Welcome to the inaugural edition of the «Resources» column. Our goal is to provide pointers to information, data, software, etc., that MTNI readers may find useful in their pursuit of excellence in MT. We hope to address the needs and pique the interests of readers from all our constituencies-developers, researchers, and users. In each issue we will present a few items of interest. All the information appearing here will also be made available on the EAMT Website at <http://www.eamt.org/resources>.

Before we get into the resources themselves, we would like to solicit contributions and suggestions from readers: What sorts of MT-related resources do you need? Have you encountered an on-line or published treasure that you think others should know about? Pass on your requests and recommendations to the resources column editor, Laurie Gerber lgerber@usc.edu

If you aren't already receiving the monthly e-mail newsletter from Multilingual Computing called «Language Tech Net News,» you're missing out. Each issue begins with a convenient and brief summary of the contents, so you can go right to what you're interested in. From press releases by developers to announcements of events, this is an easy way to stay informed about developments in the commercial world. «Language Tech Net News» is broad, covering software localization and language learning in addition to translation and other multilingual technology.

Multilingual Computing also maintains a Website that is packed with well-researched Web links, including job openings relating to language technology, current books in language technology (sold through the Multilingual Computing Website), and upcoming conferences. Explore and subscribe at http://www.multilingual.com.

The Technical Communicators Forum at http://www.tc-forum.org/sel ectio/content0.htm has a Translation Issues section. It is a collection of «war stories» and commentaries from translators who have worked with MT, translation tools, and controlled language. The level of discussion is high-well informed and very practical.

Many universities and other organizations make some handy software tools available for free on-line. The two sites listed here have collections of tools from various sources and can help you to generate a concordance (KWIC list) or even write a grammar. The Summer Institute of Linguistics distributes software for all kinds of linguists, although their primary mission is helping linguists (including field linguists) in the work of describing new languages. Website: http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/

The Linguist List is an e-mail mailing list which also maintains a website, including free software resources. Website: http://www.linguistlist.org/software.html

I can't leave out our own MT mailing list, moderated by Colin Brace. Last fall, the EAMT started «MT-List» for the discussion of MT-related topics. It now counts upwards of 400 members from around the world.

The on-line exchanges run fast and furious, ranging in topic from basic questions to frank debates with developers about product claims, to advice on MT engine design from the experts. Contributions are kept temporarily in the message archive accessed through the Website, http://www.eamt.org/mt-list.html, where they may be viewed either by date or by subject.

To subscribe, send an e-mail to mt-list-request@eamt.org, with the subject, «Subscribe.» For further details and additional options, see the Website: http://www.eamt.org/mt-list.html.