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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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Volume 4, Number 2 (1993) ISSN 1050-6004
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Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Linda Thompson
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(LIB1J@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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3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM AND PRIVACY, 1
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BIP NOW AVAILABLE ON NOTIS, 1
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CARL & JOURNAL GRAPHICS ANNOUNCE ONLINE ACCESS TO TV
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TRANSCRIPTS, 2
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NEW VERSION OF AUTO-GRAPHICS, 2
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VTLS, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY, 3
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EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE EDUCATION AWARDS, 3
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VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE, 3
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GEAC INTRODUCES LVIS, 4
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DYNIX PORTS TO DIGITAL'S ALPHA PLATFORMS, 4
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COUNTERPOINT OFFERS FIRST DAILY FEDERAL REGISTER VIA INTERNET, 4
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AT&T TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY & DATABASE SERVICES TO NSFNET, 5
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3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM AND PRIVACY
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The Third Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy will take
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place March 9-12, 1993 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott
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Hotel. The primary sponsors are the Association for Computing
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Machinery Special Interest Groups on: Communications (SIGCOMM),
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Computers and Society (SIGCAS), and Security, Audit and Control
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(SIGSAC). The main conference will be preceded by a number of
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pre- conference tutorials on March 9. Cost of registration by
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March 8: Conference fees -- $355, Tutorial fees -- $135. Cost of
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on-site registration: Conference fees -- $405, Tutorial fees --
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$195. For additional information contact Bruce Koball, General
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Chair, CFP'93, 2210 Sixth St., Berkeley CA 94710, or call 510-
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845-1350.
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BIP NOW AVAILABLE ON NOTIS
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Bowker-Reed Reference Electronic Publishing has announced the
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signing of an agreement with NOTIS Systems, Inc. to make Books in
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Print available electronically via magnetic tape through NOTIS
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Library Automation Systems. Both the NOTIS Multiple Database
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Access System (MDAS) and InfoBase will accept Books in Print
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tapes. The BIP information will display in the same format as
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the OPAC. Demonstration tapes are available free of charge upon
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request. For additional information contact Wendy Lyons, Manager
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of Tape and Online Services at 908-665-2861 or Arden Olson,
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National Account Manager, Electronic Publishing at 908-665-3640.
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CARL & JOURNAL GRAPHICS ANNOUNCE ONLINE ACCESS TO TV
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TRANSCRIPTS
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CARL Systems, Inc., provider of the UnCover article access and
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delivery system, has joined with Journal Graphics, Inc., the
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nation's leading supplier of television news transcripts, to
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offer online access through the CARL System to Transcript/Video
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Index which contains more than 60,000 transcripts.
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Transcript/Video Index will make available, within minutes of the
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completion of the televised program, summaries of transcripts
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prepared by the Journal Graphics staff. The database will be
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accessible 24 hours a day and may be searched by topical keyword,
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headline, program host, network, and date. Users of the online
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index can order copies of transcripts to be faxed or mailed to
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them directly by Journal Graphics, and charged to their credit
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cards or CARL System deposit accounts.
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For additional information about the CARL System, contact Martha
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Whittaker, CARL Systems, Inc., 3801 East Florida Ave., Ste. 300,
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Denver CO 80210; 303-758-3030 (Internet: mwhittaker@carl.org).
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For additional information about Journal Graphics, contact David
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Burger, Journal Graphics, Inc., 1535 Grant St., Denver CO 80203;
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303-831-6400, ext. 339.
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NEW VERSION OF AUTO-GRAPHICS
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Auto-Graphics, Inc. has released Version 3.10 of the IMPACT Small
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Library Management System (IMPACT/SLiMS), a multifunction,
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microcomputer-based integrated system. The new release adds
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several "hot-key" shortcuts between modules, along with improved
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cataloging and copy maintenance features. There are several new
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circulation reports, MARC record exporting, and an inventory
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module that can be used with memory-equipped barcode scanners.
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The online help screens and user manual have been completely
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revised and expanded. The modular IMPACT/SLiMS system lets small
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libraries automate the patron access catalog, circulation, and
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cataloging functions. It operates on a single workstation or
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local area network.
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For additional information contact Auto-Graphics, Inc., 3201
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Temple Ave., Pomona CA 91768-3200; 800-776-6939, 714-595-7204;
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FAX 714-595-3506.
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VTLS, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY
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VTLS, Inc. has established a wholly-owned European subsidiary in
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Barcelona, Spain, VTLS Europe S.L. The subsidiary offers support
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to the company's European customers, particularly those in Spain
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and Portugal. The Barcelona office may be contacted as follows:
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VTLS Inc., c/o Hewlett Packard Espanola, S.A., Avda. Diagonal,
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605, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; 34-3-401-91-63; FAX 34-3-430-84-68.
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For additional information contact Gail Gulbenkian, VTLS Inc.,
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703-231-3605.
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EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE EDUCATION AWARDS
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Dialog Information Services, Inc., named New York University's
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Bobst Library as the First Place winner of its annual Excellence
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in Online Education Awards at ONLINE'92 in Chicago. Bobst
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Library is a longtime participant in Dialog's Classroom
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Instruction Program. The library staff has trained nearly 600
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students and faculty to search independently using DIALOG online
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databases. The First Place Award consists of a plaque and $2,000
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in online connect time to be used in the Dialog Classroom
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Instruction Program of the winner's choice.
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The two Award of Merit winners, Camas High School (Camas WA) and
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LaSalle University Connelly Library (Philadelphia PA), were each
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granted $1,000 in online connect time for the Classroom
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Instruction Program of their choice. Honorable Mention
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recipients, each awarded $500 in free connect time, are:
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University of Wisconsin Steenbock Library (Madison WI), Hampshire
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College (Amherst MA), and Douglas Middle School (Ellsworth Air
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Force Base SD).
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For additional information on Dialog services contact Dialog
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Marketing, 3460 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto CA 94304, or call
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800-334-2564 or 415-858-3785, or FAX 415-858-7069.
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VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE
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Meckler's fourth annual Virtual Reality Conference and Exhibition
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will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California,
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May 19-21, 1993. Over 30 companies will participate in North
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America's largest exhibition devoted to virtual reality. The
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conference program will address the utilization of virtual
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reality in design, entertainment, medicine, military, and
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networking. The conference is sponsored by Meckler's Virtual
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Reality Report and Virtual Reality World. For information
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contact Marilyn Reed, Meckler Corp., 203-226-6967.
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GEAC INTRODUCES LVIS
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Geac and SynreVoice Technologies Inc. have co-developed a voice
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processing system to interface with Geac's ADVANCE and GLIS
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library systems. The Geac Library Voice Information System
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(LVIS) enables libraries to automate the traditionally
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labor-intensive task of mailing various notifications and overdue
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notices and to deliver them by telephone instead. The system
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also allows patrons to perform renewals online by telephone.
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LVIS also includes an audiotext system that can provide callers
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with a 24-hour information service. For additional information
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contact Harrison Cheung, 416-475-0525 or FAX 416-475-3847.
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DYNIX PORTS TO DIGITAL'S ALPHA PLATFORMS
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Dynix Inc. has announced that it has successfully ported its
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library automation software to Digital Equipment Corporation's
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64-bit Alpha AXP RISC platforms. Dynix's software will work with
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OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1 and will be generally available as of
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January 1, 1993. Alpha AXP is Digital's 64-bit RISC computing
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architecture and is designed to support fast, uniprocessor and
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multiprocessor implementations that are scalable from palmtop to
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supercomputer. Through its open business practices, Digital and
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its partners offer Alpha AXP technology worldwide at all levels
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of integration -- chips, boards, systems compilers, and operating
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systems. Through its open services, Digital will service Alpha
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AXP technology at all levels of integration, from any vendor.
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For additional information contact Julie Pitcher, Dynix,
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801-375-2770.
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COUNTERPOINT OFFERS FIRST DAILY FEDERAL REGISTER VIA INTERNET
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Counterpoint Publishing, Inc. has announced a new service
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providing same-day availability of the complete Federal Register
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(FR) via the Internet. The Counterpoint FR service will provide
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the fully indexed text of the complete Federal Register as
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recorded on magnetic tape by the GPO.
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Counterpoint's simplified menu-driven software allows end-users
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to view the daily FR by table of contents, keywords in any and
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exact order, article type, full-text or heading only, agency,
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date or range of dates, or citation. The software does not
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require graphical interfaces, a mouse or function keys, thus
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making it easy to use on a variety of computing platforms.
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Routine searches can be stored and replayed. Documents in the FR
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are exportable in ASCII format with text exportable to E-mail,
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any word processor, or printer.
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Counterpoint also will provide alternative access to the FR to
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better address the unique needs of the global Internet community.
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Using such distribution and access mechanisms as Usenet News
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(NNTP), Mail (SMTP), Gopher, WAIS, and World Wide Web,
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Counterpoint will provide the daily FR in the most cost efficient
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and timely manner possible.
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This new Counterpoint service is provided through arrangement
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with Internet.COM -- Internet Consulting Services of Cambridge
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MA. For additional information contact Counterpoint,
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800-998-4515 or Internet: fedreg@internet.com.
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AT&T TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY & DATABASE SERVICES TO NSFNET
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AT&T has announced that it has signed a cooperative agreement
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with the National Science Foundation to provide directory and
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database services for NSFNET, the National Science Foundation
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national data network that is part of the Internet. Under the
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terms of the agreement, AT&T will develop and maintain a
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Directory of Directories which will serve as a pointer to
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numerous resources on the Internet. It will include lists of FTP
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sites, lists of various types of servers available on the
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Internet, lists of white and yellow page directories, library
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catalogs, and data archives. The Directory of Directories will
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enable even novice users to obtain references to needed
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information through simple, easy-to-use interfaces As part of
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its database services, AT&T will establish database servers to
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extend and supplement the resources of the NSFNET, including
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databases of contributed materials of common interest to the user
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community and communications documents. AT&T also will offer
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database design, management and maintenance services to
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organizations and groups for inclusion on the Internet.
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Initially, access to all services will be provided through
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several currently popular interface methods. Over time, it is
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anticipated that X.500 technology will become the primary method
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of access.
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In providing these services, AT&T will work cooperatively with
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two other organizations: CERFNet, a General Atomics project,
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which was awarded a similar agreement for information services;
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and Network Solutions, Inc., which was awarded a similar
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agreement for registration services. The three corporations will
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collaborate under a common concept called INTERNIC.
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The cooperative agreement is for a five-year period, with annual
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reviews. It is expected that NSF will contribute approximately
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one-third of the costs, with another third provided by AT&T and
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the remainder recovered in user fees. The user fees, which have
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been proposed for maintenance of special databases and extensive
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directory listings, are consistent with Federal Networking
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Council cost recovery guidelines.
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For additional information contact: Don Mitchell, National
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Science Foundation, 202-357-9717, dmitchel@nsf.gov; Mary Bloch,
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Network Solutions, 703-742-4740, mary@netsol.com; Shelly London,
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AT&T, 908-221-4355, london@attmail.com; or Susan Calcari, General
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Atomics, 619-455-3900, calcaris@cerf.net.
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networks. There is no subscription fee.
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electronic serials: Current Cites and The Public-Access Computer
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Systems Review.
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Public-Access Computer Systems News is Copyright (C) 1993 by the
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University Libraries, University of Houston. All Rights
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Reserved.
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