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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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Volume 5, Number 1 (1994) 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 of
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Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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CONTENTS
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ComIndex Software Released, 1
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RLG Adds Anthropological Literature to Its CitaDel Service, 2
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RLG Adds Four Cambridge Scientific Databases to Its CitaDel
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Service, 3
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OCLC Expands Enhance Program After CIP Upgrade Test, 4
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Changes Made to CONSER Newsletter, 5
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Electronic Nursing Journal Now Available, 6
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First Electronic Journal to be Included in Index Medicus, 7
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Nova University's Graduate Catalog on Internet, 8
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VTLS Z39.50 Client Now Interfaces with NCSA Mosaic for
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MS Windows, 8
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COMINDEX SOFTWARE RELEASED
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The non-profit Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
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released recently the new 1994 version of its ComIndex
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bibliographic software system, which provides a self-contained
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electronic index to the primary scholarly literature of the
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communication field (speech, mass communication, rhetoric,
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journalism).
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The ComIndex software system was winner of the 1993 "Prize for
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Excellence in Information Services" from the International
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Communication Association's Council of Communication Libraries.
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This low-cost software can be licensed for libraries, departments,
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individuals, or institution-wide. Instructions for obtaining a
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free evaluation copy are included below.
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Obtaining a Demonstration Copy of ComIndex:
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The ComIndex demonstration program is exactly the same as the
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regular ComIndex program except that the demonstration version
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contains data from only 20 articles from each of the 49 serials and
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annuals covered by the full ComIndex system.
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A demonstration version of ComIndex can be obtained in two ways--
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on diskette through the U.S. post or over the Internet using the
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anonymous FTP process. To request a demonstration copy through the
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U.S. post, call the CIOS message service at 518-887-2443 and leave
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your name, address, disk requirements (i.e., either 5.25 inch 360K
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or 3.5 inch 720K), and phone number.
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You can also obtain a demonstration copy of ComIndex using the
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Internet anonymous FTP procedure. Use the FTP procedure to connect
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to host: 128.113.33.17
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Login as user "anonymous" (without quotation marks). No password
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is necessary. Set the FTP transfer mode to "binary" or "image" and
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then "get" the file: CIDEMO.EXE
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If you need to further transfer the file to a PC from an
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Internet-attached mainframe or mini-computer, be sure to use a file
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transfer method that is appropriate for a compiled, executable
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program. In some cases, this will mean that you will need to
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explicitly set the transfer method to BINARY in your PC/mainframe
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file transfer program (e.g., this would be the case in MS-Kermit).
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The file you receive should be exactly 306,364 bytes in size.
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Place the file CIDEMO.EXE on the hard disk of an IBM or compatible
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computer, type CIDEMO, and press the return/enter key. The file
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will unpack automatically into the set of files that comprise the
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ComIndex demonstration program. The unpacking process will place
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these files in a directory that will be created named CIDEMO. When
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the files are unpacked type CI and press the return/enter key to
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explore ComIndex.
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Descriptive information is contained in a file named README.1ST,
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which will be placed on your machine along with the other files.
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This file can be printed or you can view it with a text editing
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program or word processor.
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RLG ADDS ANTHROPOLOGICAL LITERATURE TO ITS CITADEL SERVICE
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The Research Libraries Group (RLG) has added Anthropological
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Literature--a file of over 87,000 citations compiled by Harvard's
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Tozzer Library--to its CitaDel citation and document delivery
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service. The file is the most comprehensive index to research in
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anthropology available today.
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File citations refer to articles from over 800 scholarly journals
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and 200 monographic series on anthropology and related fields from
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the Tozzer Library collection. Coverage, dating mainly from 1984
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to the present, includes research articles and reports,
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commentaries, review essays, and obituaries. Subjects include
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archaeology, cultural and social anthropology, biological and
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physical anthropology, linguistics, sociology, history, economics,
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art history, religious studies, music, and area studies. Materials
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are in a variety of languages. Online records contain English
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translations of the title if supplied by the journal or edited
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work.
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Anthropological Literature will be updated quarterly with
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approximately 2,000 new citations. In addition, Tozzer Library is
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working on the retrospective conversion of approximately 200,000
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article entries in its card catalog that date from the late 1880s
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through 1983. These entries will be added to the file over the
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coming year.
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Copies of all materials referenced in Anthropological Literature
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are available by interlibrary loan directly through Tozzer Library.
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Access to Anthropological Literature is available by annual
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subscription. Institutions with subscriptions to Eureka/RLIN or to
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another CitaDel file are eligible to receive discounts on
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Anthropological Literature subscriptions.
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For more information contact an RLG sales associate at
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800-537-7546 or send e-mail to bl.sal@rlg.bitnet or
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bl.sal@rlg.stanford.edu.
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RLG ADDS FOUR CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC DATABASES TO ITS CITADEL SERVICE
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The Research Libraries Group, Inc. (RLG) and Cambridge Scientific
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Abstracts announced today a major addition of scientific literature
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abstracts to CitaDel, RLG's citation access and document delivery
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service. In early 1994 four Cambridge Scientific databases will be
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added to the CitaDel service:
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Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management--A comprehensive
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multidisciplinary database covering 1,500 core journals,
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monographs, and conference proceedings, and providing selective
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coverage of 5,500 secondary sources. Records from 1983 to the
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present, updated monthly.
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Expanded Life Sciences Collection with Bioengineering--
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Comprehensive interdisciplinary coverage of the medical and
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biological sciences in over 1,400 fully treated core sources and
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5,500 selectively treated secondary sources. Records from 1983 to
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the present, updated monthly.
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Marine Biology, including Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts--
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The most comprehensive coverage of the field. Monitors over 6,500
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core journals and secondary sources of relevant articles and gray
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literature; core sources are fully treated, peripheral sources,
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selectively. Records from 1983 to the present, updated monthly.
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Conference Papers Index for Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, &
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Engineering--The scientific community's premier source of citations
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in the life sciences, engineering, and physical sciences.
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Approximately 72,000 individual papers are cited annually, and
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conference and papers are separately indexed. Records from 1988 to
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the present, updated bimonthly.
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For more information, please contact an RLG sales associate at
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800-537-7546 or send e-mail to bl.sal@rlg.bitnet or
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bl.sal@rlg.stanford.edu.
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OCLC EXPANDS ENHANCE PROGRAM AFTER CIP UPGRADE TEST
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The result of a three-month pilot project that tested the upgrading
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of cataloging-in-publication (CIP) records is that OCLC will
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authorize all Enhance program participants with Books
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authorizations to upgrade CIP records in the Online Union Catalog
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(OLUC).
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National libraries, including the Library of Congress, the
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National Library of Canada, and the British Library, catalog
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printers' galleys for forthcoming books and enter CIP records in
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the OLUC. These records help libraries catalog new acquisitions
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by providing authorized name and subject headings and basic
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cataloging format for items before they are printed and
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distributed. Until now, libraries using the CIP record had to
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verify titles and fill in the number of pages, size of the item,
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and whether it had illustrations.
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From August through October 1993, OCLC sponsored a pilot project
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that allowed Enhance libraries to upgrade CIP records in the
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Online Union Catalog rather than waiting for a national library
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to upgrade them. The 10 participating Enhance libraries upgraded
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1,686 records during the test. To evaluate the records for
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accuracy and correctness, OCLC used software programs developed
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by its office of research that compare two records and identify
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their differences. OCLC was able to see the changes that
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pilot-project libraries had made and used this data in preparing
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the final guidelines for upgrading CIP records.
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The libraries that participated in the pilot project were:
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o American Museum of Natural History
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o Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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o Hunter College
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o Oberlin College
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o San Diego County Law Library
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o University of California, San Diego
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o University of Florida, Gainesville
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o University of Illinois, Chicago
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o University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Health Sciences
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Library
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o University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Through the Enhance Program, 112 OCLC member libraries have
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volunteered to upgrade Online Union Catalog records by adding
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information and correcting certain types of errors. In 1992/93,
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93,892 records were enhanced, bringing the total of records
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enhanced since the program began in 1984 to over 750,000.
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For additional information, contact Susan Westberg 614-761-5079 or
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Nita Dean 614-761-5002.
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CHANGES MADE TO CONSER NEWSLETTER
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The Library of Congress and OCLC announce name, format, and
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distribution changes for the newsletter, CONSER, which has provided
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news of the Cooperative Online Serials program since 1976.
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Effective January 1994, the new newsletter, CONSERline, will be
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issued only in electronic format. CONSERline will be
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transmitted semiannually, in January and June, with additional
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issues released as needed to relay information of timely
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interest.
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Like its predecessor, CONSERline will be a cooperative effort
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of the CONSER program and will contain contributions from program
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members as well as news of the CONSER program and related serials
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cataloging issues.
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There is no charge for CONSERline. Subscriptions may be
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obtained by sending an e-mail message--SUBSCRIBE CONSRLIN,
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followed by your name--to: listserv@sun7.loc.gov. Back issues
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of CONSERline will be made available through LC Marvel, a
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campus-wide information system of the Library of Congress, and
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through the listserver.
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Topics of interest or suggestions for CONSERline may be
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forwarded to the editors: Jean Hirons, serial record division,
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Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4160, or Liz
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Bishoff, OCLC member services division, OCLC, 6565 Frantz Road,
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Dublin, Ohio, 43017-3395.
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CONSER, the Cooperative Online SERials program, is a source of
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authoritative bibliographic records and standardized documentation
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for cataloging serials. The 18 national and full-member
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participants in the CONSER program authenticate serials records in
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the CONSER database, which resides in the OCLC Online Union
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Catalog. CONSER records are now linked to the journals cited in 10
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reference databases available in The FirstSearch Catalog and the
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EPIC service, which assists users in determining whether the serial
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titles in which they find citations are available in their local
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library or if they need to place an interlibrary loan or document
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delivery request.
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ELECTRONIC NURSING JOURNAL NOW AVAILABLE
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The Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing, published by
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Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing and OCLC,
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is now available.
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The new electronic peer-reviewed journal for nurses makes current
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research findings available for the immediate use of clinical
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nurses, academicians, and researchers and provides critical
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reviews of research literature to guide nursing practice and
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research.
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Electronic journal articles will include a statement of the
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practice problem, a summary of the research, annotated critical
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references, practice implications, research needed, search
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strategies, and references used. The electronic format will
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allow timely access to information without long publication
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delays. Readers can search articles directly for information of
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interest to them and review, download, or print relevant
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information in whole or in part.
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Sigma Theta Tau provides the journal's editorial content and
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offers subscriptions, and OCLC provides the electronic publishing
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and delivery capabilities.
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Jane Barnsteiner, RN, Ph.D., and fellow of the American Academy
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of Nursing, is the journal's editor. Dr. Barnsteiner is
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associate professor and director of the Pediatric Critical Care
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Graduate Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of
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Nursing in Philadelphia. She is also director of nursing
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practice and research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Subscribers to the Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for
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Nursing access the journal using GUIDON, a graphical user
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interface developed by OCLC, or a command-driven ASCII user
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interface. GUIDON runs in the Microsoft Windows environment on
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an 80386 or higher PC. It supports searching by subject, title,
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author, keyword, date, and a full range of Boolean and proximity
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operators. GUIDON displays full text, figures, tables, and
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equations in quality that rivals the printed page. The ASCII
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interface runs on a terminal or PC with software emulating a
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VT100 terminal.
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The journal is available on an annual subscription basis to
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individuals ($60) or institutions ($250). Each subscription
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includes an access package with GUIDON software, optional
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automatic notification of new documents published in areas of
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interest, connect time, ability to print locally, and downloading
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of document files. Typeset-quality prints delivered by mail or
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fax are available for additional fees.
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The journal can be accessed through the Internet, the OCLC
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telecommunications network, and CompuServe Dial Access.
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Ordering information is available from Managing Editor Les
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Galbraith, Sigma Theta Tau International, 550 W. North St.,
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Indianapolis, IN., USA 46202. He can also be contacted by
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telephone, (317) 634-8171, or by fax, (317) 634-8181.
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FIRST ELECTRONIC JOURNAL TO BE INCLUDED IN INDEX MEDICUS
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The Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials (OJCCT) has become
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the first electronic journal ever to be included in Index Medicus,
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the National Library of Medicine's internationally used abstracting
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and indexing service. Acceptance by Index Medicus (and its
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database counterpart MEDLINE) is a mark of high distinction for any
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journal, and is especially notable in the case of OJCCT, which
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launched a mere 18 months ago as the world's first electronic
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peer-reviewed medical journal with typeset quality text, tables,
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and line images. Of the more than 3,800 medical journals indexed
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by MEDLINE, OJCCT is the first to be distributed solely through
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computer networks.
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Most of the world's biomedical researchers turn to MEDLINE
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when seeking information of significance to their work. Its
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acceptance into MEDLINE promises to heighten the journal's appeal
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among clinical trial researchers.
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Articles submitted to OJCCT--which concern medicine and all its
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subspecialities--undergo rigorous peer-review and, if accepted, can
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be published within 48 hours. Subscribers receive the articles
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simultaneously, worldwide, and can elect to receive special
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notification by fax or mail of any new articles of particular
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interest to them. Thanks to the powerful interface software
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developed by OCLC, subscribers can easily navigate documents,
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search for any previously published articles, and call up MEDLINE
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abstracts on all references, among other features. Launched July
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1, 1992, OJCCT received the 1992 Product of the Year Award from
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Database Magazine in recognition of its pioneering contribution to
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electronic publishing.
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OJCCT is owned and published by the American Association for
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the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in a joint venture with the
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Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC). Besides OJCCT, the
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Washington, D.C.-based AAAS also publishes the prestigious weekly
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journal Science and is the world's largest general science
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organization. For more information, please contact Nan Broadbent
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in the AAAS Office of Communications at 202-326-6436.
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NOVA UNIVERSITY'S GRADUATE CATALOG ON INTERNET
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Nova University's Center for Computer and Information Sciences is
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pleased to announce that its graduate catalog is now readily
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available to the Internet community. For an online graduate
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catalog, send an e-mail message to:
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cciscat@alpha.acast.nova.edu
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This system is automated. The catalog is nearly 5700 lines, so
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you may want to redirect the output into a temporary directory.
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Internet users will find the catalog especially interesting in
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that the Center for Computer and Information Sciences has a
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variety of programs and degree offerings using a continuum of
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real-time and delayed-time computer-mediated communication.
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VTLS Z39.50 CLIENT NOW INTERFACES WITH NCSA MOSAIC FOR MS WINDOWS
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VTLS Inc. announces that it now has a World Wide Web server and
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has developed a means for its VTLS Z39.50 client to interface with
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WWW browsers such as NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows. The interface
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means that Mosaic users who have the VTLS Z39.50 client on their
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workstations will be able to search the client by simply clicking
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on a hyperlink in the WWW browser. A simple change in Mosaic's
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configuration is all that's required to implement the interface.
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The interface gives users the advantage of creating WWW hypermedia
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links to Z39.50 servers, which can then be incorporated into WWW
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hypertext documents.
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As a standalone product, the VTLS Z39.50 client lets users search
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for and access bibliographic records residing on any database
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server, regardless of its hardware or software configuration, as
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long as the server's retriever software complies with the Z39.50
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standard. Since no commands are required, first-time users can
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navigate the client aided only by screen icons and menus. Users can
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type in any word or combination of words to perform a variety of
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searches on a remote server and can assign up to six attributes to
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a search item in order to narrow the search field. Further, with
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the Z39.50 client users can view multiple result sets
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simultaneously.
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For additional information, contact Dimitri Krinos, VTLS Inc.,
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703-231-3605, Fax: 703-231-3648.
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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: SUBSCRIBE PACS-P
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First Name Last Name. PACS-P subscribers also receive two other
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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) 1994 by the
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University Libraries, University of Houston. All Rights Reserved.
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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by academic computer
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centers, computer conferences, individual scholars, and libraries.
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Libraries are authorized to add the journal to their collection, in
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electronic or printed form, at no charge. This message must appear
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