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_Current Cites_
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Volume 6, no. 8
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August 1995
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The Library
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University of California, Berkeley
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Edited by Teri Andrews Rinne
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ISSN: 1060-2356
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URL:http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ISIS/current-cites/cc95.6.8.html
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Contributors:
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Campbell Crabtree, John Ober, Margaret Phillips,
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David Rez, Richard Rinehart, Teri Rinne, Roy Tennant
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Electronic Publishing
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Cantenazzi, Nadia and Forbes Gibb. "The Publishing Process:
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The Hyper-Book Approach" Journal of Information Science
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21(3) (1995):161-172. -- The authors outline the steps
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involved in both paper and electronic publishing. For
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electronic publishing, data can be in any number of formats.
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Portable, system-independent alternatives to proprietary
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encoding schemes include plain ASCII text, which lacks
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layout conventions and general markup language, specifically
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SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), which preserves
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logical structural information. Because it is standardized,
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SGML can facilitate automatic processing. The hyper-book
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system is a set of tools that automate the creation of
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electronic books from SGML-encoded files, and provide a
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familiar, book-like user interface. The system provides the
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user with navigation and orientation tools as well as
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bookmark and annotation capability and provides access to
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external tools such as word processors and printers. -- CJC
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Protsik, Ralph. "How Book Publishers are Staffing for
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Multimedia" CD-ROM Professional 8(7) (July 1995):20-30.
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-- Protsik addresses staffing issues facing a publisher
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moving toward multimedia publishing. He suggests a shift in
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thinking is necessary for traditional book publishers
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because of the fast-paced, technical environment of
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electronic publishing which is similar to that of software
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development. The costs of technology are high and new
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marketing approaches need to be employed. A good strategy
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is to develop multimedia skills in interested editors and
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production staff already in place who have valuable
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experience in the book industry, as well as to hire in
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outside talent for technical development and marketing.
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Interesting sidebars give hiring examples (and salaries)
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from several large publishing houses. -- CJC
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Multimedia and Hypermedia
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Hudson, Barry & Drake White. "The Art & Science of Business
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Multimedia Development: A Matter of Principles" CD-ROM
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Professional 8(7) (July 1995):44-54 -- The author
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investigates the problem of building an effective team for
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multimedia CD-ROM development. As users develop higher
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standards for CD-ROM titles, developers cannot rely on
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the technology to sell itself. They must bring together the
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business, design, content, and technical units into a
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tightly focused team to create a CD-ROM title that whose
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design supports access to its content, which supports its
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business purpose, and so on. Useful are sidebars which
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contrast different approaches for interface design, business
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strategy, and content management. -- RR
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Mantelman, Lee. "Digital Video: Coming (..Soon?) to an
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Application Near You" Imaging Magazine 4(8) (August 1995)
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:50-90. -- Actually a suite of articles by the same author,
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this detailed explanation of digital video covers software
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vs. hardware approaches, software standards for compression
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(mpeg, mjpeg, etc.), server solutions, OS considerations,
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and is rich with contact information. The article makes a
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good technical primer and resource for anyone involved in
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creating, storing, or delivering digital video for any
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purpose. -- RR
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Networks and Networking
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Bearman, David. "Museum Strategies for Success on the
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Internet" Spectra 22(4) (Summer 1995):18-24. -- The
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author offers a broad discussion of issues facing any
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cultural heritage institution considering, or even in
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the depths of, creating Internet access to information.
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The article covers intellectual and data structural
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implication, and economic implications, with several
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sub-sections of each. Strategies are suggested to create
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successful and viable access, such as focusing on the
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institution's unique role and fit into the larger
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information community. The article questions some
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common assumptions, and will provide fresh insights for
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even those well-read in this area. -- RR
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Bruce, Thomas R. "Choreography for a Dancing Bear: The Web,
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Markets, and Strategies," OnTheInternet 1(3) (July/August
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1995): 16-25. -- An entertaining and wide-ranging review of
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the Web and possible implications for publishing and using
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information via this technology. The strengths of this article
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come more from making you think about the issues rather than
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in presenting conclusions. -- RT
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Clement, Gail P. _Science and Technology Resources on the
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Internet: An Instructional Guide_. Berkeley, California:
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Library Solutions Press, 1995. ISBN: 1-882208-13-7. -- Like
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the other books in this series, this volume on Internet
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resources in science and technology serves a dual purpose
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as both a self-paced guide for individuals who want to learn
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about the Internet and as a model training tool for
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instructors. The book includes sample searches and several
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pages that can be made into overhead transparencies. (The
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PLUS version of this workbook comes with Windows and
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Macintosh diskettes of the PowerPoint presentation slides
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that can either be customized to the instructor's own needs
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or used as is.) The section on how to find Internet resources
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is particularly useful because it takes Internet training
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beyond just a series of commands by providing the tools that
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allow students of the Internet to find and discover resources
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on their own. Clement also includes important guidelines
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for evaluating the quality and value of Internet resources
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which, in the all-inclusive universe of the Internet, is an
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important way for users to learn how to weed out the junk from
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the gems. Although this workbook focuses on science and
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technology issues, its straightforward description of the
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Internet make this an excellent resource for instructors or
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students of any discipline interested in understanding the
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Internet. -- MP
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Dennis, Anita. "Hot Links" Publish (September 1995):79-84.
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-- Some of the best graphics on the Web from a magazine that
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should know. Look at them and weep (or run out and employ a
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graphic artist). URLs are provided to site that can foster
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ideas on how to jazz up your Web server. -- RT
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Hupp, Stephen L. "Internet Resources for Conservatism" College
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& Research Libraries News 56(7) (July/August 1995):464-466.
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-- The Internet, it seems, plays host to the entire political
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spectrum and this month's C&RL News includes an article that
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highlights many of the major Internet resources for
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conservatism. The list includes selected references to
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discussion lists, Usenet groups, electronic periodicals,
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gopher sites and World Wide Web resources in all areas of
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American conservatism and the Republican Party. So, for all
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those who need the URL for the "Newt Gingrich WWW Fan Club"
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or the "NRA Home Page" or who want to find out how to
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subscribe to the Rush Limbaugh discussion list, this article
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tells them. -- MP
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Peete, Gary R. _Business Resources on the Internet: A Hands-On
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Workshop_. Berkeley, California: Library Solutions Press, 1995.
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ISBN: 1-882208-11-0. -- Another in the popular Internet Workshop
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Series, the third in the series focuses on business resources.
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Serving a dual purpose as both a self-paced guide for individuals
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who want to learn about the Internet and as a model training tool
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for instructors, this volume takes a module-based approach to
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introducing the Internet while focusing on business-related
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sources. The book includes sample searches and several pages that
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can be made into overhead transparencies. (The PLUS version of
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this workbook comes with Windows and Macintosh diskettes of the
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PowerPoint presentation slides that can either be customized to
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the instructor's own needs or used as is.) Peete offers practical
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advice for teachers (including advice about what to do when the
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technology fails) and a checklist of considerations that
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instructors should keep in mind when preparing an Internet class.
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Of particular value is the "Best Bets for Exploration" guide which
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lists the names and locations of several primary Internet locations
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for exploring business-related information and sites. Offering both
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practical information (such as Internet addresses and sample
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searches) and an introduction to fundamental concepts and strategies
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this workbook should prove to be an indispensable guide to anyone
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preparing to teach about business sources on the Internet. -- MP
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"Star-Spangled Net" Internet World 6(8) (August 1995): 28+.
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-- The main topic of this issue is politics on the Web, from
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the Congressional Web site Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov/) to
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political activists in the former Soviet Union. One of the most
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interesting pieces is an interview with Don Jones, Newt
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Gingrich's right hand Internet man and the creator of the Thomas
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server. -- RT
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Wiggins, Richard. "Spinning Out Documents: Web Servers" New Media
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5(8) (August 1995):43-46 -- If you are faced with researching a
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Web server solution for your institution, read this article. It
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does not provide as much depth as some, but is worth it only if
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for the chart showing costs, features, and contact info for 20
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Web server software packages and the other showing similar info
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for six integrated hardware/software solutions from Sun, Apple,
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etc. A brief discussion of platform choice also makes this
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article a helpful starting place. -- RR
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Wilson, David L. "The Network Has Eyes" Chronicle of Higher
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Education 41(45) (July 21, 1995), A17-18. -- Computer system
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administrators have traditionally kept logs of online activities
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in order to see how people access their records and to monitor
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online activities and behavior in general. Internet users,
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however, are becoming increasingly concerned that this practice
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may be violating their privacy and some Internet scholars have
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called on new ethics guidelines so that researchers and systems
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administrators can go online without infringing on the rights
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of individual Internet users. Until scholars develop systems
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that allow administrators to monitor online activities while at
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the same time protecting individual privacy, Internet users
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need to know that their online activities are being recorded.
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-- MP
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Optical Disc Technology
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Lieberman, Paula. "Taking Measure of Magnetic, Optical, and
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Magneto-Optical Media and Drives" CD-ROM Professional 8(7)
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(July 1995):62-74. -- Lieberman presents a very complete
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overview of a wide range of optical storage options, including
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WORM (Write Once Read Many), Erasable, Rewritable, Recordable,
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Magneto-Optical, and lesser known technologies such as Floptical,
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OROM, P-ROM, LaserCard, and Digital Paper. While all of these
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technologies lack the installed base and commercial acceptance
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of CD-ROM, many offer distinct advantages, including faster
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random access reading, rewritability, and cheaper manufacturing
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materials. Substantial sidebars include a the Optical Storage
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Technology Association (OSTA) roster and an Optical/Magneto-
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Optical Glossary. -- TR
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Pahwa, Ash. "Enhanced CD & The Joliet File System" CD-ROM
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Professional 8(7) (July 1995):106-107. -- Pahwa discusses two
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new standards recently proposed by Microsoft, both of which
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will be supported by Windows 95. Enhanced CD is described as
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a multisession disc designed primarily to court audio CD fans
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as potential buyers of CD-ROM hardware; it reverses the
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conventional multisession configuration by placing the audio
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tracks in the first session and data in the second session.
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The beauty of the Enhanced CD format for CD-ROM users is that
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it provides multisession versatility at no additional cost.
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The Joliet File System is an extension to the ISO 9660 file
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structure (standard format for CD-ROM). Joliet extensions
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transcend the inherent limitations and ambiguities of the ISO
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9660 specifications, which allows for efficient, multiplatform
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information distribution. Pahwa predicts both of proposals
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will become de facto industry standards. -- TR
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Current Cites 6(8) (August 1995) ISSN: 1060-2356
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