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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 3, no. 12
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December 1992
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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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Electronic Publishing
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Myers, Judy E., Thomas C. Wilson, and John H. Lienhard. "Surfing
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the Sea of Stories: Riding the Information Revolution" Mechanical
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Engineering 114(10) (October 1992):60-65. These authors present
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some ideas about the future of scholarly publishing in the
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electronic environment. They argue that the print deluge is
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already upon us and electronic publishing and access will provide
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some relief for the information weary. Myers, et al. also focus
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on some the technical, economic, and social issues that need to be
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addressed in order to reach this bright future. The authors, two
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of them librarians, devote the last section of the article to the
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role that libraries and librarians may play in this future. - DR
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Information Transfer
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Lang, Laura. "Mapping the Future of Map Librarianship" American
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Libraries 23(10) (November 1992):880-883. Libraries are making
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electronic maps available to their users through PC's by using
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TIGER files, electronic maps distributed by the U.S. Census
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Bureau and geographic information system (GIS) technology.
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This combination of technology and information allows users to
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create thematic maps. "such as population distribution or
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transportation routes." - VR
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Perez, Ernest. "ZyINDEX: Quick & Not-Too-Dirty Text Databases"
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Database 15(6) (December 1992):45-52. In his introduction,
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Perez gives an overview of text file index software products
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and their capabilities. He then goes on to describe the
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ZyINDEX text file index searching and retrieval capabilities in
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particular. - VR
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Stigleman, Sue. "Pro-Cite 2.0: Steady Evolution" Database 15(6)
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(December 1992):68-72. This article thoroughly describes the
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new version of the bibliographic software, Pro-Cite. The
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changes in the new version include a more convenient procedure
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for creating authority lists; more compatibility with
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WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1, and Microsoft Word 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5,
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allowing for easier "manuscript searching" (previously known as
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"in-text referencing"); and other changes, ranging from the
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subtle to the obvious. - VR
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Networks and Networking
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"Accessing the NSA: John Gillmore Files Suit with the National
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Security Agency" EFFector Online 4(0) (December 11, 1992).
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Board Member John Gillmore has
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filed suit against the NSA to obtain certain documents on
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data encryption under the terms of the Freedom of Information
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Act. Find out what happens when Gillmore obtained copies of
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some of the documents from a publicly accessible library. - DR
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Arms, William Y., et al. "The Design of the Mercury Electronic
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Library" EDUCOM Review 27(6) (November/December 1992):38-41.
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After a year of production, the electronic library at Carnegie
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Mellon University is beginning to take shape and fulfill its
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promise. Included here are descriptions of the user interfaces
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currently available and in the works, the three search engines
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that can be used independently or in concert, the way
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compression is handled, as well as a sample retrieval of a
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scanned document. - DR
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Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy 2(3)
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(Fall 1992). Special issue on the commercialization of the
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Internet. The articles in this issue of ENRAP cover a wide
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range of issues pertaining to the ongoing development of the
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Internet and its commercialization, one of the more
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controversial network issues today.
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o Brown, Alison. "Whither Regional Networks" pp. 5-6.
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Brown opines that the regional networks will not whither away
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and toss their research and education clients to the commercial
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providers, but grow and diversify into regional businesses
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providing a range of services to both commercial and research
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and education clients.
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o Eldred, Susan M. and Michael J. McGill.
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"Commercialization of the Internet/NREN: Introduction" pp. 2-4.
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Eldred (the Guest Editor) and McGill provide a clear and
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succinct description of the current mixed public-commercial
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environment and introduce some of the issues and concerns
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facing users and service providers.
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o Estrada, Susan. "Commercialization and the Commercial
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Internet Exchange: How the CIX Can Help Further the
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Commercialization of the Internet" pp. 24-28. As President of
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the CIX, Estrada describes how this commercial trade association
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is working to enhance the network environment. Composed of
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unrestricted network service providers, the CIX works to ensure
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interconnectivity among its member networks and the rest of the
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Internet that can be accessed by commercial traffic. The CIX
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also works as an advocate for the development of a more robust
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network that better meets the needs of commercial users.
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o Maloff, Joel H. "Selling Internet Service: An Ancient
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Art Form on a New Canvas" pp. 17-23. Maloff argues that selling
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Internet services (access, support, information resources, etc.)
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requires somewhat traditional sales techniques, but in a
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consultative mode. Most business users are unaware of the
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Internet and its possibilities, and therefore may not realize
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how they might benefit from its use. Like a reference
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librarian, the salesperson must listen to the client and read
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between the lines to offer the best solution to their data
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communications needs.
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o Perritt, Henry H., Jr. "Tort Liability, the First
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Amendment, Equal Access, and Commercialization of Electronic
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Networks" pp. 29-44. Perritt provides a detailed look at
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what liability, obligations for equal access, and First
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Amendment protections a network service provider may have.
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The answers Perritt provides are not definite, as the laws
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are not yet codified, and depend on the type and range of
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services being provided. Perritt points out that traditional
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laws and guidelines for communications and publishing may
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be applicable, and new rules should not be laid out until
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more case law has been established with respect to the
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digital environment.
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o Weis, Allan H. "Commercialization of the Internet"
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pp. 7-16. While describing the history of the Internet's
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development, Weis highlights those aspects of the network that
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have made it a success (e.g., Acceptable Use Policies, shared
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protocols, etc.). With these aspects in mind, he goes on to
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encourage a mixed-use internet that provides economies of scale,
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protection for publicly-funded networks, and unhindered
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commercial and technological development. - DR
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Emtage, Alan. "Musings on the Infostructure" posted on
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PACS-L@UHUPVM1 (December 11, 1992) in two parts. Emtage offers
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some very interesting thoughts about the future of networked
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information, librarians, and technologists. Although he is an
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admitted non-librarian, Emtage displays a fairly good
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understanding of many of the issues librarians are facing. He
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also believes, I think rightly, that technologists and
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librarians must establish a more cooperative and robust
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relationship. As with most good postings, this one has
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generated some response, and hopefully there will be more, just
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as the author invited. - DR
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Hoffman, Ellen. "National Science Foundation Network Achieves
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Major Milestone: T-1 NSFNET Now Part of Internet History" posted
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on com-priv@psi.com and nren-discuss@psi.com (December 3, 1992).
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Hoffman reports on the final transfer of NSFNET backbone (ANSnet)
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traffic to T-3 lines running at 45 Mbps! This is equivalent to
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1,400 pages of single-spaced typed text per second, and network
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traffic is increasing at a rate of 11% a month. - DR
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Optical Disc Technologies
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Flanders, Bruce. "Optical Imaging Project Links Spain to Southern
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California" Computers in Libraries 12(9) (October 1992):27-28.
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Flanders describes a truly impressive and ambitious project
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utilizing optical disc storage technology. Housed in Spain's
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Archivo General de Indias is a computer-based archiving system
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in which over nine million pages of historical documents and maps
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are being scanned and stored onto optical discs. The original
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documents which represent over 5.5 miles of shelving space will
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ultimately be contained on 450 5.25-inch discs. Flanders
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discusses the temporary satellite link with the Huntington
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Library in Southern California, and outlines the technical
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specifications of the project, including a description of
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Plasmon Data System's "moth-eye" technology. - TR
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Schuler, John A. "Democracy on a Disc" CD-ROM Librarian 7(10)
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(November 1992):24-29. This article sets the tone and the
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agenda for what is destined to become a lively monthly column
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on the pages of CD-ROM Librarian. Schuler will ambitiously
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attempt to "examine the myriad of social, political,
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technological, practical, and economic debates shaping the
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application of CD-ROM technology by public agencies." In this
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first column, he poses general questions of philosophy and
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public policy. He invites readers to contribute their own
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"insights into the struggle for dominance in the new information
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order...." - TR
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York, Vicki and Audrey Jean Haight. "Government Information:
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CD-ROM Roundup" CD-ROM Librarian 7(10) (November 1992):14-19.
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In this review of government information CD-ROM products, the
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authors describe what is going on in the rapidly expanding area
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of government CD-ROM product development. They also suggest
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products with the widest applications for non-depository
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libraries. - TR
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General
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Clarkson, Mark A. "The Information Theater: You've Never Seen
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Your Data Quite Like this Before" BYTE (November 1992):145-152.
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Clarkson describes some of the recent work in data search,
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retrieval, visualization, and manipulation coming out of Xerox
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PARC. The Information Theater (a GUI) provides users with a
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number of impressive search techniques that employ natural
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language processing, user disambiguation, and data clustering
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to help searchers manage searches on huge full-text databases.
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- DR
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Hilton-Chalfen, Danny. "Information Technology, Campus Libraries,
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and Patrons with Disabilities: Emerging Issues and Access
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Strategies" EDUCOM Review 27(6) (November/December 1992):47-49.
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The author describes some of the ways IT can assist libraries in
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providing users with disabilities with better services. CWISs,
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CD-ROMs, GUIs, and full text sources, all made available in a
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distributed environment, are fairly easy ways to use what many
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libraries already have to maximize access to information for this
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clientele. - DR
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Lucier, Richard E. "Towards a Knowledge Management Environment: A
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Strategic Framework" EDUCOM Review 27(6) (November/December
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1992):24-31. Lucier illustrates the rather striking position
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that the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management has put
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itself in. They intend to became an active part of the creation
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of knowledge and its management by employing information
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technologies. Lucier writes, "Knowledge management constitutes a
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new model for scientific communication in which faculty and a
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multidisciplinary team of computer scientists, software engineers,
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and research librarians share responsibility for the collection,
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structuring, representation, dissemination, and use of knowledge
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through the use of information technologies." - DR
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Lynch, Clifford A. "Beyond the Ordinary Card Catalog: MELVYL
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Learns from Years of Experience" EDUCOM Review 27(6) (November/
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December 1992):20-23. Lynch provides us with a quick review of the
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history of the MELVYL system, and update of the current status,
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and a glimpse at the future of one of the more complex and
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powerful information systems around. - DR
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NewsBits
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"Teaching with Technology" Chronicle of Higher Education 39(14)
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(November 25, 1992):A14.
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o DeLoughry, Thomas J. "California State University at
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Long Beach Is Using Computers to Enable Students of Art History
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to Study Drawings More Closely."
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o --."Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
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University Has Found That a Computer Program Can Do Better Than
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Professors in Turning Freshmen into Computer Users."
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o Wilson, David L. "Students at Williams College Are
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Participating in Classroom Discussions With Their Counter-parts
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in Finland Through Live Television."
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Wilson, David L. "Community Colleges Seen Leading in
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Instructional Use of Computers" The Chronicle of Higher
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Education 39(15) (December 2, 1992):A21-A23.
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Current Cites 3(12) (December 1992) ISSN: 1060-2356
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California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
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