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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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May 29, 1990 Volume 1, Number 5 ISSN 1050-6004
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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,
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University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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JOINT CATALOG AND INDEX ON CD-ROM
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Auto-Graphics, Inc. and EBSCO Electronic Information have
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announced a project to provide access to a library catalog and
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periodical articles through a single CD-ROM workstation. From a
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single menu, library patrons can search for books and other
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materials in the CD-ROM catalog using Auto-Graphics' IMPACT public
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access catalog, or search for information published in over 300
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periodicals indexed and summarized by EBSCO's Magazine Article
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Summaries (MAS). A local holdings feature allows libraries to
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identify whether the library receives the magazines. Testing of
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the system is being conducted by the Orange County (CA) Public
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Library and the Baltimore County (MD) Public Library. For more
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information contact: Tim Collins, EBSCO (800-221-1826), or Joel
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Lee, Auto-Graphics (800-325-7961).
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INVESTEXT REPORTS ON INFOTRAC CD-ROM
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Research reports from the world's major investment banks and
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brokerage firms will be available through Information Access
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Company's InfoTrac CD-ROM system. Investext offers more than
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200,000 reports from U.S., U.K., European, Asian, and Australian
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investment firms covering 53 industries and 11,000 companies. The
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reports, dating back to 1984, are available online through DIALOG,
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CompuServe, and Dow Jones News/Retrieval. The InfoTrac version of
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the database will integrate indexing, abstracts, and the full text
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of the investment reports into a single CD-ROM system. For more
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information contact: Arta Zygielbaum at 415-378-5000.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has issued a call for
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proposals for papers, workshops, and demonstrations for a one-day
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conference to be held April 6, 1991 on the theme "The Social
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Creation of Knowledge: Multimedia and Information Technologies in
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the University." Proposals are invited on all aspects of the
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creation, organization, presentation, and exchange of knowledge
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and information in educational communities through multimedia and
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other information technologies. Proposals not to exceed 5 pages
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should be sent by October 1, 1990, to: Edward Barrett, Conference
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Director, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive - 14N-336, Cambridge, MA 02139
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or E-mail to ebarrett@athena.mit.edu.
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GEAC INTRODUCES GEOGATE
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Geac Computer Corporation has introduced GeoGate, a communications
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product designed to provide universal connectivity for library
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systems. GeoGate provides full library functionality to any point
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on a TCP/IP network, eliminating the need for additional private
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leased lines or X.25 Public Switching Network connections. The
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communications processor facilitates connectivity to Geac 9000/8000
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applications to a user anywhere on a TCP/IP network as well as
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providing connectivity to other systems on TCP/IP and IBM SNA
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networks through any Geac terminal.
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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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appear on copied material. All commercial use requires
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permission.
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