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The age‐old goals of libraries and librarians are recording knowledge for posterity, and the arrangement of such recording in a form in which future users may have easy access to the material. The IBM Technical Information Center attempts to achieve these same goals by using tools which promise to become increasingly useful in this work.

Country‐specific information on risk management is increasingly important, not only for investors and decision makers in international markets but also, for those in national and regional markets. This study reports the results of a cross‐sectional survey of risk management practice and derivatives use by a sample of Australian firms. Overall, the results suggest that firm‐specific factors appear to have some influence on risk management practice with the industry of the respondent being the most important, while the degree of international exposure has the least. Larger and more internationally exposed firms are likely to have more frequent reporting of derivatives use, and are more likely to use swaps and options to manage risks than other types of firms. Issues and implications for international firms are discussed.