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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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April 6, 1990 Volume 1, Number 2
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Editors: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1) and Dana Rooks.
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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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Coalition for Networked Information Established
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The Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM have
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announced the formation of the Coalition for Networked Information
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(CNI) to promote the provision of information resources on existing
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and proposed networks. An initial priority of CNI will be to link
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libraries to these networks.
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CNI was formed following the National Net '90 Conference. A
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primary goal of the conference is the pursuit of the National
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Research and Education Network (NREN), an advanced computer network
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proposed to interconnect more than 1,000 colleges, universities,
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and research organizations.
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CNI will address the policy, technical, operational, and economic
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issues of such a network along with questions of intellectual
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property rights, standards, cost recovery models, and other public
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policy issues.
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The work of CNI will be accomplished through a Task Force composed
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of representatives of member and sponsoring organizations.
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Institute for Scientific Information Announces FOCUS ON: GLOBAL
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CHANGE
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ISI has introduced a new biweekly electronic publication that will
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provide users with access to multidisciplinary citations for
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research and issue-oriented articles that deal with the global
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environment. This product, called FOCUS ON: GLOBAL CHANGE, is
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issued on diskettes for either IBM, Macintosh, or NEC
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microcomputers. For a limited time, A one-year subscription costs
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$245 ($100 below the normal price).
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For further information contact: Institute for Scientific
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Information, 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 1-800-336-
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4474 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-215-386-0100, extension 1483.
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Brandeis University Offers CARL UnCover Gateway
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The January/February 1990 issue of On CARL, the newsletter of the
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Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, indicates that the
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Libraries of Brandeis University are offering their users access
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to both the CARL UnCover database and the Boston Library
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Consortium's Union List of Serials via an Internet link on the
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campus LAN. Boston College also provides access to the UnCover
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database.
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Brodart Produces Large CD-ROM Union Catalog
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Brodart Automation announces that it has produced a CD-ROM union
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catalog for the Commonwealth of Virginia that contains 3.3 million
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unique titles. The CD-ROM union catalog, called CAVALIR, is
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contained on five CD-ROM disks, and it is being distributed to 220
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libraries across the state.
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Copyright (C) 1990 by the University Libraries, University of
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Houston. All Rights Reserved. Copying is permitted for
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noncommercial use by computerized bulletin board/conference
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systems, individual scholars, and libraries. This message must
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