Developed for use by students or professionals in education and information or library science seeking national or international resources on computer-assisted instruction, this resource guide is divided into five major sections. The first section includes a glossary of acronyms as well as background information on microcomputers and computer-based education and a sample entry of the format for items in the guide. The second section includes a discussion of the benefits of microcomputer use, an outline of an inservice education program designed to help teachers become computer literate, and an extensive annotated list of readings dealing with the need for computer use in educational settings and associated issues. The selection and evaluation of hardware and software are addressed respectively, in the third and fourth sections, which include brief explanations of microcomputer and software components, basic evaluation methods for hardware and software selection, and annotated lists of readings on these two topics with an emphasis on the international setting. The fifth section provides descriptions of the school environment in industrial, newly industrial, and developing countries, together with annotated resource lists for each of the countries discussed. The examples used include the United States as an industrialized country with additional information on England and Canada; Australia and Japan as newly industrialized countries; and India as a developing country with additional materials on other developing countries. Both an annotated list of eight references and a 34-item bibliography are also provided. (RP)