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Public-Access Computer Systems News
Volume 4, Number 2 (1993) ISSN 1050-6004
Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Linda Thompson
(LIB1J@UHUPVM1).
Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University
of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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CONTENTS
3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM AND PRIVACY, 1
BIP NOW AVAILABLE ON NOTIS, 1
CARL & JOURNAL GRAPHICS ANNOUNCE ONLINE ACCESS TO TV
TRANSCRIPTS, 2
NEW VERSION OF AUTO-GRAPHICS, 2
VTLS, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY, 3
EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE EDUCATION AWARDS, 3
VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE, 3
GEAC INTRODUCES LVIS, 4
DYNIX PORTS TO DIGITAL'S ALPHA PLATFORMS, 4
COUNTERPOINT OFFERS FIRST DAILY FEDERAL REGISTER VIA INTERNET, 4
AT&T TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY & DATABASE SERVICES TO NSFNET, 5
3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM AND PRIVACY
The Third Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy will take
place March 9-12, 1993 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott
Hotel. The primary sponsors are the Association for Computing
Machinery Special Interest Groups on: Communications (SIGCOMM),
Computers and Society (SIGCAS), and Security, Audit and Control
(SIGSAC). The main conference will be preceded by a number of
pre- conference tutorials on March 9. Cost of registration by
March 8: Conference fees -- $355, Tutorial fees -- $135. Cost of
on-site registration: Conference fees -- $405, Tutorial fees --
$195. For additional information contact Bruce Koball, General
Chair, CFP'93, 2210 Sixth St., Berkeley CA 94710, or call 510-
845-1350.
BIP NOW AVAILABLE ON NOTIS
Bowker-Reed Reference Electronic Publishing has announced the
signing of an agreement with NOTIS Systems, Inc. to make Books in
Print available electronically via magnetic tape through NOTIS
Library Automation Systems. Both the NOTIS Multiple Database
Access System (MDAS) and InfoBase will accept Books in Print
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tapes. The BIP information will display in the same format as
the OPAC. Demonstration tapes are available free of charge upon
request. For additional information contact Wendy Lyons, Manager
of Tape and Online Services at 908-665-2861 or Arden Olson,
National Account Manager, Electronic Publishing at 908-665-3640.
CARL & JOURNAL GRAPHICS ANNOUNCE ONLINE ACCESS TO TV
TRANSCRIPTS
CARL Systems, Inc., provider of the UnCover article access and
delivery system, has joined with Journal Graphics, Inc., the
nation's leading supplier of television news transcripts, to
offer online access through the CARL System to Transcript/Video
Index which contains more than 60,000 transcripts.
Transcript/Video Index will make available, within minutes of the
completion of the televised program, summaries of transcripts
prepared by the Journal Graphics staff. The database will be
accessible 24 hours a day and may be searched by topical keyword,
headline, program host, network, and date. Users of the online
index can order copies of transcripts to be faxed or mailed to
them directly by Journal Graphics, and charged to their credit
cards or CARL System deposit accounts.
For additional information about the CARL System, contact Martha
Whittaker, CARL Systems, Inc., 3801 East Florida Ave., Ste. 300,
Denver CO 80210; 303-758-3030 (Internet:
[email protected]).
For additional information about Journal Graphics, contact David
Burger, Journal Graphics, Inc., 1535 Grant St., Denver CO 80203;
303-831-6400, ext. 339.
NEW VERSION OF AUTO-GRAPHICS
Auto-Graphics, Inc. has released Version 3.10 of the IMPACT Small
Library Management System (IMPACT/SLiMS), a multifunction,
microcomputer-based integrated system. The new release adds
several "hot-key" shortcuts between modules, along with improved
cataloging and copy maintenance features. There are several new
circulation reports, MARC record exporting, and an inventory
module that can be used with memory-equipped barcode scanners.
The online help screens and user manual have been completely
revised and expanded. The modular IMPACT/SLiMS system lets small
libraries automate the patron access catalog, circulation, and
cataloging functions. It operates on a single workstation or
local area network.
For additional information contact Auto-Graphics, Inc., 3201
Temple Ave., Pomona CA 91768-3200; 800-776-6939, 714-595-7204;
FAX 714-595-3506.
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VTLS, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY
VTLS, Inc. has established a wholly-owned European subsidiary in
Barcelona, Spain, VTLS Europe S.L. The subsidiary offers support
to the company's European customers, particularly those in Spain
and Portugal. The Barcelona office may be contacted as follows:
VTLS Inc., c/o Hewlett Packard Espanola, S.A., Avda. Diagonal,
605, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; 34-3-401-91-63; FAX 34-3-430-84-68.
For additional information contact Gail Gulbenkian, VTLS Inc.,
703-231-3605.
EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE EDUCATION AWARDS
Dialog Information Services, Inc., named New York University's
Bobst Library as the First Place winner of its annual Excellence
in Online Education Awards at ONLINE'92 in Chicago. Bobst
Library is a longtime participant in Dialog's Classroom
Instruction Program. The library staff has trained nearly 600
students and faculty to search independently using DIALOG online
databases. The First Place Award consists of a plaque and $2,000
in online connect time to be used in the Dialog Classroom
Instruction Program of the winner's choice.
The two Award of Merit winners, Camas High School (Camas WA) and
LaSalle University Connelly Library (Philadelphia PA), were each
granted $1,000 in online connect time for the Classroom
Instruction Program of their choice. Honorable Mention
recipients, each awarded $500 in free connect time, are:
University of Wisconsin Steenbock Library (Madison WI), Hampshire
College (Amherst MA), and Douglas Middle School (Ellsworth Air
Force Base SD).
For additional information on Dialog services contact Dialog
Marketing, 3460 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto CA 94304, or call
800-334-2564 or 415-858-3785, or FAX 415-858-7069.
VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE
Meckler's fourth annual Virtual Reality Conference and Exhibition
will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California,
May 19-21, 1993. Over 30 companies will participate in North
America's largest exhibition devoted to virtual reality. The
conference program will address the utilization of virtual
reality in design, entertainment, medicine, military, and
networking. The conference is sponsored by Meckler's Virtual
Reality Report and Virtual Reality World. For information
contact Marilyn Reed, Meckler Corp., 203-226-6967.
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GEAC INTRODUCES LVIS
Geac and SynreVoice Technologies Inc. have co-developed a voice
processing system to interface with Geac's ADVANCE and GLIS
library systems. The Geac Library Voice Information System
(LVIS) enables libraries to automate the traditionally
labor-intensive task of mailing various notifications and overdue
notices and to deliver them by telephone instead. The system
also allows patrons to perform renewals online by telephone.
LVIS also includes an audiotext system that can provide callers
with a 24-hour information service. For additional information
contact Harrison Cheung, 416-475-0525 or FAX 416-475-3847.
DYNIX PORTS TO DIGITAL'S ALPHA PLATFORMS
Dynix Inc. has announced that it has successfully ported its
library automation software to Digital Equipment Corporation's
64-bit Alpha AXP RISC platforms. Dynix's software will work with
OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1 and will be generally available as of
January 1, 1993. Alpha AXP is Digital's 64-bit RISC computing
architecture and is designed to support fast, uniprocessor and
multiprocessor implementations that are scalable from palmtop to
supercomputer. Through its open business practices, Digital and
its partners offer Alpha AXP technology worldwide at all levels
of integration -- chips, boards, systems compilers, and operating
systems. Through its open services, Digital will service Alpha
AXP technology at all levels of integration, from any vendor.
For additional information contact Julie Pitcher, Dynix,
801-375-2770.
COUNTERPOINT OFFERS FIRST DAILY FEDERAL REGISTER VIA INTERNET
Counterpoint Publishing, Inc. has announced a new service
providing same-day availability of the complete Federal Register
(FR) via the Internet. The Counterpoint FR service will provide
the fully indexed text of the complete Federal Register as
recorded on magnetic tape by the GPO.
Counterpoint's simplified menu-driven software allows end-users
to view the daily FR by table of contents, keywords in any and
exact order, article type, full-text or heading only, agency,
date or range of dates, or citation. The software does not
require graphical interfaces, a mouse or function keys, thus
making it easy to use on a variety of computing platforms.
Routine searches can be stored and replayed. Documents in the FR
are exportable in ASCII format with text exportable to E-mail,
any word processor, or printer.
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Counterpoint also will provide alternative access to the FR to
better address the unique needs of the global Internet community.
Using such distribution and access mechanisms as Usenet News
(NNTP), Mail (SMTP), Gopher, WAIS, and World Wide Web,
Counterpoint will provide the daily FR in the most cost efficient
and timely manner possible.
This new Counterpoint service is provided through arrangement
with Internet.COM -- Internet Consulting Services of Cambridge
MA. For additional information contact Counterpoint,
800-998-4515 or Internet:
[email protected].
AT&T TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY & DATABASE SERVICES TO NSFNET
AT&T has announced that it has signed a cooperative agreement
with the National Science Foundation to provide directory and
database services for NSFNET, the National Science Foundation
national data network that is part of the Internet. Under the
terms of the agreement, AT&T will develop and maintain a
Directory of Directories which will serve as a pointer to
numerous resources on the Internet. It will include lists of FTP
sites, lists of various types of servers available on the
Internet, lists of white and yellow page directories, library
catalogs, and data archives. The Directory of Directories will
enable even novice users to obtain references to needed
information through simple, easy-to-use interfaces As part of
its database services, AT&T will establish database servers to
extend and supplement the resources of the NSFNET, including
databases of contributed materials of common interest to the user
community and communications documents. AT&T also will offer
database design, management and maintenance services to
organizations and groups for inclusion on the Internet.
Initially, access to all services will be provided through
several currently popular interface methods. Over time, it is
anticipated that X.500 technology will become the primary method
of access.
In providing these services, AT&T will work cooperatively with
two other organizations: CERFNet, a General Atomics project,
which was awarded a similar agreement for information services;
and Network Solutions, Inc., which was awarded a similar
agreement for registration services. The three corporations will
collaborate under a common concept called INTERNIC.
The cooperative agreement is for a five-year period, with annual
reviews. It is expected that NSF will contribute approximately
one-third of the costs, with another third provided by AT&T and
the remainder recovered in user fees. The user fees, which have
been proposed for maintenance of special databases and extensive
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directory listings, are consistent with Federal Networking
Council cost recovery guidelines.
For additional information contact: Don Mitchell, National
Science Foundation, 202-357-9717,
[email protected]; Mary Bloch,
Network Solutions, 703-742-4740,
[email protected]; Shelly London,
AT&T, 908-221-4355,
[email protected]; or Susan Calcari, General
Atomics, 619-455-3900,
[email protected].
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