Page 24 RAIN October 1977 ( INFORMATION ) Humane Computing, Andrew Clement, 27 pp., February 1977, write for price from: Andrew Clement 789 W. 18th Ave. Vancouver, BC VSZ 1Wl Canada Essentially an up-to-date survey of the state-of-the-computer in local, smallscale networks and skill/barter banks; a refreshing antidote to big-systems with perspectives on "computer conferencing and the decentralization of society," the "principles" of humane computing, an abstract of a paper presented at the West Coast Computer Fair titled "If 'Small Is Beautiful,' Is Micro Marvelous?" as well as lots of useful contacts with name/address and annotations on the work. -LJ APPLE, A Person to Person Living Exchange, $2/yr membership, for skills and resources form, send a self-addressed and stamped envelope to: APPLE 817 N.W. 23rd Portland, OR 97210 Community resource centers and neighborhood groups across the nation would find it useful and interesting to learn about this neighborhood information and skills exchange being developed in two Portland communities. Goals include increasing the sense of community, building awareness of skills and goods that could be shared, starting a mutual sharing of them, and developing a process which makes info on neighborhood resources availal::ile to people. Former RAIN editor Steve Johnson was one of the main sparkplugs in the design and implementation of this excellent model of local, practical networking. -LJ RAIN 2270 N.W. Irving Portla·nd, OR 97210 CUE Oregon Media Guide, 1977-78, by Rhoda Epstein, 64 pp., August 1977, $2.20 postpaid from: Center for Urban Education ( CUE) 0245 S.W. Bancroft Portland, OR 97201 This excellent piece of work by a former RAIN staffer is chockful of data useful in getting "access to newspapers, radio, Forwarding and Return Postage Guaranteed TV, special publications and media groups." Included is info on how to prepare info for print and broadcast media. Believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, at the very least it's a fine model for other states. Let us know if you run across any others. Highly recommended to community organizations, environmental groups and media freaks everywhere. - LJ Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1890 Portland, OR
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