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Volume 1, no. 3
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October 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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Mark Mentges, Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani, Lisa Rowlison, Roy Tennant
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Optical Disc Technology
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Dreiss, Jack L. "CD-ROM: Potential and Pitfalls." CD-ROM
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Professional 3(5) (September 1990):70-73. This article is a
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summary from the Arthur Andersen White Paper entitled, "CD-ROM:
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Confronting the Potential Dilemma." The article outlines past
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pitfalls of the new technology (lack of standards, fear of
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obsolescence, expense) and factors that will fuel growth in the
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future. The authors assert that CD-ROM is much more than a passing
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fancy and predict that it will be the hot information technology of
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the early 1990s, and its effect will be nothing less than
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revolutionary.
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Rosen, Linda. "CD-ROM Report: A Guide to the emerging optical
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technologies." Database 13(5) (October 1990):116-119. The author
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sets out to "demystify new electronic and optical technologies and
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to provide information on the current and future availability of
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actual products." The technologies covered include CD-ROM, CD-I,
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CD-IV, CD-ROM XA, DVI, and WORM. The author concludes with the
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prediction that CD-ROM will continue to be the most widely used of
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the optical technologies in the information industry, while the
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newer technologies will go straight to the consumer.
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Stewart, Linda, ed. Public Access CD-ROMs in Libraries: Case
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Studies. Westport, CT: Meckler Corporation, 1990. This recently
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published work presents case studies of libraries which have
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installed CD-ROM workstations in public access areas. Its primary
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aim is to aid in the planning and decision-making regarding the
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purchase and management of CD-ROM. The case studies are grouped
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into two parts: the first part presents case studies grouped into two
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sections by type of library while the second part concentrates on
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particular aspects of implementation (e.g. networking, remote
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access).
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Tenopir, Carol. "CD-ROM Manifesto." Library Journal 115(14):195-
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97. In her monthly column, Tenopir provides the text of the CD-ROM
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Manifesto presented at the National Online Meeting in New York this
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May by the Corporate Librarians Group of New York. The document
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calls for progress in the design, production, marketing, and support
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of CD-ROM products, especially in relation to standards, interfaces,
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and networking.
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Expert Systems
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Bailey, Charles W. Jr. and Kathleen Gunning. "The Intelligent
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Reference Information System." CD-ROM Librarian 5(8) (September
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1990):10-19. One of the limitations of expert systems has been the
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inability to link them either with other expert systems or with
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other computer products. This limitation is clearly being overcome
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with the IRIS Project which takes the power of expert systems in
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combination with CD-ROM technology to develop improved reference
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services. Interesting reading especially now that our libraries offer
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multiple CD-ROM database services.
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Davis, Randall, ed. "Expert Systems: How Far Can They Go?" AI
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MAGAZINE 10(1) (Spring 1989):61-63.This panel from the
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International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence presents
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some of the limitations and areas of future development of expert
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systems. The philosophic nature of the article is its main attraction,
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as it presents an excellent introduction to the question of whether
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expert systems can really ever be "experts."
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Johntston, Mark and John Weckert. "Selection Advisor: An Expert
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System for Collection Development." Information Technology &
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Libraries 9(3) (September 1990):219-225. This article discusses the
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development of an expert system to be used in COLLECTION
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DEVELOPMENT. Slightly technical, but not dauntingly so. This
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application of expert systems is interesting for at least two
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reasons: its ability to "archive" selection decisions, and its ability
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to lend consistency to the overall selection process.
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Networks and Networking
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Bailey, Charles W. Jr. "The Public-Access Computer Systems Forum:
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A Computer Conference on BITNET." Library Software Review 9(2)
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(Mar/Apr 1990):71-74. Your ticket to having e-mail every day! The
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Public-Access Computer Systems Forum (PACS-L) is a fun and
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interesting discussion of library technology issues with
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participants from around the globe. This article (by the moderator
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of the "list") gives the basics of joining (and leaving) the conference.
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Kesselman, Martin. "European Online Services." Wilson Library
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Bulletin 65(1) (September, 1990):82-84, 134. Describes what the
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author has found in his research of European online catalogs and
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databases, and what further information he plans to disseminate.
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These resources remain largely untapped in North America and
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include such databases as: BLC (BLAIS-LINE), DIMDI (FRG), Pergamon
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Financial Data Services, and others.
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Kirk, Thomas and Thomas Michalak. "The Coalition for Networked
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Information." C&RL News 51(8) (September, 1990):751-753. This
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article describes the newly formed Coalition (of which Berkeley is a
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founding member) and its opening meeting. CNI is formally named
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The Coalition for Networked Information to Advance Scholarship and
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Intellectual Productivity. Member organizations include: ARL,
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CAUSE, EDUCOM, and ACRL.
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Nielsen, Brian. "Finding it on the Internet: the Next Challenge for
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Librarianship." Database 13(5) (October, 1990):105-107. A short
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discussion of the Internet and its relationship to libraries in the
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present and the future. This article also brings up the salient issues
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of "ownership" and cataloging with respect to online catalogs,
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databases, and electronic material.
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Hyper- and Multimedia
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Halbert, Martin. "Multimedia: The Agony and the Ecstasy for
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Information Professionals." CD-ROM Professional 3(5)(Sept 1990):6-
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9. This article addresses both the promise and problems of
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interactive multimedia: the range of possibilities of the new
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technology is promising but is also the source of problems in that
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the lack of standards will delay and confuse the adoption of the
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technology. Nevertheless, the author encourages librarians and
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computer center professionals to become familiar with the
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strengths and weaknesses of competing standards in multimedia.
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Information Transfer
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Brock, Dee. "Using Technology to Deliver Education." ASIS Bulletin
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(August/September 1990):9-11. Discusses the relevance of "distant
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education" in the nineties.
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Froehlich, Fritz E. and K. Leon Montgomery. "The Emergence of
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Telecommunications as a Discipline." ASIS Bulletin (June/July
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1990):6-7. An editorial introducing the next three articles
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discussing the impact of telecommunications on information and
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library systems systems.
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Hawkins, Phillip B. "Tools of the Trade: A Look at the Niscan/GS
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Scanner." Computer Currents (September 11-24 1990):46-48.
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Jacob, M.E.L. "Libraries and National Library Networks." ASIS Bulletin
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(June/July 1990):8-9.
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Kinney, Thomas. "Telecommunications Strategies for Academic
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Libraries." ASIS Bulletin (June/July 1990):12-13.
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Lunin, Lois F. "Integrating Images with the Information System."
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ASIS Bulletin (June/July 1990):21-22.
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Saffo, Paul. "The Collision of PC and Fax." Computer Currents
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(September 25-October 8 1990):62-64.
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Stigleman, Sue. "Text Management Software." Public-Access
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Computer Systems Review 1(1) (1990):5-22.
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Vrenios, Alex and Rita Wright."TexLib: A Texas Library of Online
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Business Research Data." Library Software Review (May/June
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1990):144-146. This paper describes how a business library was
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able to offer its users larger quantities of data that are both timely
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and accurate without staff increase.
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Welsch, Erwin K. and Ellen Schultz. "Developing Gateways to Online
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Information Utilities." Library Software Review (March-April
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1990):83-90. This paper suggests that instead of using commercial
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programs, local systems can be developed that utilize many gateway
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features, at less cost and more system specific.
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General Quint, Barbara. "Online Pricing Breakthroughs." Wilson
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Library Bulletin 65(1) (September, 1990):85-88. Discusses changes
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in pricing of online information and strategies for encouraging more
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competitive pricing.
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News Bits
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Turner, Judith Axler. "Apple Announces New Program for Higher-
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Education Software." The Chronicle of Higher Education (0ctober 3,
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1990):A24.
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Current Cites 1(3) (October 1990) ISSN: 1060-2356
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