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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 2, no. 4
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April 1991
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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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Information Transfer
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"Netware 3.11: Multidesktop Support Through Seamless Integration"
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PC Magazine 10(7) (April 16, 1991):55. Novell's latest version of its
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network operating system takes interoperability to new heights. It
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provides integration of heterogeneous desktop computing
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environments, allowing DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh,
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and Unix users to share information and resources. Netware 3.11
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also supports TCP-IP and offers interconnectivity with Open
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Systems Interconnection (OSI).
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Swain, Leigh and Paula Tallim. "X.400: The Standard for Message
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Handling Systems" Library Hi Tech (Special Issue) 8(4) Consecutive
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Issue 32 (1990):43-55. X.400 is one of the first OSI application
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layer protocols ratified and provides for transfer of information
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across differing computer systems.
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Turner, Fay. "The Interlibrary Loan Protocol: An OSI Solution to ILL
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Messaging" Library Hi Tech (Special Issue) 8(4) Consecutive Issue 32
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(1990):73-82. This article describes the ILL Protocol, based on the
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OSI Reference Model,which allows interlibrary loan requests to be
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sent between heterogeneous computer systems.
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Networks and Networking
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Cisler, Steve "NREN Update: More Meetings and New Tools" Database
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14(2) (April 1991):96-98. Cisler reviews some of the recent events
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and discussions regarding the National Research and Education
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Network: the Coalition for Networked Information met in November,
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Harvard University sponsored a symposium on computers and the
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public sector, and the Office of Technology Assessment held a
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hearing to discuss access issues of the NREN. Also included is a
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description of Apple Computer's role in advancing the networking of
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computers and their users.
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Karraker, Roger "Highways of the Mind" Whole Earth Review 70
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(Spring 1991):4-11. Karraker takes a close, and much needed, look
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at some of the political implications of the NREN. The four crucial
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questions are: Who will build the network? Who will have access to
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network services? Who will pay for all this? What kind of
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information will be allowed on the network? Karraker wants us not
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only to question, but also to contact our legislators on this
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important issue. Also provided are some resources for further
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information on the NREN.
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Lynch, Clifford A. "Information Retrieval as a Network Application."
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Library Hi Tech (Special Issue) 8(4) Consecutive Issue 32 (1990):57-
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72. In this article Lynch describes the way the new Z39.50
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electronic data protocol facilitates remote access to information
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resources computer networks. With the Z39.50 protocol, users can
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construct queries in terms of logical information elements that will
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be supported, or understood, by the both the local and foreign hosts,
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even if they run on different platforms. This interoperability is
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known as Open Systems Interconnectivity (OSI). Included are
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sidebars on the history of Z39.50 and OSI SR (Search and Retrieve),
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the Z39.50 Implementors Group, and the Z39.50 maintenance agency:
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LC, by Sally H. McCallum Mark Hinnebusch, and Paul Evan Peters,
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respectively.
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Planka, Daniela "Network Directory Services" Library Hi Tech
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(Special Issue) 8(4) Consecutive Issue 32 (1990): 93-103. The need
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for a global electronic directory of networks, users,and resources,
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is being addressed by the Directory (CCITT X.500/ISO 9594)
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international standard. The actual directory is in development now,
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and is expected to be "logically centralized but physically
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distributed." While the Planka article can be quite technical, she
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points out that it is important for library professionals to
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understand this emerging development.
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Optical Disk Technologies
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King Alan. "Room with a View: Microsoft Windows and CD-ROM"
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Database 14(2) (April 1991):99-101. King urges information
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professionals to encourage the development of sane and utilitarian
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user interfaces for CD-ROM products, such as Microsoft Windows 3.0
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's graphical user interface (GUI). Not only would a GUI be user
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friendly, it would also allow for multitaskingQthe simultaneous
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operation of two or more programs on one computer.
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Nelson, Nancy Melin. "CD-ROM Growth: Unleashing the Potential"
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Library Journal 116(2) (February 1, 1991):51-53. Billed as a CD-ROM
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round-up, this article provides a concise overview of current issues
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and obstacles in CD-ROM implementation, including networking,
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search software, licensing, pricing, and standards. A sidebar
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contains a CD-ROM product round-up.
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General
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Gillespie, Thom. "High-Tech Libraries of TomorrowQToday" Library
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Journal 116(2) (February 1, 1991):46-49. This article presents six
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library automation projects pursued by Apple Library of Tomorrow
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(ALOT) grant recipients.
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News Bits
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Jacso, Peter. "Data Transfer Capabilities of CD-ROM Software Part
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II" CD-ROM Professional 4(2) (March 1991):61-66. See Current Cites
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2(2) (February 1991).
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Kalseth, Karl. "Strategic Uses of Information: Challenges for the
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Information Services Department" ASIS Bulletin 17(1)
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(October/November 1990):22-23.
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Metka, Tonia. "OSI Product Survey" Library Hi Tech (Special Issue)
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8(4) Consecutive Issue 32 (1990):137-141. This survey lists
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products (hardware and software) currently that support OSI. Also
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included are short descriptions of each item.
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Ra, Marsha. "The Future of Resource Sharing: Is there Any?"
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Computers in Libraries 11(2) (February 1991):25-26.
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