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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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November 13, 1990 Volume 1, Number 11 ISSN 1050-6004
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Editors: Dana Rooks and Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1).
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Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries,
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University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE
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The 1st Annual Virtual Reality Conference will be sponsored by
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Meckler, December 10-11, 1990, at the Cathedral Hill Hotel, in
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San Francisco. "Virtual Reality: Theory, Practice and Promise"
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will explore the science, art, and philosophies of the emerging
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field of computer generated artificial reality, cyberspace, and
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virtual reality. Sessions are planned to provide an integrated
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overview of virtual reality that includes its fantasy, research,
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societal implications, and potential for commercial application.
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The three major components of the conference will focus on theory
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--the ideological and philosophical as well as the scientific,
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cognitive, and psycho-social principles; practice--presenting
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actual virtual environments; and promise--future development and
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implementation in a variety of applications. The cultural
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implications of widespread usage of virtual reality will also be
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discussed.
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Registration is $195 per day before November 30, $225 thereafter,
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or $380/$430 for both days. For information or to register call
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toll free 800/635-5537 or 203/226-6967 or write Meckler
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Conference Management, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880.
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NOTIS STARTS JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF Z39.50 LINK
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NOTIS Systems have announced their participation in a joint
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effort with Indiana University and the State University of New
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York to develop host-to-host linkage software based on the Z39.50
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standard. Called PACLink, the software will allow a NOTIS OPAC
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user at one site to have a seamless connection to the NOTIS OPAC
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at another site.
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Included in the project are six NOTIS installations in Indiana:
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Ball State, Indiana State, Indiana, Purdue Universities, and the
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Universities of Evansville and Notre Dame, as well as the State
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University of New York at Binghamton, Buffalo, and Stony Brook.
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Initial testing of the software is expected by the second half of
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1991. The PACLink software will eventually allow any NOTIS site
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to connect to any local system supporting the Z39.50 standard,
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thus enhancing opportunities for cooperative collection
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development and resource sharing.
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For additional information or a functional description of PACLink
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contact Stuart W. Miller, NOTIS Systems, Inc., 1007 Church
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Street, Evanston, IL 60201-3622, or call 708/866-0171, FAX
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708/866-0178.
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PBS RELEASES MACINTOSH PRO-SEARCH VERSION 1.1
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Personal Bibliographic Software, Inc. has released its Pro-Search
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Version 1.1 for the Macintosh. The front-end program makes it
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easier and less expensive to search and retrieve records from
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DIALOG Information Services, by using standard Mac interface
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techniques, instead of Dialog's command language. The new
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version includes expanded scripting language, improved
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accounting, and a new Online Status panel.
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Registered Pro-Search 1.0 users will receive a free upgrade to
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Version 1.1 For more information contact PBS at P.O. Box 4250,
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Ann Arbor, MI 48106 or 313/996-1580, FAX 313/996-4672.
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IAC TO DEBUT EXPANDED ACADEMIC INDEX ON INFOTRAC
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Information Access Company is adding Expanded Academic Index to
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its InfoTrac library of CD-ROM databases. The new InfoTrac CD-
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ROM database will be shown for the first time at the American
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Library Association conference in Chicago in January, 1991, with
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delivery scheduled in early 1991.
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The Expanded Academic Index contains 960 scholarly journals
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comprising 98 percent of the titles in three H.W. Wilson indexes:
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Humanities Index, Social Sciences Index, and General Sciences
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Index, plus additional titles in law and communications.
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The Expanded Index is designed for medium to large libraries and
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can be used in conjunction with other InfoTrac databases at the
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same workstation. Updated monthly on CD-ROM or weekly when
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licensed on magnetic tape.
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For info contact Arta Zygielbaum, IAC, 362 Lakeside Drive, Foster
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City, CA 94408, or call 415/378-5000, toll-free 800/227-8431.
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Houston. All rights reserved.
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