Recent attempts to develop general careers and course information directories in Australia are reviewed. A comparison is made of these services in terms of (a) range of functions supported, (b) geographic coverage, (c) sectoral coverage, (d) modes of access and (e) ability to support direct contact with the course providers. Several limitations of these services and the likely directions of future development are discussed.
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