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Business resources on the Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (LNEWTONSM@cc.curtin.edu.au)
Wed Aug 5 19:36:28 1992
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1992 18:26:34 CDT
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From: LNEWTONSM@cc.curtin.edu.au
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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 <List ID> <First name> <List name>
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
