This study examined the psychometric properties of two selected scales--'personal burnout' and 'work-related burnout'--from the Chinese version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (C-CBI) in 384 employees from two companies in Taiwan. A self-administered questionnaire was used that included the two C-CBI scales, the scales of mental health, vitality and general health from the Short Form 36 (SF-36), perceived level of job stress, job satisfaction, working hours, as well as measures for psychological job demands, job control, work-related social support, and over-commitment to work. Both the C-CBI personal burnout scale and work-related burnout scale had high internal consistency and were correlated well with other health, job characteristics, and perception of work measures;furthermore, exploratory factor analysis extracted two empirical factors. However, the two C-CBI scales were highly correlated in the present population and appeared to measure overlapping concepts. Some comments and suggestions were raised for further improvement.

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Indiana State University has found a way in its 25+ computing facilities to combine the need for a central stable lab image and small support staff with the academic needs of flexible software choices. This paper is unique in that it combines the diverse perspectives of central information technology with those of an academic unit. Through combining Reborn Card hardware technology and Ghost imaging software, Indiana State University has created a powerful computing environment that produces a win-win situation giving students a consistent look and feel across colleges and schools yet accommodating enough to meet the specific needs of faculty in disparate disciplines without adding additional personnel or breaking the technology support budget.

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