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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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October 31, 1990 Volume 1, Number 10 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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INFORMATION ACCESS ANNOUNCES NEW LICENSING PROGRAM
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Information Access Company announces the InfoTrac 2000 Database
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Licensing Program. Ten IAC databases are offered under the
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program: General Periodicals Index, Magazine Index Plus,
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Expanded Academic Index, Academic Index, Business Index, Computer
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Database, National Newspaper Index, Health Index, Legal Resource
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Index, and Business & Company ProFile.
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Under the new program, libraries can integrate the IAC databases
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with their own online or CD-ROM Public Access Catalog using a
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common user interface and existing terminals. Libraries who
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subscribe to the service can mount IAC tapes on their own
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mainframe computer system, choose off-site network access, or
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load CD-ROM databases on existing CD-ROM PAC workstations.
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To date, InfoTrac 2000 Database Licensing Program agreements have
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been completed with Auto-Graphics, Brodart, CARL, DRA, NOTIS,
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Sirsi, and VTLS. Agreements are pending with Dynix, Innovative
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Interfaces, CoBit, Inlex, Geac, and Library Corporation.
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For further information contact Arta Zygielbaum, IAC, 362
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Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404 (415) 378-5274.
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CARLYLE SYSTEMS INTRODUCES IMAGE SYSTEM
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Carlyle/ImageQuery provides online access to digital images of
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maps, slides, paintings, photographs, rare manuscripts, organic
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specimens, and other visual materials. Originally developed by
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the University of California, Berkeley, Advanced Technology Group
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using the INGRES relational database management system, the
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program provides query, browse, and view capabilities.
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Carlyle/ImageQuery's graphical user interface incorporates mouse
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access, windows, pulldown menus, and scrollable authority lists.
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Texts of the records and/or the associated images may be
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displayed. The system supports zooming and panning, contrast and
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brightness adjustment, and pixel and color map editing.
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Carlyle/ImageQuery runs on UNIX-based processors. It is a stand-
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alone system, which may be purchased on a software-only or
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turnkey basis.
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For additional information, contact Kathy Kane, Carlyle Systems,
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Inc., 5750 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (415) 428-3900.
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NOTIS COMPATIBLE WITH NEW IBM MAINFRAMES
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NOTIS Systems, Inc. has announced the compatibility of NOTIS
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software products with the new IBM System/390 mainframe
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computers. NOTIS customers can upgrade to IBM System/390
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mainframe processors, Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD),
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telecommunications processors, and expanded memory support.
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For additional information, contact Stuart W. Miller, NOTIS
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Systems, Inc., 1007 Church Street, Evanston, IL 60201-3622, (708)
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866-0171.
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NEWSLETTER AND JOURNAL ON NREN DEVELOPMENTS
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Research & Education Networking premiered in October as the first
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newsletter devoted exclusively to reporting on the National
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Research and Education Network and related high performance
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computer communications developments. Published by Meckler,
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institutional subscriptions are $59 per year, $39 personal rate.
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Starting in March 1991, Meckler will also publish a journal about
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NREN and related developments, which will be called Research
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Networking & Information Systems.
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For further information, contact Meckler, 11 Ferry Lane West,
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Westport, CT 06880 1-800-635-5537.
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NEW FROM ISI
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The Institute for Scientific Information has released a new
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addition to its Current Contents on Diskette Series--Current
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Contents on Diskette/Social and Behavioral Sciences. As with the
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other five editions in the series, the product provides weekly
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access to the latest content listings from major journals in the
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discipline.
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A newly enhanced version of FOCUS ON: Global Change adds English
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language abstracts to this multi-disciplinary, biweekley guide to
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literature dealing with environmental change. Offered on
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diskette, the enhanced Version 2.0 also includes ISI's KeyWords
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Plus, an upgraded software interface, and browsing by discipline.
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For further information, contact ISI, 3501 Market Street,
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Philadelphia, PA 19104 1-800-336-4474.
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Copyright (C) 1990 by the University Libraries, University of
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Houston. All rights reserved.
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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computerized
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libraries. Libraries are authorized to add the journal to their
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collections at no cost. This message must appear on copied
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