Try before you buy -- check out your library, career center, or superstores like Borders and Barnes & Noble.

ArtSEARCH, 23 issues per year, $54 per year.  Contact Theatre Communications Group, 355 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY  10017.

Charitable Organizations of the U.S., 565 pages, 150.  Available from Gale Research, 835 Penobscot Building, Detroit, MI  48226.

Environmental Career Opportunities, twice-monthly, $29 for two months. Contact Brubach Publishing Company, P.O. Box 560, Stanardsville, VA  22973.

Independent Film & Video Monthly, monthly, $45 per year.  Contact the Foundation for Independent Video and Film, 304 Hudson Street, New York, NY  10013.

The Official Museum Directory, 2050 pages, $210.  Available from Reed Elsevier, P.O. Box 31, New Providence, NJ  07974.

National Directory of Private Social Agencies,  updated 10 times yearly. $99.95.  Available from Croner Publications, 10951 Sorrento Valley Road, #1-D, San Diego, CA  92121.

NRPA (National Recreation and Park Association) Job Bulletin, 22 issues per year, $50 per year.  Contact NRPA, 2775 South Quincy Street, Arlington, VA  22206.

The New Careers Directory:  Internships and Professional Opportunities in Technology and Social Change, $18 (or $10 for student) + $3 shipping.  Contact Student Pugwash USA, 815 15th Street NW #814, Washington, DC  20005.

PiES Job Alert, semi-monthly, $40 for 3 months (or $20 for 3 months if student or unemployed).  Contact the Public Interest Clearinghouse, 100 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA  94102-4978.

Stern's Performing Arts Directory, $65.  Available from Stern's, 33 West 60th Street 10th floor, New York, NY 10023.