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Volume 1, no. 1
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August 1990
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Library Technology Watch Program
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University of California, Berkeley
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Edited by David F.W. Robison
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ISSN: 1060-2356
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Contributors:
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Mark Mentges, Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani, Lisa Rowlison, Roy Tennant
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Optical Disc Technology
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Ali, Nazim S. "Retrieval Commands of CD-ROM Databases: a
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Comparison of Selected Products." CD-ROM Professional 3(3) (May
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1990):28-33. Provides quick retrieval command guides for CD-ROM
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products of SilverPlatter, WilsonDisc, UMI, Compact Cambridge,
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Institute of Scientific Information, and Dialog.
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Duggan, Mary Kay, ed. CD-ROM in the Library: Today and Tomorrow.
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Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1990. Includes the presentations and panel
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discussions of a conference presented by U.C. Berkeley Extension and
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the School of Library and Information Studies held in the fall of
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1989.
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Eaton, Nancy L., et al. CD-ROM and Other Optical Information Systems:
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Implementation Issues for Libraries. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1989.
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Includes the basics of optical information technology, an overview
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of various library applications , software design and retrieval
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issues, hardware considerations, fiscal and policy issues, and
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strategies for implementation in the form of case studies.
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"Glossary of Frequently Used Technical Terms." The Laserdisk
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Professional 3(1) (January 1990):51-54. Definitions of optical disk
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technology terms provided by Knowledge Access International.
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Kaebnick, Gregory. "Rewriting the Future: Putting Rewritable Optical
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Disk on the Market." Inform 4(5) (May 1990):14-18. Provides an
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overview of the latest entry of optical disk technology: the
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rewritable disk. Outlines the advantages of the rewritable disk over
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conventional hard drives and other optical formats which include
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storage capacity, durability, and removability.
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Meyer, Fred. "In-house CD-ROM Publishing Moves Toward the Desktop."
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The Laserdisk Professional 3(1) (January 1990):40-41.
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Motley, Susan A. "Optical Disc Technology and Libraries: a Review of
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the 1989 Literature." CD-ROM Librarian 5(5) (May 1990):11-33.
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Summarizes developments in optical disc technology with special
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emphasis on CD-ROM and its effect on libraries. Collection
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development issues as well as organization, budget, staff and
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training requirements are explored. Developments in networking,
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standards, hardware, various optical formats, and premastering
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software are briefly outlined. Also includes a seven-page
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bibliography.
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Nissley, Meta. "Ideas in Motion: Microsoft's Fifth Annual CD-ROM
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Conference and Exposition." CD-ROM Librarian 5(6) (May 1990):10-
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13. Discusses the tremendous growth of the optical disc industry in
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1989 and projects further growth into the 1990s. Also discusses the
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latest interactive multimedia products Compact Disc Interactive
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(CD-I) and Digital Video Interactive (DVI). Notes that libraries are
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no longer the major market for CD-ROM products as greater
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emphasis is being placed on entertainment and business.
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Tenopir, Carol. "Multimedia CD-ROM." Library Journal 115(8) (May 1,
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1990):64-65.
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Networks and Networking
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Coalition for Networked Information. A packet of information on
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this recently formed coalition of ARL, EDUCOM, and CAUSE is on
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reserve at the UCB Library School Library.
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EDUCOM Review 25(2) (Summer 1990). This issue contains a number
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of articles updating the proposed NREN (National Research and
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Education Network). Remarks by Senator Albert Gore (the sponsor of
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S.1067, the National High-Performance Computing Act of 1990), are
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included along with three other articles discussing education
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applications, and information resources of the proposed network.
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Engle, Mary, Eddy Hogan and Roy Tennant, "Mining the Internet:
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Network Resources for Librarians." A Poster Session at the 1990
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American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago. Five
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handouts describing several types of Internet resources and how to
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access them. Includes a glossary of network terms. On reserve at
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the UCB Library School Library.
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Halbert, Martin, "Recursive Reviews: Public-Access Computer
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Systems and the Internet." The Public-Access Computer Systems
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Review 1(2) (1990):71-80. Halbert discusses eight articles and
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books that will help you understand the Internet and its implications
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for libraries.
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"Internet Resource Guide", National Science Foundation Network
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Service Center (NNSC), Cambridge: MA, 1990. [avail.electronically by
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sending a note to resource-guide-request@nnsc.nsf.net or via
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anonymous FTP from nnsc.nsf.net, in directory "resource-guide"] The
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Resource Guide is a descriptive list of resources available on the
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Internet (e.g. Library Catalogs, databases, Supreme Court rulings,
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etc.).
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"LITA Information Packet on the Proposed National Research and
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Education Network", 1990 American Library Association Annual
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Conference, Chicago. A collection of white papers and pamphlets
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advocating the construction of the NREN, a high-speed data network
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linking thousands of smaller local networks nation-wide.
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Needleman, Mark, "Library Automation and Networking Research."
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DLA Bulletin, 10(1) (Spring 1990):17.
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West, Richard and Richard Katz, "NREN and CALREN: National and
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Regional Networks to Promote Research." DLA Bulletin, 10(1)
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(Spring 1990):16.
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Information Transfer
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"Information Delivery and Fax Technology." Online (July 1990):98-
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101. This Technotrends Column, edited by Donald T. Hawkins (guess
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columnist Robert Rindfuss), discusses the "Next Fax Revolution" -
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linking the PC and the Fax machine, including advantages and
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disadvantages of this technology.
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Emerging Technologies
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Bailey, Charles W. "Intelligent Multimedia Computer Systems:
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Emerging Information Resources in the Network Environment."
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Library Hi Tech 8(1) (1990):29. A multimedia computer system is
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one that can create, import,integrate, store, retrieve, edit, and
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delete two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as
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audio, video, image, full-motion video, and text information. This
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paper surveys four possible types of multimedia computer systems:
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hypermedia, multimedia database, multimedia message, and virtual
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reality systems.
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"Computing Without Keyboards." BYTE 15(7) (July 1990):202-252. A
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series of articles on now and future computer interface
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technologies.
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General
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Arms, Caroline, ed. Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic
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Information. Rockport, MA: Digital Press, 1990. Twelve interesting
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and varied case histories of libraries, computing centers, and library
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consortia cooperating in innovative projects to provide information
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in electronic form to their communities.
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Brzovic, Alice and Aron Roberts, "Where to Find Microcomputing
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Periodicals on Campus." Berkeley Computing Quarterly 2(2)
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(Summer 1990):13-15. An annotated list of microcomputer
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periodicals available on campus.
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Cady, Susan A. "The Electronic Revolution in Libraries: Microfilm
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Deja Vu?" College and Research Libraries 51(4) (July 1990):374-
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386. Cady draws some important conclusions regarding ' technology
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in libraries from the history of library microfilm. Skip the history
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and cut to the good stuff at the end.
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Nelson, Nancy Melin, ed. Technology for the '90s: Microcomputers in
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Libraries. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1990. A collection of papers from the 1989 Computers in Libraries
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Conference in Oakland. Topics include optical information systems,
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AI/Expert systems, and the changing online catalog.
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News Bits
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Stephens, Mary, "National Research and Education Network (NREN)
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Legislation Update." Protocol Newsletter. 24 (July 1990):2.
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West, Richard, "Coalition for Networked Information Holds First
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Task Force Meeting." Protocol Newsletter. 24 (July 1990):1-2.
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