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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 5, no. 12
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December 1994
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Information Systems Instruction & Support
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The Library
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University of California, Berkeley
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Edited by Teri Andrews Rinne
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ISSN: 1060-2356
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Contributors:
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John Ober, Margaret Phillips,
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Richard Rinehart, Teri Rinne, Roy Tennant
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Electronic Publishing
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"Policy, Issues, and Networked Information" Serials Review 20(3)
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(1994):7-37. -- This issue has a special section of four articles
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devoted to the broad topic of the title:
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* Bailey, Charles W., Jr. "Scholarly Electronic Publishing on
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the Internet, the NREN, and the NII: Charting Possible Futures" --
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Bailey discusses various models of scholarly electronic publishing,
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goals for an electronic publishing system, the role of commercial
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publishers, and what will be required to build a network-based
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scholarly publishing system.
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* Jankowska, Maria Anna. "Printed Versus Electronic: Policy Issues
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in the Case of the Environmental Journal"
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* Lynch, Clifford A. "Scholarly Communication in the Networked
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Environment: Reconsidering Economics and Organizational Missions"
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-- Lynch begins by discussing the changing economics of publication
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in the networked environment, followed by a look at various missions
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of organizations involved in publishing (not all are commercial
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outfits), and then wraps up with a discussion of new models of
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information dissemination.
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* Reich, Vicky and Mark Weiser. "Libraries are More Than
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Information: Situational Aspects of Electronic Libraries" -- Reich
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and Weiser argue that libraries provide much more than information,
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and that therefore any consideration of electronic libraries should
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pay heed to the situational functions libraries serve in our
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communities.
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In addition, should you wish for a case study, you need go no
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further than a separate article in the same issue:
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* Willis, Katherine, et.al. "TULIP - The University Licensing
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Program: Experiences at the University of Michigan" -- A
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description of how the University of Michigan provided access
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to the set of journals provided to them and other research
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universities in electronic form. Although it may be more instructive
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to compare all nine research library projects to provide access
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to these journals, as no two are entirely alike, the University of
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Michigan experience is nonetheless useful as a case study. -- RT
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Hypermedia and Multimedia
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Popovic, Mike. "Get Your Macintosh Organized" Imaging Magazine
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3(12)(December 1994):34-43. -- Many libraries and museums may
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already have several Macintosh workstations, and maybe even a
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scanner in the design office. They may still hesitate at
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creating a full-fledged imaging system because it implies buying
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new Unix workstations and training staff in a new operating
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system as well as new imaging database managers (in addition to
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the image manipulation software such as Photoshop). The hurdle
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is not so immense actually, and there are several serviceable
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options for creating an image database without a lot of money.
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This article reviews many of the commercial options specifically
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for the Mac (but also DOS) platforms for creating imaging
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workstations and management servers using regular desktop Macs.
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As is usual with Imaging Magazine, they are thorough with the
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details and contact information. -- RR
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Pinchbeck, Daniel. "State of the Art" Wired 2(12) (December 1994)
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:157-8, 206-8. -- This article explores the impact of digital
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technologies on the art world, specifically on the traditional
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forums for art sale and viewing - galleries and museums. The
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author goes a step beyond describing the Internet as a mere
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publication forum for museum events and exhibits, to describing
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it as a medium for the creation of new kinds of art. It is this
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new, conceptual and digital art that he argues will profoundly
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affect an art community centered around the sale and view of
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unique, monolithic "masterworks". The apocolyptic effect is
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perhaps overstated in that many artists will of course continue
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to create unique physical pieces. He does note however that the
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Internet will allow a new open and non-formal forum for
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disseminating this new art, and predicts that while galleries
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will shy away from such art as non-salable, museums may take the
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lead in 'hosting' such art in keeping with their more educational
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mission. -- RR
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Networks and Networking
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Gillespie, Robert G. "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About
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Internet Pricing (But Were Afraid to Ask)" Educom Review 29(6)
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(November/December 1994):42-43.
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Roberts, Michael. "Why is the Internet so Cheap?" Educom Review
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29(6) (November/December 1994):6-8.
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-- Taken together these two articles satisfy the curiosity that
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nearly all Internet users express one time or another - "who pays
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for all of this?" Roberts' article clearly enumerates the
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attributes that make the Internet inexpensive. In so doing he
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usefully compares the Internet to the telephone network and also
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warns us of changes that will threaten the historic pricing
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structure regardless of public policy decisions and debate.
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Gillespie presents his material as a series of questions and
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answers, the first of which explains the distribution of real
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costs in academic institutions where use appears as if it is
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"free." -- JLO
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Jones, Russ. "Creating Clickable Image Maps" _Ora.com_ O'Reilly
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& Associates, (Fall 1994):6-8. -- This "feature article" from
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O'Reilly's catalog is actually an excerpt from their new book
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_Managing Internet Information Services_ by Cricket Liu, et al.
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The straightforward text is basically a tutorial covering one of
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the most complex yet powerful features of html and World-Wide Web
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documents--in-line clickable images. The demand is rising for
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accessible, high-quality information about creating Web resources,
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and, in typical O'Reilly fashion, this article and the book from
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which it is excerpted arrives in timely response. A complimentary
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copy of the catalog can be requested from catalog@ora.com. An
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electronic version of the catalog and the article can be found at
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[http://www.ora.com/] -- JLO
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Pasicznyuk, Robert W. "Internet Resources for the Space Sciences"
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College & Research Libraries News 55(11) (December 1994):725-26.
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-- NASA's commitment to making information as widely available as
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possible means that there is an unusual wealth of information
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sources in the space sciences available on the Internet. These
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sources include a wide array of text, auditory and graphic
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information. As a general guide to resources on the space sciences,
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this article provides references to both multimedia information
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centers and relevant news and discussion groups. -- MP
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Schankman, Larry. "How to Become an Internet Power User" College &
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Research Libraries News 55(11) (December 1994): 718-721. -- Despite
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its mock inspirational tone, this article provides practical
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guidelines that information professionals should follow in order to
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consider themselves Internet savvy. The author suggests, among other
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things, that librarians should maintain a positive attitude about
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the quantity and diversity of information on the Net and should keep
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up-to-date on the emerging technologies and issues related to it.
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An accompanying sidebar includes references to Internet guides that
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can be downloaded as well a list of Internet lists and other
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resources for keeping up-to-date. -- MP
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Weider, C. and P. Deutsch. "A Vision of an Integrated Internet
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Information Service" Request For Comments (RFC) 1727. Available at RFC
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repositories including anonymous ftp at nis.nsf.net(ftp://nis.nsf.net/
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internet/documents/rfc/rfc1727.txt). -- This is an excellent document
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to read for those who would like to have a window into the process of
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developing Internet protocols. Produced by the Integration of Internet
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Information Resources Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task
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Force, the document lays out a vision of how services might be
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integrated over the next few years. There is a mixture of plain talk
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about functionality with details about requirements that would have to
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be met in order to realize an integration of Internet services. The
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document gives those who wonder about future developments some useful
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facts to ponder as well as an insight into how such discussions are
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codified and put into the protocol development stream. -- JLO
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Optical Disc Technology
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Fritz, Mark. "CD-i: The Training Machine?" CD-ROM Professional 7(6)
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(November/December 1994):125-135. -- Fritz poses the question "Is
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CD-i (Compact Disc-interactive) a dodo breathing its last breath or
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a phoenix on the rise?" in this frank and comprehensive overview of
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the technology's training applications. Recently a number of large
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companies, such as Chrysler, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble,
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Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Texaco have joined together in an
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ambitious CD-i production and distribution co-op. CD-i is a
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particularly attractive option as a training platform/medium because
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it is portable, the CD-i players can be plugged into the ubiquitous
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television set, and it delivers both video and interactivity. -- TR
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Guenette, David R. and Paul Nicholls. "CD-ROM and Multimedia Industry
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Newsletters" CD-ROM Professional 7(6) (November/December 1994):154-161.
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-- The authors have compiled a resource directory covering CD-ROM and
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multimedia industry trade newsletters. "Industry" is defined to
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include the CD-ROM publishers, developers, distributors, investors,
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and all others involved in some part of the process of planning,
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financing, creating, producing, promoting, and selling CD-ROM, as
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well as the information profession working in libraries, information
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centers, and MIS, and marketers and advertisers, trainers, and
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educators who use CD-ROM and multimedia titles professionally. The
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authors encourage the reader to view a newsletter as falling some-
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where between a publication and a consulting company, with subscribers
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as the clients. A short description of the newsletter and its intended
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audience along with subscription and price information is included
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for each entry. -- TR
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Kalstrom, David. "CD-Recordable: The New Storage Medium for Business
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and Pleasure" CD-ROM Professional 7(6) (November/December 1994):
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106-112. -- Focusing more on the business aspects of CD-R, Kalstrom
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writes a very strong endorsement for the use of CD-R for data
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archiving. While economies of scale were the driving force behind
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CD-ROM production and distribution, the advent of CD-R has made it
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economically feasible for almost any type of application, regardless
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of the number of the discs produced. The author contends that as the
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cost of CD-R hardware continues to drop, it will become more readily
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accepted as a general-purpose archiving and back-up medium that will
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compete head-on with tape, rewritable magneto-optical and even hard
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disk drives. -- TR
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Starr, Karen. "Top Tips From Street-Wise CD-ROM Network Managers"
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CD-ROM Professional 7(6) (November/December 1994):145-147. -- Starr
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compiles an extremely practical and useful set of tips from six
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seasoned CD-ROM network managers. Learn from the triumphs and mis-
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takes of these network sages. -- TR
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General
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Laribee, Janet F. and Carl L. Lorber. "Electronic Resources: Level
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of Awareness and Usage in a University Library" CD-ROM Professional
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7(6) (November/December 1994):137-144. -- Laribee and Lorber present
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and analyze the results of a survey recently conducted at Eastern
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Illinois University's Booth Library to determine the level of
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awareness, usage, and general impressions of the library's electronic
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resources among faculty and administrators. The results of the study
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yielded two major findings: 1. a low level of awareness of some of
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the electronic resources and 2. a slight degree of dissatisfaction
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with the training and documentation on the usage of the electronic
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resources. The authors follow-up with a literature review of library
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instruction targeted at faculty and a list of practical program goals
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based upon the findings of the survey. -- TR
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Current Cites 5(12) (December 1994) ISSN: 1060-2356 Copyright (C) 1994
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by the Library, University of California, Berkeley. All rights reserved.
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