Two papers describe the roles of the Software Development Group (SDG) and the Software Review Center (SRC) at Drexel University. The first paper covers the primary role of the SDG, which is designed to assist Drexel faculty with the technical design and programming of courseware for the Apple Macintosh microcomputer; the relationship of the SDG professional to other members of development teams (usually a faculty member and a student programmer); types of courseware that were developed in the first 2 years of the program; and such tasks as serving as a communication link among projects, providing training for student programming staff, educating/informing faculty of available tools and techniques, archiving existing material, and developing and maintaining a software database of specialized modules to be used by other project teams. The purpose of the SRC is to enable faculty members to review existing software packages, thus making them better able to select quality software for purchase, or to make informed decisions as to appropriate and effective design strategies and techniques if they choose to design their own. This paper describes the software acquisition process, faculty usage of the SRC, and a number of legal issues raised by software licensing restrictions. Attachments include a list of SRC journals; request forms for acquisition of microcomputer software and long-term loan of microcomputing software; a general policy statement; and the SRC visitor register form. (THC)