This digest offers basic information about resources, available to users of personal computers, in the area of professional development in special education. Two types of resources are described: those that can be purchased on computer diskettes and those made available by linking personal computers through electronic telephone networks. Resources described include: (1) portions of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database available on diskette; (2) Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS) and Dialog information services, which make available the Exceptional Child Education Resources database and the complete ERIC database; (3) ERIC on CD-ROM (compact disk read only memory); (4) SpecialNet, an electronic communications network designed for special educators; (5) Special Education Solutions, an online database of resources available to Apple computer users who are disabled; and (6) the IBM/Special Needs Exchange available through the CompuServe Information Service. (JDD)