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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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March 5, 1990 Volume 1, Number 1
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Editors: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1) and Dana Rooks.
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Issued on an irregular basis by the University Libraries,
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University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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AAAS and OCLC to Pursue Electronic Publishing
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and
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the OCLC Online Computer Library Center have agreed to pursue a
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joint electronic publishing venture. AAAS is the country's leading
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general scientific organization, with over 132,000 individual
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members and nearly 300 affiliated scientific and engineering
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societies and academies of science. AAAS publishes two journals,
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Science and Science Books & Films, as well as scientific books.
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OCLC is a nonprofit computer library service and research
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organization whose computer network and products link more than
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10,000 libraries in 39 countries.
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"By merging the editorial capabilities of AAAS with the
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computerized delivery capabilities of OCLC, we are moving to the
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forefront of electronic publishing," said Dr. K. Wayne Smith,
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President and Chief Executive Officer of OCLC. "We are working
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with a new mode of publication that is primarily, not secondarily,
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electronic. We believe it will benefit both the individual
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information users, who are members of AAAS, and the institutional
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information users, whose libraries are members of OCLC."
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Two New CD-ROM Products From Dialog Information Services
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Dialog has announced that its two newest products, THOMAS REGISTER
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(R) and IDD M&A TRANSACTIONS (TM), are being shipped.
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THOMAS REGISTER contains the most current edition of the Thomas
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Register of American Manufacturers (R). THOMAS REGISTER delivers
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company descriptions and profiles as well as product indexing for
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approximately 148,000 manufacturers. Additional features include
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the ability to search by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
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code and to target company officers by their job responsibilities.
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Fax numbers for more than 100,000 companies are included. THOMAS
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REGISTER is issued on a single compact disc, which is updated twice
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a year. An annual subscription costs $1,495.
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IDD M&A TRANSACTIONS contains information on publicly announced
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transactions involving a merger, acquisition, leveraged buy-out,
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divestiture, stock purchase, tender offer, self tender, share
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repurchase, or other major transaction. All transactions of $1
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million or more, transactions that involve the acquisition of at
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least 5% of a company, and transactions with an undisclosed dollar
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amount are included. The primary focus is on U.S. companies, but
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transactions involving non-U.S. companies are covered if the
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transactions are reported in the U.S. press. IDD M&A TRANSACTIONS
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is updated monthly and contains the complete file, covering 1984
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to the present, on a single disc. An annual subscription is
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$14,595.
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For further information contact: Marketing Department, Dialog
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Information Services, Inc., 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
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94304 (800) 334-2564.
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Interactive Art Videodiscs
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Belser Knowledge Services has announced pricing for its line of
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interactive videodiscs, which are available in IBM-compatible and
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Macintosh versions. The Macintosh version utilizes HyperCard.
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German Renaissance Painting $750
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Dutch Baroque Painting $750
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Codex Vat. lat. 39, New Testament $750
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Paintings of the 19th Century (Pt. 1) $750
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For further information contact: Belser Knowledge Services, 54 West
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21st Street, Suite 309, New York, NY 10010 (212) 727-3888.
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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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