canadian newspapers, popular and scholarly magazines, and on topics including business, politics, arts and social sciences, and review material. HOLLIS (Harvard University, Massachussetts, USA) The Harvard OnLine Library Information System (HOLLIS) provides access to a variety of databases. The HU and OW databases are available to all users. Other HOLLIS databases may have access restrictions. HOLLIS is available via remote dial-up and network connections. Looking forward to hearing about any other resources Cheers, Carol Carol Newton-Smith Curtin University of Technology Library lnewton-smith@cc.curtin.edu.au