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Public-Access Computer Systems News
August 27, 1991 Volume 2, Number 7 ISSN 1050-6004
Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
(LIB3@UHUPVM1).
Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries,
University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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ISI ANNOUNCES NEW CITATION INDEXES
The Institute for Scientific Information is developing a new line
of CD-ROM bibliographic citation indexes, with abstracts, for
release in the fall of 1991. These citation indexes will offer
coverage of the significant published literature in
neurosciences, chemistry, and biotechnology.
Each of the three CD-ROM databases will feature searchable author
abstracts as well as ISI's related records feature that links
articles sharing one or more common bibliographic references.
The new databases will also be searchable by keywords, title
words, cited works, authors' addresses, and other options.
For further information, call Jacqueline Trolley at ISI, (215)
386-0100 or write ISI, 3501 Market St., Philadelphia, PA.
CARNEGIE MELLON TO IMPLEMENT FUTURISTIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
Carnegie Mellon University has teamed up with University
Microfilms International to implement a state-of-the-art
information system providing access to both bibliographic and
full-text databases in the areas of business, social science, and
humanities (general interest databases will also be offered).
The system will employ locally-mounted bibliographic databases on
CMU's multiple-server Library Information System II (LISII) as
well as CD-ROM jukeboxes developed by UMI, which will hold 7.2
million scanned page images.
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The system will include a print server and jukeboxes containing
240 CD-ROMs, which will contain scanned articles. Users
searching databases on LISII will be able to request an article
from a server by electronic mail; the server will then
communicate with the jukeboxes to print the document. The system
will offer access to over 1,000 journals in full-text and image
formats as well as more than 2,300 journals in abstract and index
formats.
For further information, contact Jonathan K. James, UMI, 300
North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (800) 521-0600, ext. 2210.
SOFTWARE AG ANNOUNCES LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Software AG announced the TAPESTRY Project, an integrated online
library management system, developed in conjunction with the
University of Texas at Austin, the University of Missouri System,
Washington State University, and Brown University.
TAPESTRY is based on NATURAL, Software AG's 4th-generation
language. The first phase of the TAPESTRY project will include
an online public access catalog based on the MARC record with
linked authority control, an extended circulation module,
materials processing module (serials control and acquisitions),
full catalog maintenance, and a sophisticated text retrieval
search engine.
For further information, contact Pam McGraw, Software AG, 11190
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22091 (703) 391-6720.
UC LIBRARIES CONTRACT FOR INFOTRAC 2000 TAPE LEASE PROGRAM
The University of California signed a lease agreement with
Information Access Company to provide online access to three
general interest databases on the nine UC campuses. The three
databases selected under the InfoTrac 2000 Database Licensing
Program are Expanded Academic Index, National Newspaper Index,
and Computer Database.
Scheduled for August implementation, the databases will be
accessed from terminals in each of the participating libraries
and from personal computers equipped with modems. Students will
be given a password to access the databases away from the
library.
For further information, contact Dennis Smith, University of
California, (415) 987-9457 or Todd Miller, IAC, 362 Lakeside
Drive, Foster City, CA 94404 (415) 378-5279.
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DATABASE PACKAGE COMBINES CD-ROM AND ONLINE ACCESS
Dialog Information Services has announced the availability of
DIALOG OnDisc HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS. The CD-ROM database deals
with reported medical device problems, technology assessments,
hazards, recalls, and evaluations. It covers 1977 to the
present. To provide important currency in this area, Dialog has
coupled $400 of free online time in its equivalent online file,
which is updated weekly, with the CD-ROM product, which is
updated quarterly.
The annual license fee for Dialog OnDisc HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS,
which includes a password worth $400 per year in File 198 for
online updating of CD-ROM searches, is $2,450. Available in
versions for IBM PC or Apple Macintosh.
For further information, contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview
Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or call (800) 3-DIALOG or (415) 858-
3785.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER AND MIAMI HERALD ON CD-ROM
The Miami Herald and The Philadelphia Inquirer are the latest
additions to the Dialog OnDisc family of newspapers on CD-ROM.
The Miami Herald includes complete text from 1988 to the present
and may be purchased as a complete (1988 to present) product for
$4,275 or a current (1990 to present) product for $2,025. Annual
current year renewals are $900.
The Philadelphia Inquirer coverage will date from 1987 to the
present for $5,385. Complete text for 1990 to present will be
$2,025 with annual current year renewals at $900.
FINANCIAL TIMES TO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH IAC
Information Access has gained the license for North American
distribution of the full-text of the Financial Times via CD-ROM.
Chadwyck-Healey will handle distribution outside of North
America.
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DEVELOPMENTS FROM H. W. WILSON
H. W. Wilson has reached agreements with CBIS, Inc. and Gandalf
Data, Inc. that make the WILSONDISC databases accessible through
the various network systems offered by CBIS and Gandalf. Gandalf
Data and CBIS will support WILSONDISC CD-ROMs with compatible
hardware and software for resource sharing by institutions via
local and wide area networks. For information on these
agreements contact Becky Clarke at the H. W. Wilson Company, 950
University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 or call (800) 367-6770, ext.
2758.
The WILSONDISC software Version 2.3 incorporates a variety of
enhancements including journal tagging with respect to a
library's holdings, program usage statistics, error messages,
screen saver, and a BROWSE mode. For further information,
contact Michael Page, (800) 367-6770, ext. 2272.
VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE
The 2nd Annual Virtual Reality Conference and Exhibition will be
held September 23-25, 1991, in San Francisco. A day-long
introduction/review will be held on September 23, followed by two
general conference days. Registration by September 10 is $275
for the introductory workshop, $500 for the two-day conference
and $695 for both. Call (800) 635-5537 for information or to
register. By mail: Meckler, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT
06880.
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