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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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Volume 3, Number 13 (1992) ISSN 1050-6004
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Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
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(LIB3@UHUPVM1).
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Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University
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of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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CONTENTS
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APPLE LIBRARY PRESENTS AWARDS TO NETWORK CITIZENS, 1
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FREE THIRTY-DAY TRIALS FOR RLG'S CITADEL SERVICE, 3
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OCLC ISSUES LINKING STRATEGY FOR THE INTERNET AND THE NREN, 3
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RLG TO OFFER RUSSIAN DATABASES THROUGH CITADEL SERVICE, 4
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OCLC EXPANDS SUNDAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERENCE SERVICES, 4
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APPLE LIBRARY PRESENTS AWARDS TO NETWORK CITIZENS
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The Apple Library has given "Network Citizen" awards to Charles
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W. Bailey, Jr., Diane K. Kovacs, David Robison, and Roy Tennant.
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The text of the announcement follows:
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Apple Library of Apple Computer, Inc. is presenting awards
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to four librarians who have demonstrated the initiative and
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spirit of sharing through their efforts at electronic
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publishing on BITNET and the Internet.
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As the Internet continues its rapid growth, many librarians
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have begun exploring the information resources and forming
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communities of interest for colleagues and other people on
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the network. Certain individuals have gone beyond the
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casual sharing of ideas and information via electronic mail.
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They have spent many hours, weeks, and months organizing the
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raw materials, moderating mailing lists, and turning out
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useful network resources without any financial gain.
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To recognize their efforts Apple Library has chosen the
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designation of Network Citizen for four librarians who have
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made significant contributions to the good of the network by
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their efforts. The four people chosen for 1992 are:
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Diane K. Kovacs, Kent State University, for the work she has
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done as compiler of the Directory of Scholarly E-Conferences
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and as a LISTOWNER and Co-Editor of LIBRES, LIBREF-L,
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Arachnet, and GovDoc-L. Her sources are cited by many users
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outside of the library profession.
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Charles W. Bailey, Jr., University of Houston, for the work
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he has done since 1989 in starting and promoting the PACS-L
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list, The Public-Access Computer Systems News and The
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Public-Access Computer Systems Review (PACS Review). By
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making use of the available tools and resources on BITNET
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and enlisting the volunteer efforts of other scholars and
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librarians he has helped enrich the computing and
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information environment for thousands of information
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professionals around the world. Until he started PACS-L the
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efforts in electronic communications between librarians were
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fragmented and without much impact. Both the list and
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journal have inspired other librarians to publish other
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works and organize other discussion groups on the network.
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David Robison and Roy Tennant, University of California
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Berkeley, for the work they have done in assembling Current
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Cites, an electronic periodical that has provided terse,
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relevant abstracts of interesting articles that have
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appeared in both print and electronic formats. By providing
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this at no cost to the network user, they have enriched both
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the community and have saved time and energy for overloaded
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researchers and librarians who are trying to keep up with
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the latest developments. David is the editor of the journal
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and Roy is the coordinator of the Library Technology Watch
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Group which contributes to the publication and whose other
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members include: Mark Takaro, Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani,
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and Lisa Rowlison.
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Each Network Citizen will receive a certificate of
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appreciation, a PowerBook 145, Claris Works software, and a
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carrying case. Apple Library is proud to support the
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efforts of these and other librarians who effectively mix
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the devotion to service with achievements using advanced
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technology.
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For further information, contact Steve Cisler, Apple Library,
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(408) 974-3258, Internet: sac@apple.com.
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FREE THIRTY-DAY TRIALS FOR RLG'S CITADEL SERVICE
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Free thirty-day trials of CitaDel's citation files are now
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available to interested institutions. The files include
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ABI/INFORM, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals,
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Dissertation Abstracts, Ei Page One, History of Technology
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Bibliography, Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, Index to
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Hispanic Legislation (World Law Index, part one), Newspaper
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Abstracts, PAIS' 80+, and Periodical Abstracts.
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CitaDel is the new article citation and document delivery service
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from the Research Libraries Group (RLG). Through CitaDel,
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libraries, universities, and other institutions can make citation
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databases available to their users over a library or campus-wide
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network without having to load and maintain large files locally.
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To subscribe to CitaDel files, institutions pay a fixed annual
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fee for the file (or files) of their choice, and their users
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receive unlimited searching.
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Full-text copies of articles cited in ABI/INFORM, Ei Page One,
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Newspaper Abstracts, and Periodical Abstracts can be ordered
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online through CitaDel. Document delivery options include first
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class mail, fax, and Ariel (RLG's document transmission system
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for the Internet).
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Institutions may try one CitaDel file (or several) for thirty
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days without charge or obligation. (Limit per institution: one
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free thirty-day trial per file; however, several CitaDel files
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may be tried concurrently.)
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For more information, contact: RLIN Information Center, 1200
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Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041-1100, 1-800-537-RLIN.
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OCLC ISSUES LINKING STRATEGY FOR THE INTERNET AND THE NREN
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"OCLC's Linking Strategy: Internet and NREN," has been sent to
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the OCLC membership. The three-page document describes OCLC's
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plans and policies between 1992 and 2000 with respect to linking
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with the Internet and the emerging National Research and
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Education Network (NREN).
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Between 1992 and 1995, OCLC will continue to provide Internet
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access to its Reference Services and move to broaden access to
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the Internet and the NREN. It will provide batch-file transfer
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of MARC records on the Internet. It will also explore providing
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cataloging and resource sharing services on the Internet.
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Between 1995 and 2000, OCLC intends to play a key role in a 21st
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century telecommunications infrastructure that integrates voice,
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data, and images on the same communications lines in a truly
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global information network.
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To obtain a copy of "OCLC's Linking Strategy: Internet and NREN,"
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write to: Internet White Paper, OCLC, MC 204, 6565 Frantz Rd.,
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Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395.
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RLG TO OFFER RUSSIAN DATABASES THROUGH CITADEL SERVICE
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The Research Libraries Group has signed an agreement with INION
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(the Institute of Scientific Information in the Social Sciences,
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which is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences) to make all
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INION databases available through CitaDel for a period of three
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years beginning as soon as the necessary technical arrangements
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can be made.
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INION is responsible for abstracting and indexing humanities and
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social science periodicals published in what is now the
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Commonwealth of Independent States and other nations in Eastern
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Europe. INION produces printed bibliographies in anthropology,
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archaeology, economics, history, law, literary criticism, and
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philosophy.
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For more information, contact: RLIN Information Center, (800)
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537-RLIN, e-mail: BL.RIC@RLG or BL.RIC@RLG.STANFORD.EDU.
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OCLC EXPANDS SUNDAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERENCE SERVICES
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The OCLC network is now providing dial and dedicated-line access
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to OCLC's online reference services (The FirstSearch Catalog, the
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EPIC service, and the Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials)
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on Sundays. All three services will be available via the OCLC
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network or the Internet seven days a week: 6 AM to 11 PM Eastern
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Time (ET), Monday through Friday; 8 AM to 8 PM ET Saturday; and
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noon to 8 PM ET Sunday.
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Public-Access Computer Systems News is an electronic newsletter
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that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other computer
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networks. There is no subscription fee.
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To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET)
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or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) that says:
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SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name. PACS-P subscribers also
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receive two other electronic serials: Current Cites and The
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Public-Access Computer Systems Review.
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Public-Access Computer Systems News is Copyright (C) 1992 by the
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University Libraries, University of Houston. All Rights
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Reserved.
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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computer
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conferences, individual scholars, and libraries. Libraries are
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authorized to add the journal to their collection, in electronic
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or printed form, at no charge. This message must appear on all
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copied material. All commercial use requires permission.
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