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EDUCATIONAL ADVISING  REFERENCE MATERIALS  
PROVIDED BY E/ASA: FY1998

This page is designed for educational advisers who work at education information/advising centers that receive reference materials from the Advising and Student Services Branch (E/ASA) of the United States Information Agency. Please note that information contained in this table is based on projections from publishers about publication and shipment dates and is subject to change.

If you are an educational adviser at a designated USIA-affiliated advising center, please check below to determine whether the item(s) scheduled for delivery to your center have been shipped.  Please allow sufficient shipping time from shipping date noted below.  If you have still not received those items, check with the appropriate USIS office to determine whether the materials have arrived.  If after checking you believe that there is a problem with the delivery, contact E/ASA .

There is also a listing of FY1999 reference materials with descriptions and website links.
 

Delivery Schedule
Item Number Item Name Publication Date Shipping Date
Basic Reference Collection
1. FUNDING FOR U.S. STUDY  Available  
2.
 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK OF U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVS. Oct. 98 Late January, 1999
Core Reference Collection
2. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK OF U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVS. Oct. 98 Late January, 1999
3. PETERSON'S GUIDE TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES  June '98 Nov. 8, 1998
4. PETERSON'S GUIDE TO TWO-YEAR COLLEGES  July '98 Sept. 7, 1998
5. PETERSON'S  GUIDE TO GRADUATE STUDY (6 VOLS) Nov. '98 Dec. 18, 1998
6. ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION May '98  Nov. 10, 1998
7. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND PRIZES May '98 Nov. 13, 1998
8. PETERSON'S GUIDE TO MBA PROGRAMS Oct. '98 Nov. 13, 1998
9. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION DIRECTORY Available Oct. 22, 1998
10. ASEE PROFILES OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES May '98 Oct. 28, 1998
A. ADVISING QUARTERLY - FALL  98    
B. 1996-97 OPEN DOORS   April, 1998
C. 1998 NAFSA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY    
D. NAFSA.NEWS E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION     
E. NAFSA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR MAGAZINE - EARLY FALL 1998    
Core Plus Reference Collection
 
 Print Materials
  
11. COOPERATING WITH A UNIVERSITY IN THE U.S. - NAFSA'S GUIDE TO INTERUNIVERSITY LINKAGES  Available Oct. 28, 1998
12. CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION - 1 YR. SUBSCPTN.  N/A Oct. 23, 1998 
13. AMERICAN ART DIRECTORY  April '99  
14. BARRON'S GUIDE TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS 1997  
15. ETS DIRECTORY OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS    
16. GUIDE TO MUSEUM STUDIES AND TRAINING IN THE U.S. N/A Dec. 16, 1998
17. CAMPUS FREE COLLEGE DEGREES - THORSON  February '98 Oct. 28, 1998
18. DIRECTORY OF COLLEGE FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES    
19. PETERSON'S GUIDE TO PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS April '98 Sept. 7, 1998
20. PETERSON'S VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, EAST AND WEST COAST Oct. '97 Sept. 7, 1998
21. PETERSON'S COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ALMANAC Sept. '98  
22. PETERSON'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE USA: THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Oct. '98 Dec. 11, 1998
23. PETERSON'S GUIDE TO NURSING PROGRAMS  April '98 Sept. 15, 1998
24. PETERSON'S PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Oct. '98 Nov. 13, 1998
25. PETERSON'S TOP COLLEGES FOR SCIENCE  1996 Nov. 8, 1998
26. PETERSON'S COLLEGES FOR CAREERS IN: BUSINESS 1995 Nov. 8, 1998
27. PETERSON'S COLLEGES FOR CAREERS IN: COMPUTING 1995 Nov. 8, 1998
28. PETERSON'S COLLEGES FOR CAREERS IN: ALLIED HEALTH 1995 Nov. 8, 1998
29. PETERSON'S COLLEGES FOR CAREERS IN: TEACHING 1995 Nov. 8, 1998
30. PETERSON'S CULINARY SCHOOLS Nov. '98 Nov. 11, 1998
31. EDUCATION FOR THE EARTH: THE COLLEGE GUIDE FOR CAREERS IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1994 Nov. 8, 1998
32. PETERSON'S PRACTICALLY PAINLESS GUIDE TO WRITING A WINNING COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY 1996 Nov. 20, 1998
33. PETERSON'S SCHOLARSHIP ALMANAC Oct. '98 Dec. 11, 1998
34. PETERSON'S COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS   Nov. 8, 1998
35. PETERSON'S U.S. AND CANADIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS Nov. '98 Dec. 11, 1998
36. HOW TO WRITE A WINNING PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL 1997 Nov. 20, 1998
37. THE INDEPENDENT STUDY CATALOG: A GUIDE TO OVER 10,000 CORRESPONDENCE COURSES April '98 Nov. 8, 1998
38. NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF INTERNSHIPS - NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION June '98  
39. BRICKER'S INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF UNIVERSITY-BASED EXECUTIVE   DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Nov. '98  
40. GUIDE TO AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORIES  May '98  
41. RESEARCH CENTER DIRECTORY, 2 VOLUME SET August '98 Oct. 28, 1998
42. BARRON'S PROFILES OF AMERICAN COLLEGES    
43. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ORIENTATION PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.     
44. DIRECTORY OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS (WAS: REGISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION) Nov. '98 Dec. 11, 1998
45. GUIDE TO GRANTS FOR GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDY April '98 Nov. 8, 1998
46. PETERSON'S SPORTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Oct. '97 Sept. 15, 1998
47. HIGHER EDUCATION DIRECTORY October '98  
48. MURRAY RESOURCE AND CAREER GUIDE TO HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES		    
49. HOW TO APPLY TO AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - VGM CAREER BOOKS Available Oct. 23, 1998
50. OCCUPATIONAL BRIEF SETS: FOUR YEAR COLLEGE PROFESSIONS SET Fall '98/Spring '99  
51.
 CHRONICLE FOUR YEAR COLLEGE DATABOOK - CHRONICLE GUIDANCE PUBLICATIONS    
52.
 LIVING IN THE U.S.A. - INTERCULTURAL PRESS   Sept. 1998
53.
 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATIONS April '98 Oct. 23, 1998
54.
 AAA GUIDE: A GUIDE TO DEPARTMENTS OF ANTHROPOLOGY/A DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS Sept. '98  
55.
 GUIDE TO ARCHITECTURE SCHOOLS: ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE Available  
56.
 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART & DESIGN DIRECTORY March '98  
57.
 ACCREDITED JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION EDUCATION - ACCREDITING COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IN JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION N/A Oct. 28, 1998
58.
 ABET ACCREDITATION YEARBOOK February '98  
59.
 CURRICULA IN THE ATMOSPHERIC, OCEANIC, HYDROLOGIC, AND RELATED SCIENCES - COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND PUERTO RICO - AMERICAN METEROLOGICAL SOCIETY Fall '98  
60.
 DIRECTORY OF PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN TESOL IN THE U.S. - TESOL June '98  
61.
 GRADUATE STUDY IN PSYCHOLOGY - AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   Dec. 16, 1998
62.
 SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR STUDY OR RESEARCH IN USA SCHOLARSHIP HANDBOOK FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS - AMERICAN COLLEGIATE SERVICE  Available Oct. 23, 1998
63.
 PETERSON'S GUIDE TO DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS October '98 Nov. 13, 1998
64.
 THE COLLEGE HANDBOOK; THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK; INDEX OF MAJORS AND GRADUATE DEGREES October '98 Late Jan., 1999
65.
 PETERSON'S ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAMS December '98 Dec. 11, 1998
66.
 PETERSON'S LAW SCHOOLS November '98  
67.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SUGGESTED ADVISING RESOURCES - AMIDEAST NA Aug. 26, 1998
   Electronic Media    
68.
 EXPAN - IBM WINDOWS   Oct. 8, 1998
69.
 EXPAN  - MACINTOSH    
70.
 CAREER AND COLLEGE QUEST, IBM WINDOWS - SINGLE USER VERSION  Sept. '98 Oct. 19, 1998 
71.
 CAREER AND COLLEGE QUEST, IBM WINDOWS - NETWORK VERSION  Sept. '98 Oct. 19, 1998
72.
 CAREER AND COLLEGE QUEST CD-ROM, IBM WINDOWS - SINGLE USER VERSION Sept. '98 Oct. 19, 1998
73.
 CAREER AND COLLEGE QUEST CD-ROM, IBM WINDOWS - NETWORK VERSION Sept. '98  Oct. 19, 1998
74.
 GRADSEARCH IBM WINDOWS, CD-ROM - SINGLE VERSION   Jan. 6, 1999
75.
 GRADSEARCH IBM WINDOWS, CD-ROM - SITE LICENSE   Jan. 6, 1999
76.
 MACMILLAN LIBRARY REFERENCE - IBM WINDOWS - SINGLE VERSION     
77.
 MACMILLAN LIBRARY REFERENCE CD-ROM NETWORK VERSION    Oct. 8, 1998
78.
 THE 1998 ASSOCIATION UNLIMITED; NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE U.S.   Sept. 11, 1998
79.
 BARRON'S PROFILES OF AMERICAN COLLEGES ON CD ROM   Oct. 19,  1998
80.
 U.S. ACADEMIC EXPLORER CD-ROM N/A Aug. 26, 1998
81.
 COLLEGE SOURCE CD ROM    
82.
 EXPLORING NEW WORLDS - ETS & USIA - PAL N/A Aug. 26, 1998
83.
 EXPLORING NEW WORLDS - ETS & USIA - SECAM N/A Aug. 26, 1998
84.
 EXPLORING NEW WORLDS - ETS & USIA - NTSC N/A Aug. 26, 1998
85.
 GRADUATE STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES - NAFSA & USIA - PAL N/A Aug. 26, 1998
86.
 GRADUATE STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES - NAFSA & USIA - SECAM N/A Aug. 26, 1998
87.
 GRADUATE STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES - NAFSA & USIA - NTSC N/A Aug. 26, 1998

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