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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 4, no. 3
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March 1993
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Information Systems Instruction & Support
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The Library
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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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From the Editor: Beginning with this issue, Current Cites is
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Information Systems Instruction & Support of the UC Berkeley
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Library. While made up largely of the same staff as the
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Library Technology Watch Program, this change reflects a new
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commitment on the part of the Library to encourage, develop,
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and support the growing number of electronic information
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systems and resources on our desktops. - DR
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Electronic Publishing
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Brandt, D. Scott. "Accessing Electronic Journals" Academic
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and Library Computing 9(10) (November/December 1992):17-20.
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Brandt describes the way four client/server systems (WAIS,
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Gopher, WWW, and TechInfo) are being used to provide access
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to electronic journals. While these systems are currently
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being used successfully, each provides certain advantages as
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well as disadvantages, and none is perfect. - DR
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Cover, Robin. "SGML Software (exists)" posted on VPIEJ-L@
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VTVM1 (February 19, 1993). Cover argues that SGML readers/
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browsers are currently available. They vary widely both in
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price and utility. Cover recommends the Electronic Book
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Technologies' DynaText which is available for most major
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platforms. While most of us do not have browsers around right
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now, SGML browser software is already a 250 million dollar
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industry, and expected to grow rapidly in the next few years.
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Cover also discusses how the use of SGML might affect the way
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text is created on a formal, conceptual level. - DR
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Franks, John. What is an Electronic Journal? Posted in four
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parts on PACS-L@UHUPVM1 (January 21 1993), January 1993. Franks
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offers an analysis of various schemes for distributing electronic
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journals: the vanity press model, the data base model, the
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software model, the subnet model, and the subsidized model.
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Focusing specifically on scholarly journals distributed over the
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Internet for which authors and editors are not paid, Franks
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examines the advantages and disadvantages of each model. One of
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the main points made in this paper is that for electronic
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journals to be successful, they must leverage the advantages of
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the electronic format. Franks finds that too often, the
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distribution models conflict with these very advantages. - DR
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Hawkins, Donald T., et al. "Forces Shaping the Electronic
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Publishing Industry of the 1990s" Electronic Networking:
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Research, Applications, and Policy 2(4)(Winter 1992):38-60.
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Hawkins and his colleagues at AT&T Bell Laboratories believe that
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electronic publishing will "be a significant part of consumers'
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lives by the end of the decade." In this article they describe
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the range of products that fall under the rubric of electronic
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publishing (as distinguished from electronic-aided publishing),
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the state of the traditional publishing industry today, and how
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electronic publishing can mitigate some of the problems
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traditional publishers are facing in today's market. The authors
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focus on seven forces that effect publishing and electronic
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publishing, specifically, both currently and will in the future:
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technology, economics, demographics, social trends, government
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policies, applications growth, and industry trends. They end the
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article with a list of recommendations for successful electronic
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publication. - DR
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Hockey, Susan. "Developing Access to Electronic Texts in the
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Humanities" Computers in Libraries 13(2) (February 1993):41-43.
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Hockey describes the continuing evolution of the Center for
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Electronic Texts in the Humanities (CETH). Among the Center's
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initiatives are the development of a text encoding standard, the
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Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) employing Standard Generalized
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Markup Language (SGML), and an Internet-accessible textbase
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(Brown University's Women Writer's Project). - DR
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Kriz, Harry M. and Dave Beagle. "Electronic Journal System"
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posted on PACS-L@UHUPVM1 (March 3, 1993). Kriz and Beagle
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report on a local system developed to automatically receive and
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archive and electronic journal (CHIP News) and then make the text
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publicly-accessible with full search capabilities. The system is
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fully automated and reports its progress daily to the
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bibliographer in charge. If a problem is encountered, the
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bibliographer is notified and appropriate action is suggested.
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While this system was designed specifically for CHIP News, it is
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clearly an interesting model for the processing of other
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electronic journals. - DR
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LOC Workshop on Electronic Texts: Proceedings / edited by James
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Daley. Project Gutenberg, February 1993 [available via anonymous
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ftp from mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu as locet10.txt in directory
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etext/etext93]. Daley has compiled an impressive document (well
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over 100 pages) covering the proceedings of this June 1992
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conference at the Library of Congress. Speakers from all areas
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of electronic publishing came together and discussed their work,
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their hopes, their plans, and what they thought the Library of
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Congress could do to foster the electronic library. Included here
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are discussions of imaging, searching coded texts, computer
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networks, CD-ROM production and dissemination, preservation of
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materials through conversion to electronic format, and the study
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of the use of electronic materials by scholars. A key element of
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the conference, and the proceedings, were the discussions among
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the participants. For instance, the CD-ROM advocates and the
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network advocates could help each other understand the benefits of
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each technology, and together see where each has its place.
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Clearly this was a breakthrough conference, even if resolutions
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were not made. - DR
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Love, James. "Update On Windo/Gateway Legislation" Taxpayer
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Assets Project, Information Policy Note, February 28, 1993
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[posted on CPSR@GWUVM on March 3, 1993]. Love reports on the
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replacement bill for last year's GPO/WINDO legislation, now
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called GPO Access (though the name may change). The bill is
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intended to give the public improved access to government
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information in electronic form. According to Love, the new bill
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is not as strong as previous versions and Love decries the
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support given by the American Library Association and the very
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fact congress is proceeding with a watered down effort. - DR
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Rawlins, Gregory J.E. "The New Publishing: Technology's Impact
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on the Publishing Industry Over the Next Decade" Public-Access
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Computer Systems Review 3(8) (1992):5-63 [available by sending
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the following e-mail messages to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1: GET RAWLINS1
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PRV3N8 F=MAIL and GET RAWLINS2 PRV3N8 F=MAIL]. While
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concentrating on book publishing, Rawlins examines a wide range
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of issues related to electronic publishing in the coming decade,
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predicting a full-scale revolution. Rawlins explores issues of
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copy protection and copyright, the information economy,
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electronic publishing formats, book selling, libraries, and the
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advantages of electronic publication. Some of his discussion is
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a bit quixotic and the issue of appealing displays is almost
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ignored. On the other hand, this article provides an interesting
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view of some of the possibilities and struggles that lay ahead.
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- DR
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Taubes, Gary. "Publications by Electronic Mail Takes Physics by
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Storm" Science 259 (February 26, 1993):1246-1248. Taubes
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describes how the use of an e-mail bulletin board to distribute
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high-energy physics preprints has fundamentally altered how many
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physicists do their work. By now there are more than 8000 users
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of this bulletin board system in a number of subdisciplines of
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physics. Publishers of scientific journals are taking note, and
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some are getting into the electronic act themselves. While
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physics was ripe for this type of transformation (established use
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of non-peer reviewed preprints and the pressure of timelines),
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there are valuable lessons here for other disciplines. - DR
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Van Goethem, Jeri and Richard Jasper. "Okerson Talk Spotlights
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'Proprietary Obstacles' Facing Electronic Publishing" ALCTS
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Network News 5(15) (March 11, 1993). Van Goethem and Jasper
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report on a talk given by Ann Okerson, director of the
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Association for Research Libraries' Office of Scientific and
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Academic Publishing, at ALAs 1993 mid-winter conference on
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information ownership and management in the era of electronic
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publication. Okerson contends that authors, libraries, and
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publishers must reexamine the issues of copyright and ownership
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with an eye to updating these relationships and reestablish the
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balance between interests of the parties involved. - DR
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Information Transfer
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Bjorner, Susanne. "Expand Your Serial Holdings List for Less Than
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$5" ONLINE 17(2) (March 1993):96-98. Bjorner explains how she
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created her own online serials holding file by searching the
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electronic FullText Sources Online and retrieving 713 full-text
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titles in Data-Star and Dialog databases. - VR
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Bluh, Pamela. "Document Delivery 200: Will It Change the Nature of
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Librarianship?" Wilson Library Bulletin 67(6) (February 1993):49-
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51, 112. This article addresses users' expectations of future
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document delivery services and the challenge facing interlibrary
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loan librarians. - VR
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DeLoughry, Thomas J. "Professors Report Progress in Gaining
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Recognition for Their Use of Technology" Chronicle of Higher
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Education (March 3, 1993):A19-A21. Colleges and Universities are
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beginning to offer credit toward promotion and tenure to faculty
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who develop instructional software or who integrate technology
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into their teaching. - VR
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Everett, David. "Full-Text Online Database and Document Delivery
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in an Academic Library: Too Little Too Late?" ONLINE 17(2) (March
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1993):22-25. Everett points out that an increase in full-text
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databases is imperative if they are to succeed in meeting the
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demands of academic libraries. - VR
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George, Lee Anne. "Fee-Based Information Services and Document
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Delivery" Wilson Library Bulletin 67(6) (February 1992):41-44,
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112. Speed and customization are the two most desirable
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qualities offered by fee-based document delivery. George suggests
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when and how to use this service, and describes its future in the
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network environment. - VR
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Hawkins, Donald T. "Have You Seen Your First PDA Yet?" ONLINE
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17(2) (March 1993):81-83. As the title suggests, personal data
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assistants PDAs are new, small devices "combining the
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capabilities of a telephone and a PC. The major feature of PDAs
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and the most attractive to users is their portability and ability
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to communicate using cellular technology." - VR
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Jackson, Mary E. "Document Delivery Over the Internet" ONLINE
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17(2) (March 1993):14-21. Jackson describes three electronic
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document delivery systems, Ariel, the RLG document transmission
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workstation; EDDS (Electronic Document Delivery Service) which is
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the second phase of the DDTP project (Digitized Document Delivery
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Transmission Project) involving North Carolina State University
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Library and Computing Center, and NAL (National Agricultural
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Library); and the Ohio University Network Fax Project. - VR
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Monaghan, Peter. "Multimedia Teaching Techniques Gain Momentum at
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Washington State U." Chronicle of Higher Education (February
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24, 1993):A19-A20. Washington State University professors are
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finding students very receptive to multimedia technology as a
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teaching method. - VR
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Rush, James E. "In the Name of Access: The Economics of
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Information Dissemination" ASIS Bulletin (December/January 1993):
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13-15. Rush insists that charging for information both from the
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part of producers and libraries is beneficial to the information
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industry, the general public, and for the protection of
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intellectual property. - VR
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Networks and Networking
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Berman, Jerry and Daniel J. Weitzner. "Keys to Privacy in the
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Digital Information Age" Electronic Networking: Research,
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Applications, and Policy 2(4) (Winter 1992):2-5. In this opinion
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piece, Berman and Weitzner describe efforts by the (US) National
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Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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(FBI) to block the use and sale of technologies that provide high
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quality data protection. As the Director and Senior Staff Counsel
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of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, respectively, they also
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describe the efforts of the EFF in blocking the NSA and FBI
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initiatives. They argue that "In the information age, concerns
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for protecting individual privacy should take precedence over
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outmoded national security concerns left over form the Cold War."
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- DR
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Foster, Steve and Fred Barrie. veronica FAQ. Posted in two parts
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on PACS-L@UHUPVM1 (January 25, 1993) [available via gopher at
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veronica.scs.unr.edu, in the veronica directory]. Foster and
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Barrie have published this very helpful set of answers to
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frequently asked questions about veronica, the interactive gopher
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index (or meta-burrow) that aides users in resource discovery.
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As developers of the software, Foster and Barrie provide insight
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into how veronica works, why it acts the way it does, and why
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some things don't work the way we want them to. If you don't
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already know, veronica is an acronym for "very easy rodent-
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oriented net-wide index to computerized archives." - DR
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Heterick, Robert C. Hearing on Higher Performance Computing and
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Networking. United States House of Representatives. Committee
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on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Science,
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February 2, 1993 [available by sending the following e-mail
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message to LISTSERV@BITNIC "GET TESTIMON HETERICK CCNEWS].
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Heterick, the President of EDUCOM, testified before congress that
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more of the funding for the NREN should be spent on getting more
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schools and libraries connected to the network, that EDUCOM
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supports many of the recommendations of the Computer Systems
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Policy Project [see Current Cites 4(2) (February 1993)], and that
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there is general concern over "the lack of progress in developing
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a plan for the evolution of NSFNET" and the lack of public review
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of current plans. - DR
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Jordan, John and Lee Brintle. "Coalition for Communication:
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Developing a Public Communication System" Computers in
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Libraries 13(2) (February 1993):29-32. Jordan and Brintle
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describe their new initiative to create a coalition-based,
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public-access, non-profit network communications system.
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Loosely modeled on the Public Broadcast system, they hope to
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offer the Public Communication System (PCS), employing
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specialized servers and a very friendly client (Panda) over
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the Internet/NREN. Fees would be paid by institutions and users
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on a cost-recovery basis. The system would also allow the public
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users to create conferences and publicly shared databases on the
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PCS servers. Included in this article are a call for
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participation, and an interesting description of the Panda
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client. - DR
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McClure, Charles R., William E. Moen, and Joe Ryan. "Design for
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an Internet-Based Government-Wide Information Locator System"
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Electronic Networking: Research, Applications, and Policy 2(4)
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(Winter 1992):6-37. In a follow-up to a 1990 study, McClure,
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Moen, and Ryan describe their new study of Federal (information)
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locator databases (FLDs) that already exist in order to offer
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insight into the planning process for creating an interagency
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government-wide locator system. They propose a distributed,
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virtual government-wide information inventory/locator system
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(GIILS) based at least in part on the wide-area information
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system (WAIS). The authors specifically propose that government
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agencies contribute data to the system in a Z39.50 compliant
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format to ensure a coherent distributed database. - DR
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Ramirez, Anthony. "Data Can Move 45,00 Times Faster, for a Price"
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New York Times 142 (March 10, 1993):C4 (Western edition).
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Ramirez describes the advanced capabilities of asynchronous
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transfer mode (ATM) which allows the high-speed transfer of any
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data of any type over typical telephone lines. ATM accomplishes
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this feat by establishing a standard packet size, but varying the
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number of packets sent per second according to the amount of
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traffic on the line. Seen as a competitor to ISDN, Ramirez
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quotes some high-powered executives who believe that ATM will
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become the standard for networking in the future. - DR
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Technology for America's Economic Growth: A New Direction to
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Build Economic Strength. Distributed on
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clinton-news-distribution@campaign92.org [available from
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listserv@cni.org by sending the following e-mail message: GET
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CNI-BIGIDEAS WHOUSE.PAPER]. This document outlines the Clinton
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administrations plans for government inspired technological
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investment and growth. Among the recommendations are: access to
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the Internet/NREN by K-12 schools; creation of a Task Force on
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Information Infrastructure to work with government agencies and
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the private sector to improve telecommunications; the creation of
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an Information Infrastructure Technology Program to assist
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industry in the development of relevant hardware and software;
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provide funding for networking projects in states, school
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districts, libraries, and other non-profit organizations; and to
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promote the dissemination of government information at a
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reasonable cost. Perhaps most exciting, however, is the fact
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that so many parts of the document refer to the use of the
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Internet/NREN and other applications of information technology,
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indicating a clear understanding of the crucial role they will
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play in the coming years. - DR
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Optical Disc Technologies
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Bash, Alexandra. "Keeping the CD Station Rolling: Tips to Enhance
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and Extend the Life of Your CD-ROM Workstation" CD-ROM
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Professional 6(1) (January 1993):36-41. This article outlines
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basic procedures to prolong the life of CD-ROM workstations.
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Tips range from simple mechanical precautions to others which
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require the purchase of software to help keep workstations in
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optimum condition. - TR
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Bell, Steven J. "Providing Remote Access to CD-ROMs: Some
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Practical Advice" CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January 1993):43-46.
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Bell starts by outlining the multiple solutions to the remote
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access dilemma, and then concentrates on remote communications
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software (RCS) as the recommended solution. The article
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describes the steps necessary to implement RCS and concludes that
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achieving a well-run remote access operation demands significant
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thought, planning, and effort. - TR
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Bowers, Richard A. "OPA Puts CD-ROM on the Nets" CD-ROM World
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8(1) (January 1993):36-37. The Optical Publishing Association
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(OPA) is loading a number of their files onto CompuServe's CD-ROM
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Forum in an effort to bring the publication and technology
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components of the CD-ROM industry closer to the consumer. This
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article describes the types of files made available and provides
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information about how to get them. - TR
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Breeding, Marshall. "The Healthy LAN: Tips and Advice on the Care
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and Maintenance of CD-ROM Networks" CD-ROM Professional 6(1)
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(January 1993):75-84. This article focuses on the issues
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involved in the support and maintenance of a LAN in a library
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environment and includes tips on how to effectively manage
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CD-ROM products on a network. According to the author, the
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overall intent of the article lies in providing ways that a
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network administrator can use preventative maintenance to catch
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problems, whenever possible, before they happen. Breeding also
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suggests ways to effect software changes and updates easily with
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the least possible interruption of access to the network by
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library users. The hardware maintenance section includes tips on
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cabling, CD-ROM equipment and workstation equipment; the software
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maintenance section includes advice on mounting search software
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and mitigating virus threats. - TR
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Brueggeman, Peter. "19 Tips for Enhancing CD-ROM Performance"
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CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January 1993):17-22. As the title
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suggests, the author offers 19 useful tips for enhancing CD-ROM
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performance. These tips fall within three general categories:
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hard disks, microcomputers, and CD-ROM drives. Also included is
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a list of best software for disk caching and optimizing. - TR
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Desmarais, Norman. "A New Way to Share Special Moments: The
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Kodak Photo CD System" CD-ROM World 8(1) (January 1993):50-59.
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This article on the Kodak Photo CD describes not only the
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original product, but also includes descriptions of new formats
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being introduced by Kodak. One of the more interesting new
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discs is the Kodak Photo CD Portfolio Disc which allows users to
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create special discs that merge images with text, graphics and
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sound. Desmarais also discusses the commercial applications of
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the Photo CD. - TR
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Jackson, Kathy. "Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Finding
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Out What You Really Need to Know About CD-ROM and Related
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Technology" CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January 1993):142-144.
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In her last column for CD-ROM Professional, Jackson shares
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her secrets on how to keep up with the flood of information
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dealing with technology. Among her tips is to subscribe to
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Current Cites!
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Kinder, Jackie and Laurie Preston. "CD-ROM Management: Planning
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for Success" CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January 1993):24-25.
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This article examines the major managerial issues that must
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be considered in order to expedite successful decision-making
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in regard to CD-ROM. The authors advocate solid initial
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planning and the appointment of a CD-ROM administrator with
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both technical expertise and knowledge of information
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resources and how they affect users. A checklist of questions
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is included to help identify the appropriate configuration for
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CD-ROM management in any type of organization. - TR
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Nicholls, Paul and Patricia Sutherland. "The State of the Union:
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CD-ROM Titles in Print 1992" CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January
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1993):60-64. CD-ROM continues on its phenomenal growth curve
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in 1992, according to the results of an annual survey based
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upon an analysis of the two main printed directories to
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commercially-available CD-ROM titles: CD-ROM Directory and
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CD-ROMs in Print. Among the interesting findings is that there
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was a 65% increase in CD-ROM titles over last year. If the
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present trend continues, 5,000 titles will be available early
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in 1993. Although this will still not quite match the number
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of online databases available, CD-ROM could surpass these
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toward the end of 1993. Predicted trends include robust growth
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in available titles, more full text and reference titles, more
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horizontal and humanities titles, wider access to CD-ROM by the
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Macintosh, growing availability of multimedia titles and
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steadily declining disc prices. - TR
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Rugg, Tom. "A Local Area Network Glossary" CD-ROM Professional
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6(1) (January 1993):80-84. An excellent glossary of technical
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jargon associated with LANs, adapted from the glossary in Rugg's
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book, LANtastic Made Easy. - TR
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Schwartz, Candy. "Evaluating CD-ROM Products: Yet Another Check-
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List" CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January 1993):87-91. This
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article is a very useful and exhaustive checklist of criteria for
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evaluating CD-ROM products. Categories of criteria covered:
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hardware/software requirements, company/administrative,
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documentation, installation/set-up, overall ease of use,
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searching, search results, search management, and content
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evaluation. - TR
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Starr, Karen. "The Building Blocks of a CD-ROM Local Area
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Network" CD-ROM Professional 6(1) (January 1993):65-68. This
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article concentrates on selecting, implementing and evaluating
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CD-ROM local area networks. The information included is intended
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to serve as a checklist of items that need to be considered when
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selecting a LAN. Also included is a listing of networking
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products currently available on the market. - TR
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Tomaiuolo, Nicholas. "An Overview of General Health Sciences
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Compact Discs for Libraries" CD-ROM World 8(1) (January 1993):
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38-49. This article provides a general overview of CD-ROM
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products available in the health sciences in terms of coverage,
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features, usage, and price. - TR
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General
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Negroponte, Nicholas. "HDTV: What's Wrong with this Picture?"
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Wired 1(1) (1993):112. Negroponte argues that the rush for
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high-definition television is a misguided effort. Pointing out
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that computer makers are busy adding video and other multimedia
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capabilities, Negroponte encourages television makers and
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developers to consider issues of programming in the digital age
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(that is, making the TV smart enough to get the programs the user
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wants), rather than presentation. As he puts it, "the future of
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video is no different from the that of audio or data; it will be
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nothing but a bit stream." - DR
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