Mertes, Louis H. (March and April 1981)
Doing Your Office Over Electronically, in Harvard Business Review

The U.S. Continental Illinois Bank has cut out paper and, through electronics, made the office location irrelevant for executives who can dictate from a telephone anywhere in the world. Those who operate the electronic equipment which makes this possible continue to work in large central locations. Harvard Business Review, Boston, MA 02163, U.S.A.

Menzies, Heather (1981)
Women and the Chip: Case Studies of the Effects of Informatics on Employment in Canada

A good introduction to the effects of microtechnology on women's employment in Canada. Four case studies (corporate head office, major insurance company, bank, and supermarket) are followed by analyses and predictions. The conclusion contains recommendations, and a brief appendix lists "Occupations with Good Future Prospects." Institute for Research on Public Policy, 2149 Mackay Street, Montreal, P.Q. H3G 2J2.

Menzies, Heather (1982)
Computers on the Job: Surviving
Canada's Microcomputer Revolution

A description of office automation and where it takes place is included in this discussion of Microtechnology in Canada. Suggested jobs and career paths, as well as education and training for the future, are outlined by Canada's best known author on this topic. James Lorimer and Co., Egerton Ryerson Memorial Building, 35 Britain Street, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1R7.

Newsweek (June 1980)
Machines That Think

An optimistic "gee whiz" overview of computer and chip technology. Lots of photos and information about fantastic possibilities, but little discussion of the consequences for working people. Available from Newsweek.

Peters, Wendy (April 1, 1981)
Regan Defends Job Automation, in the Globe and Mail, Report on Business

A report on the federal Labour Minister's speech at a conference on "Micro-electronics and the Work Environment" in 1981. Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario.

Print Project Books (1980)
The Techno/Peasant Survival Manual

A fascinating book for people of all ages, this work truly "demystifies the technology of the 80s." It includes chapters on microcomputing, fiber optics, lasers, genetic engineering, space shuttles, satellites, atomic energy, modern weapons technology and artificial intelligence. The book is filled with illustrations and photos. Bantam Books, 666 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10103.

Sandberg, Ake, Editor (1979)
Computers Dividing Man and Work: Recent Scandinavian Research on Planning and Computers from a Trade Union Perspective

A collection of articles by writers devoted to the democratization of the workplace and the economy. Cooperation within the field of computers, systems development and planning between researchers and unions provides a starting point for this research. Arbetslivscentrum (Swedish Centre for Working Life), Box 5606, S-11486, Stockholm, Sweden.

Science Council of Canada (1980)
The Impact of the Microelectronics Revolution on Work and Working (Proceedings of a Workshop sponsored by the Science Council of Canada, Committee on Computers and Communication)

This report deals with job displacement, unemployment, quality and organization of work, health and safety issues, manpower policy and planning. Free from: The Publications Office, Science Council of Canada, 100 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Onto K1P 5M1.

Science for the People (November and December 1981)
Wrestling with Automation

Special issue includes articles on robots, micro technology and publishing, manufacturing, secretarial work, and the Pentagon. Book review of Microelectronics: Capitalist Technology and the Working Class. Science Resource Center, 897 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.

Scientific American (September 1982)
The Mechanization of Work

An entire issue devoted to automation and micro-electronics. Articles on agriculture, mining, design and manufacturing, commerce, office work, and women's work. Lots of statistics, tables and graphics. Scientific American Inc., 415 Madison Ave., N. Y., N. Y. 10017.