The Using the Internet for Research FAQ for this month is now out in the following newsgroups: misc.writing, alt.movies.independent, alt.union.natl-writers, misc.writing.screenplays, alt.answers, misc.answers and news.answers It can also be found on the web at: http://www.purefiction.com/pages/res1.htm New information this month: First, we've changed our name from Internet Research for Writers FAQ. This is to reflect the growing interest in the FAQ from all kinds of researchers, not only writers. New section: 7.5 RESEARCH BY REAL PEOPLE There are a growing number of free resources, which offer searching by soft, warm-blooded sentient beings, rather than computers. ProfNet <www.profnet.com> *(changed URL) is a collaborative of 3900 public information officers (PIOs) linked by Internet to give journalists and authors convenient access to expert sources. There are a number of ways of submitting queries, not restricted to the Net itself: Phone (from US): 1-800-PROFNET (1-800-776-3638) Phone (from outside US): 01-516-941-3736 Fax (from US and Canada): 1-516-689-1425 Fax (from beyond US and Canada): 1-516-689-1425 Email: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 73163,1362 ASkAnExpert <www.askanexpert.com/askanexpert> *(changed URL) offers similar expert facilities. And now there's also HumanSearch <www.humansearch.com/cgi-bin/limit.pl>. HumanSearch is run by people from all over the world with the aim of helping "guide those who are lost on the Information Superhighway". You send in your query and get your answer within 2 days. . ---------------------------------------------------------------- Charlie Harris Footloose Films [log in to unmask] http://www.smug.com/current/pondscum.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]