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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 3, no.2
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February 1992
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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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Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani, Lisa Rowlison, Mark Takaro, Roy Tennant
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Expert Systems & Artificial Intelligence
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Krueger, Myron W. Artificial Reality II. Reading, Mass., Addison-
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Wesley Publishing Co.: 1991. In this volume Krueger details the
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products of artificial reality: video touch, video space, goggles, gloves,
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etc. Artificial reality as a new artistic medium is discussed. The
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technological representations of perception, space, and objects are
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explained. Also included are interesting chapters on applications and
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cybernetic society. -- LR
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Hyper- and Multimedia
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Piette, Mary I. and Nathan M. Smith, Jr. "Hypermedia and Library
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Instruction: The Challenge of Design" Reference Services Review
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19(4) (Winter 1991):13-20. A description of project FORE (Focus
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on Research and Education) at Utah State University. A
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bibliographic instruction tool, Project FORE incorporates training
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in basic library research techniques in a stylish HyperCard system.
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Paying close attention to what facilitates effective learning, the
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designers created a varied and lively interactive system that
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leads users through the course. Drills, feedback from the system
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on answers and increasingly sophisticated exercises enable users
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to learn by doing, making their use of the system meaningful for
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future library research. -- MT
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Rosebush, Judson. "Sounds In CD-ROM--Integrating Audio in
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Multimedia Products" CD-ROM Professional 5(1) (January 1992):83-
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87. Surveying some new ideas and products in the union of
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Hypermedia and CD-ROM technology, the author's enthusiasm seems
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justified by the quality of the products discussed. Musicologist Alan
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Lomax's Global Jukebox uses a HyperCard interface to access and
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control a collection of songs from hundreds of cultures. A Farallon
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MacRecorder program called SoundEdit allows for cutting and pasting
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of sounds onscreen and includes effects for modifying input signals.
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Other Farallon, Voyager,and Chinon products are introduced as well,
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making this article a good review of the latest in multimedia audio
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technologies. -- MT
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Rosenberg, Jason B. and Christine L. Borgman "Report on the Loading
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of MARC Format Bibliographic Records to HyperCard" Information
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Technology and Libraries 10(4) (December 1991):292-297 and Lee,
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Newton S. "Multimedia Visualizer: an Animated, Object-based OPAC"
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Information Technology and Libraries 10(4) (December 1991):297-
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310. A pair of related articles describing the creation of a
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bibliographic database in HyperCard through downloading from
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traditional OPACS and using a NeXT system catalog for library access.
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The first article contains technical information about the process of
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downloading, parsing and uploading to HyperCard of a portion of the
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catalogs of UCLA (ORION) and Los Angeles Public Library, creating a
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visual catalog for library users. The second article on Multimedia
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Visualizer introduces a visually-based OPAC that can access books,
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audio recordings and animation (the last not yet implemented) and
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allow users to manipulate their chosen works. Forward-looking in
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both its front end and its final presentation of materials, Multimedia
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Visualizer offers exciting potential for libraries to employ multimedia
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technologies for the benefit their users. -- MT
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Networks and Networking
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Bortman, Henry. "On Beyond E-Mail" MacUser8(3)(March 1992):191-
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197. The e-mail of the future in '92? Bortman describes Apple's
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plans for Open Collaboration Environment that will allow system 7
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users to e-mail from almost any application, that is mail an
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application document, and escape the ASCII prison. -- DR
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Dern, Daniel P. "Applying the Internet: Corporate, Research,
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Educational, Governemental, and Other Real-World Uses" BYTE
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17(2)(February 1992):111-118. See what the others are saying
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about the Internet. And yes, they know that library catalogs are
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available. -- DR
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Kehoe, Brendan. Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide
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to the Internet. First ed. January 1992. Available via anonymous ftp
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from ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) in /inet/doc; ftp.cs.toronto.edu
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(128.100.3.6) in pub/zen; ftp.cs.widener.edu (147.31.254.132) in
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pub/zen; and ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179) in pub/nic. This is the
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best thing since spliced cable. This easy-to-read, witty guide to
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using the Internet and its resources is the best yet. It includes
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examples (employing font changes for clarity), a glossary and an
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index. It has chapters on network basics, e-mail, ftp, usenet news,
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telnet, tools, commercial services, and "Things You'll Hear About," as
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well as finding out more. There are two appendices, Getting to
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Other Networks and Retrieving Files via Email. Go "get" it! -- DR
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Kovacs, Michael J. and Diane K. Kovacs. "The State of Scholarly
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Electronic Conferencing" Electronic Networking 1(2)(Winter
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1991):29-36. As we all know, electronic conferencing and electronic
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journals are increasingly important to our work, both for library-
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oriented subjects as well as other subject areas. The authors give a
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brief overview of e-conferencing, and give the results of their
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preliminary study of the state and effects of e-conferences and
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e-journals today. -- DR
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Lewis, Sarah. "Are You an Internet Nerd?" EFFector Online
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2(4)(January 18, 1992). (Available via anonymous ftp from
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ftp.eff.org [192.88.144.3] in /pub/eff.) Take this test and find out
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how bad you've got the Internet fever. I scored as a full-fledged
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Internet nerd, but only by a hair. I'm only a little embarrassed. --
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DR
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Lottor, M. "Internet Growth (1981-1991)" Network Working Group
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RFC 1296 (January 1992) (Available via anonymous ftp from
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nnsc.nsf.net [128.89.1.178] with pathname rfc/rfc1296.txt.) This
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article illustrates how the number of Internet hosts has grown in the
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past ten years--exponentially. And that's only the hosts, not the
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users themselves. Charts of the growth is included, as well as list of
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the most popular host names (# 1 is venus). -- DR
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Love, James P. "Internet Access to Federal Information" posting on
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PACS-L@UHUPVM1 (February 4, 1992) and CNIDIR-L@UNMVM
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(February 10, 1992). Love describes the work of the Taxpayer
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Assets Project which is supporting the Information Access Act. This
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act would amend the Freedom of Information Act and would, among
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other things, give "Federal agencies a mandate to provide online
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access to information resources through national computer
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networks." -- DR
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Lynch, Clifford A. "The Development of Electronic Publishing and
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Digital Library Collections on the NREN" Electronic Networking
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1(2)(Winter 1991):6-22. Lynch describes the current state of
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electronic publishing and information resources on the network and
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where things may be heading, how the availability of primary
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materials in electronic format may lead scholars away from print
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sources, and how all of this may force a change in the way we view
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libraries. Lynch also looks at electronic publishing from the
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perspectives of author, reader, library, and publisher. -- DR
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North American Directory Forum. "User Bill of Rights for Entries and
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Listings in the Public Directory" Network Working Group RFC 1295
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(January 1992) (Available via anonymous ftp from nnsc.nsf.net
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[128.89.1.178] with pathname rfc/rfc1295.txt.) This RFC contains a
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near-verbatim copy of the text of NADF-265 -- The User Bill of
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Rights for entries in the Public Directory. Among other rights, you
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have the the right not to be in the directory, and if you are, the right
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to examine and correct any inaccurate information about yourself. --
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DR
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Sobel, David. "Sun Devil Documents Released" EFFector Online
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2(4)(January 18, 1992). (Available via anonymous ftp from
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ftp.eff.org [192.88.144.3] in /pub/eff.) As a result of the Computing
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Professionals for Social Responsibility's request for documents under
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the FOIA, it has been discovered that the US Secret Service has been
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monitoring communications sent accross the Internet. Read about
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such surveillance activities by the Secret Service and the FBI. -- DR
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Tennant, Roy. "Internet Basic Training: Teaching Networking Skills in
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Higher Education" Electronic Networking 1(2)(Winter 1991):37-46.
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Tennant describes how librarians can provide training for users of
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the Internet in higher education, including what areas are most
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important to cover, how to cover them, and how to keep yourself
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current to provide the best instruction [read Current Cites--talk
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about recursive reviews!]. -- DR
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For more CD-ROM networks, see below.
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Optical Disc Technologies
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Jaffe, David Lee and Steven G. Watkins "CD-ROM Hardware
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Configurations: Selection and Design" CD-ROM Professional
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5(1)(January 1992):62-68. Jaffe and Watkins seek to assist
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librarians through the maze of CD-ROM hardware installation choices
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by providing an overview of the wide array of possible
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configurations: single drive workstations, daisychains, jukeboxes,
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peer-to-peer networks, networks based on file servers, and networks
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with remote access capabilities. Especially useful are the diagrams
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accompanying each configuration description. Beyond that, they
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delve into selection and design considerations of the system itself.--
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TR
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Kittle, Paul W. "Networking the Light Fantastic: CD-ROMs on LANs"
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CD-ROM Professional 5(1)(January 1992):30-37. Kittle provides a
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detailed explanation of the configuration of a Novell-based CD-ROM
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local area network (LAN) which provides remote, dial-up access from
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both PCs and MACs. He manages to demystify a highly complex
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process which has resulted in a system that is becoming a model for
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the future. Includes a product list and directory. -- TR
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McCabe, Georgia L. "The Photo-CD Strategy: A Revolution in
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Imaging?" CD-ROM Professional 5(1)(January 1992):18-24. Kodak's
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marketing director provides a behind the scenes look at how the
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Photo-CD will be marketed and positioned. Kodak's Photo-CD system
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is touted as the first truly new photographic medium since the
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invention of roll film over 100 years ago. The system essentially
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allows photographs to be stored on a compact disc (up to 100/disc).
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These photographs can then be played back on a TV using a special
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Photo-CD player or on a PC equipped with a CD-ROM XA drive. One of
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the major challenges facing Kodak is convincing the computer
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industry that it is the right company to provide leadership in the
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emerging field of digital imaging on the desktop. -- TR
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Tenopir, Carol "Changes Wrought by CD-ROM" Library Journal
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116(21) (December 1991):108-110. Tenopir examines the profound
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impact of CD-ROM on collections, patrons, and reference staff of all
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types of libraries in this article based upon a speech she gave at the
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Department of Library and Information Studies, Northern Illinois
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University, DeKalb. --TR
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General
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Mc Millan, Gail, et al. "The Balance Point: Electronic Journals:
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Considerations for the Present and the Future" Serials Review,
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vol. 17, no. 4 (1991), pp.77-86. The Library at Virginia Polytechnic
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Institute and State University was one of the first to take seriously
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this new medium of serials publishing. This article details some of
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the important considerations and factors that their Taskforce on
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Electronic Journals took into account in deciding the reasons and
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methods for making e-journals available to their public. Such
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considerations were made from the points of view of reference,
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collection development, technical services and systems design &
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implementation. -- LR
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Current Cites 3(2)(February 1992) ISSN: 1060-2356
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Copyright (C) 1992 by the Library, University of
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California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
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collections at no cost. This message must appear on copied
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