Infoworld, bi-weekly, $25/yr. from 530 Lytton, Palo Alto, CA 94301. This is one of the best ways to keep track of new developments in the hardware and software worlds as well as governmental and corporate moves that change the shape of the electronic world. The Microelectronics Revolution: The Complete Guide to the Silicon Chip and Its Impact on Society, edited by Tom Forester, 1980, $12.50 from MIT Press. A comprehensive overview of the technology and its potential impact on society. Network Nation: Human Communication Via Computer, Murray Turoff and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, 1978, $17.50 from Addi- son-Wesley Publishing Co. A very extensive history and current description of computer-assisted communication systems and how they might be used to form a society of electronically associated social networks. Communications— Other Editing Your Newsletter: A Guide to Writing, Design and Production, Mark Beach, 1980, $7.75 ppd., from RAIN, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210. An excellent guide to publishing your own information. Information for the Community, edited by Manfred Kochen and Joseph C. Conohue, 1977, $10.00 from American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. A collection of 17 articles that provide background information on communication channels and information flows in a community. Journal of Community Communication, quarterly, $9.00/yr. from Village Design, P.O. Box 996, Berkeley, CA 94701. One of the best (or only) journals that covers the use of computer technology for a decentralized community/local point of view. Also excellent articles on subjects related to community communications and social networks. Oregon Media Guide, published by the Center for Urban Education, 1979, $5.50 ppd. from RAIN, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210. A state-wide directory to radio and television stations, newspapers, magazines and special interest periodicals. Simple and good introduction on how to work with the media. Community Economic Development, Technical Assistance Alternative Economics, Inc. P.O. Box 29146 Washington, DC 20017 202/832-5200 Provides technical assistance in the financial aspects of neighborhood economic development. Publications include: Community Development Credit Unions; Economics for Neighborhoods, 1977, $3.00. Center for Community Economic Development 639 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139 617/547-9695 Publishes some of the best information on community economic development enterprises, case studies, how-to information and bibliographies. Publications include: Community Participation in Directing Economic Development, 1976, $5.00; Community Development Corporations: An Annotated Bibliography, 1977, free. Community Economics 6529 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609 415/653-6555 Provides technical and management assistance to neighborhood and community organizations. Publishes quarterly newsletter, Public Works ($5/yr.) and special publications such as: Community Ownership in New Towns and Old Cities ($3.50); and Public Pension Funds as a Source of Capital for Job Creation ($2.50). National Congress for Community Economic Development 1828 L St. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202/659-8411 An association of community development corporations. Publishes Interchange. National Economic Development Law Center 2150 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 415/548-2600 Provides training and technical assistance to community-based organizations. Prepares legal and technical publications relating to formation, operation and management of community development corporations. Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition 600 West Fullerton St. Chicago, IL 60614 312/975-3680 National grass-roots coalition of labor, community and public interest groups, advocating consumer interest on energy issues. Acts as an information clearinghouse. In Business, published six times a year, $14.00/yr. from JG Press, Box 323, Em- maus, PA 18049. An excellent resource for the socially conscious small entrepreneur. Community Organization Development A Bibliography for Neighborhood Leaders, Neighborhood Conservation Project, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC 20006 An excellent resource with information aimed at the newly initiated neighborhood organization. Information on fund-raising, neighborhood revitalization, community leadership. The Grass-Roots Fundraising Book, The Youth Project, 1555 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036, $5.75 postpaid. Still probably the best resource on non-grant fundraising for community groups. "Cooperation and Communication, Strategies for Surviving Funding Assaults," in the Journal of Alternative Human Services, July 1981, $3.00 from 1172 Morena Blvd., San Diego, CA 92110 A special issue of the journal devoted to survival of nonprofits organizations in an era of federal funding cutbacks. The Briarpatch Book, 1978,313 pp., $8.95 from New Glide Publications, 330 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA 94102. The Briarpatch is a network of small businesses in the San Francisco Bay area who share resources, information and expertise. The book is an anthology of the members' experience in the network. Organizing Production Cooperatives; A Strategy for Community Economic Development, William Alvarao-Green- wood, Steven Haberfeld and Lloyd C. Lee, 1978, $7.50 from National Economic Development and Law Center, 2150 Shattuck Ave., Suite 300, Berkeley, CA 94704. A how-to manual which covers such nuts and bolts topics as organizing a feasible business, taxes and securities, and creating a co-op management system. (See other community economic development resources in latter section.) Citizen Participation, bi-monthly, $12/ yr. from; Lincoln Filene Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155. Articles and news of interest to citizen activists and grass-roots organizations. 80
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