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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 1, no.4
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November 1990
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Library Technology Watch Program
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University of California, Berkeley
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Edited by David F.W. Robison
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ISSN: 1060-2356
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Contributors:
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Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani, Lisa Rowlison, Mark Takaro, Roy Tennant
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Expert System and Artificial Intelligence
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Liebowitz, Jay. "Possible Impacts of Artificial Intelligence"
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Information Age (July 1989):155-159. As the title suggests, this
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article introduces the possible impacts of A.I. In the article, Mr.
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Liebowitz names five categories, in terms of which most of the
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effects of artificial intelligence can be grouped: i) legal impact ii)
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business practice iii) employment impact iv) consumer impact, and
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v) social impact. Worth reading as it broadens one's view of A.I.
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technology.
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Liebowitz, Jay. "How Much 'Artificial Stupidity' do Expert Systems
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Possess?" Information Age 11(4) (Oct. 1989):225-228. This article
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presents the limitations of current expert systems and briefly
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discusses these in terms of the development of future expert
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systems. Among the areas for improvement which are of concern for
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our field are: the ability of an E.S. to possess and use common sense,
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and the ability of an E.S. to learn.
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Wilson, Ralph. "Expert System Shell: 1st-Class HT." Library Software
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Review (May/June 1990):174-178. While this is simply a product
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review for the expert system shell " 1st-Class HT" (an E.S. building
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tool), the review offers the reader a clear conception of what goes
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into the development of an expert system. This shell is particularly
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interesting because of its incorporation of hypertext.
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Information Transfer
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Belanger, David. "Bulletin Board and Interlibrary Loan EL-Mail: The
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Electronic Library Mail Network" Library Software Review (May-
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June 1990): 153-4.
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Feder, Barnaby J. "A Copier That Does a Lot More" The New York
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Times (Oct. 3 1990):C1.
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Foulds, M.S. and L.R. Foulds. "Downloading CD-ROM Search Results
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into a Database Management System" CD-ROM Librarian 5(9) (Oct.
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1990):13-18.
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Galgano, Judy. "Networking Multiple Native E-Mail Systems Breaks
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Barriers for Sharing Information" ASIS Bulletin (October/November
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1990):20-22.
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Lunau, Carrol D. "Canadian Interlending--Partnership Between
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Services and Technology" Interlending and Document Supply 18(2)
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(1990):39-46.
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Whitaker, Char. "Instant Images" American Libraries (Oct.
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1990):854-6.
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Networks and Networking
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Brett, George H. II. "Online Resources: Getting There from Here"
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EDUCOM Review 25(3) (Fall 1990):48-53. This article raises
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questions about the future of online resources of information.
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Where are we? Where are we going? Where should we be going?
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Brett provides few easy answers, rather, areas for future discussion.
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The User's Directory of Computer Networks / Tracy L. LaQuey, ed.
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Bedford, MA : Digital Press, c1990. Reviewed in Library Journal
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115(15) (Sept. 15, 1990):108. This annual "road atlas of academic
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and computer networks in the United States and elsewhere" may just
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be the reference tool for networking. Information provided
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includes: policies and protocols, network services and external
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network connections, and contacts of the major networks and their
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hosts.
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Yavarkovsky, Jerome. "A University-Based Electronic Publishing
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Network" EDUCOM Review 25(3) (Fall 1990):14-20. This is a very
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good discussion of some of the implications of electronic publishing
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and some of the possible futures of this new medium. Topics include:
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ownership/copyright, storage and retrieval, and access. Also
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included are a number of side bars (by various authors) highlighting
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more specialized topics.
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Optical Disc Technologies
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Heath, Sebastian. "The Perseus Project: Classical Civilization Through
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Optical Media" CD-ROM Professional 3(6) (November 1990):66-70.
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The Perseus Project is a collaborative effort based at Harvard
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University to develop an interactive database of Ancient Greek
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culture to be released on a combination of CD-ROM and videodisk.
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This article presents an overview of the project which seeks to fully
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document all primary sources, both archeological and textual, of
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ancient Greece. The database is designed to hold between 40 and
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100 megabytes of primary texts and approximately 10,000 images
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illustrating art, architecture, and topography. The Perseus Project is
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an excellent example of optical technology being put into action.
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Laudau, Herbert B. "Microform v. CD-ROM: Is There a Difference?"
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Library Journal 115(16) (October 1, 1990):56-59. This article
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explores the strengths of microform and CD-ROM from technical,
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economic, and user perspectives. The author counters the common
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assumption that electronic technology will render microforms
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obsolete. He predicts that the successful libraries will be those that
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can "select, integrate, and exploit the best and different features of
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each technology."
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Neame, Laura. "Beyond CD-ROM: New Optical Technologies" CD-ROM
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Professional 3(6) (November 1990):95-97. This article presents a
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summary of the Canadian Library Association Conference session on
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CD-ROM technology. Among the questions posed is whether CD-I
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(Compact Disk-Interactive) and DVI(Digital Video Interactive) can co-
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exist or will there be a VHS/Beta type shoot-out? Industry
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representatives feel that both have the potential of being successful,
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in different markets. DVI has business-environment applications
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whereas CD-I is slated for the consumer market.
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Nicholls, Paul Travis. "A Short Ride in a Fast Machine: CD-ROM
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Chrono-logy." CD-ROM Professional 3(6) (November 1990):101-103.
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News Bits
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Oman, Ralph "A Hard Look at Software Legislation: Oman Offers
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Qualified Support for Computer Software Rental Bill" LC Information
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Bulletin 49(19) (Sept. 24, 1990):329-330.
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Turner, Judith Axler. "Computer Network Offers Conferencing to
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Universities" The Chronicle of Higher Education (Oct. 17, 1990):A18.
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Current Cites 1(4)(November 1990) ISSN: 1060-2356
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Copyright (C) 1992 by the Library, University of
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California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
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collections at no cost. This message must appear on copied
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material. All commercial use requires permission from the editor,
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who may be reached in the following ways:
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