Time (January 3, 1983)
Machine of the Year
A series of articles on the microcomputer in America; includes history, hardware, software and many aspects of computer applications. Time Magazine, U.S.A.

Warskett, George (Spring 1981)
Information, Competition and Cybernetic Work, in Studies in Political Economy - A Socialist Review, No.5

An excellent article showing how the economy's need for information grows as competition increases. Traditional means are being used to solve this problem - new technology is displacing workers in the information field. Studies in Political Economy, Box 4729, Station "E", Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5H9.

Working Women (April 1980)
Race Against Time: Automation of the Office - An Analysis of the Trends, in Office Automation and the Impact on the Office Workforce

Excellent comprehensive article on the topic of office automation and women in the workforce. Working Women, Notional Association of Office Workers, 1224 Huron Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, U.S.A.

Women's Bureau, Manitoba Department of Labour and Manpower(September 1979)
Office of the Future, in About Women, Vol. 4, No.5

Discussion of job displacement, skill and career issues to help women office workers prepare for the future. Women's Bureau, Manitoba Department of Labour and Man- power, 241 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1T6.

Women's Voice (1980)
Job Massacre at the Office
Good description of the word processor and effects of automation in the office. Written for office workers, this pamphlet includes strategies for positive action. Women's Voice, P.O. Box 82, London E28 DW, U.K.

Zeman, Zavis (1979)
The Impacts of Computer/Communications on Employment in Canada: an Overview of Current OECD Debates

An excellent survey of recent literature with excerpts from 42 key reports. Institute for Research on Public Policy, 2149 Mackay Street, Montreal, P.Q. H3G 2/2.

Zeman, Zavis and Robert Russel (January-February 1980)
The Chip Dole, in CIPS Review

A brief overview of the debates on unemployment caused by technological change. Canadian Information Processing Society, 243 College Street, Toronto, Ontario.

Zimmerman, Jan (January 1981)
How to Control the New Technology Before it Controls You, in MS

Introduction to office automation and women's work, includes section on health hazards and "A Secretary's Bill of Rights." MS Magazine, U.S.A.



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