9 Computer software for synchronously and asynchronously conferencing, scheduling, calendaring, messaging, group document creation, bulletin boards, namely communication software to allow multiple authors to display and comment on a single document which is being created by the group; e-mail enabled bulletin boards, namely software to allow users to post messages via e-mail to a storage area, as well as, software for users to display messages selected by topic, date, sender or other criteria, directories namely software that allows an on-line user to select and display records from databases including information on participants and members of a community, calendars of events, and bibliographies and gateway access to databases and manuals distributed therewith