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Public-Access Computer Systems News
May 29, 1990 Volume 1, Number 5 ISSN 1050-6004
Editors: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1) and Dana Rooks.
Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries,
University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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JOINT CATALOG AND INDEX ON CD-ROM
Auto-Graphics, Inc. and EBSCO Electronic Information have
announced a project to provide access to a library catalog and
periodical articles through a single CD-ROM workstation. From a
single menu, library patrons can search for books and other
materials in the CD-ROM catalog using Auto-Graphics' IMPACT public
access catalog, or search for information published in over 300
periodicals indexed and summarized by EBSCO's Magazine Article
Summaries (MAS). A local holdings feature allows libraries to
identify whether the library receives the magazines. Testing of
the system is being conducted by the Orange County (CA) Public
Library and the Baltimore County (MD) Public Library. For more
information contact: Tim Collins, EBSCO (800-221-1826), or Joel
Lee, Auto-Graphics (800-325-7961).
INVESTEXT REPORTS ON INFOTRAC CD-ROM
Research reports from the world's major investment banks and
brokerage firms will be available through Information Access
Company's InfoTrac CD-ROM system. Investext offers more than
200,000 reports from U.S., U.K., European, Asian, and Australian
investment firms covering 53 industries and 11,000 companies. The
reports, dating back to 1984, are available online through DIALOG,
CompuServe, and Dow Jones News/Retrieval. The InfoTrac version of
the database will integrate indexing, abstracts, and the full text
of the investment reports into a single CD-ROM system. For more
information contact: Arta Zygielbaum at 415-378-5000.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has issued a call for
proposals for papers, workshops, and demonstrations for a one-day
conference to be held April 6, 1991 on the theme "The Social
Creation of Knowledge: Multimedia and Information Technologies in
the University." Proposals are invited on all aspects of the
creation, organization, presentation, and exchange of knowledge
and information in educational communities through multimedia and
other information technologies. Proposals not to exceed 5 pages
should be sent by October 1, 1990, to: Edward Barrett, Conference
Director, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive - 14N-336, Cambridge, MA 02139
or E-mail to
[email protected].
GEAC INTRODUCES GEOGATE
Geac Computer Corporation has introduced GeoGate, a communications
product designed to provide universal connectivity for library
systems. GeoGate provides full library functionality to any point
on a TCP/IP network, eliminating the need for additional private
leased lines or X.25 Public Switching Network connections. The
communications processor facilitates connectivity to Geac 9000/8000
applications to a user anywhere on a TCP/IP network as well as
providing connectivity to other systems on TCP/IP and IBM SNA
networks through any Geac terminal.
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