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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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June 28, 1990 Volume 1, Number 6 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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NEW CD-ROM DATABASES FROM DIALOG
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Dialog Information Services, Inc. has announced six new CD-ROM
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products: (1) OnDisc AEROSPACE DATABASE, which provides
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international coverage of scientific and technical literature
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related to aerospace engineering (available Fall 1990); (2)
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OnDisc Ei CHEMDISC, which covers technology issues for chemical
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engineers (available now); (3) OnDisc KIRK-OTHMER, which contains
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the full-text of the third edition of the Kirk-Othmer
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Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (available summer 1990); (4)
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OnDisc L.A. Times, which provides the full-text of all three
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daily versions of the Los Angeles Times plus stories unique to
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the Orange County, San Diego, Chatsworth, and Ventura editions
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(available late summer 1990); (5) OnDisc METADEX COLLECTION,
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which combines the METADEX, MATERIALS BUSINESS FILE, and
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ENGINEERED MATERIALS ABSTRACTS databases to cover the areas of
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metals, polymers, and ceramics (available Fall 1990); and (6)
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OnDisc SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, which provides the full-text of the
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San Jose Mercury News (available Fall 1990).
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For more 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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GEAC SYSTEM WILL BE LINKED TO CD-ROM OPAC
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Geac Computer Corporation and the Massachusetts Institute of
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Technology Libraries have announced a cooperative project to link
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MIT's Geac Series 8000 system with microcomputer-based
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Marcive/PAC CD-ROM online catalogs. This interface will permit
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bibliographic and item status information to be downloaded from
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the Geac system to the Marcive CD-ROM OPAC units. The software
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modules that will be developed will also be available for use
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with Geac Series 9000 systems.
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INCREASED OPTIONS FOR LOCALLY MOUNTED DATABASES
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All databases from the Information Access Company, such as
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GENERAL PERIODICALS INDEX, can now be licensed for local use and
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loaded into NOTIS Systems, Inc.'s Multiple Database Access
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component. For further information, contact Arta Zygielbaum,
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Information Access Company, 362 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA
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94404 (415) 378-5200.
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Using the WILSONTAPE service, INLEX, Inc. customers can now
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license databases from the H. W. Wilson company to load into
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their INLEX systems. For further information, contact: Pat
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Barkalow Eby, INLEX, Inc., P.O. Box 1349, Monterey, CA 93942
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(408) 646-8600.
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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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