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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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September 5, 1991 Volume 2, Number 8 ISSN 1050-6004
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Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
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(LIB3@UHUPVM1).
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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 VERSION OF LE PAC SOFTWARE
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Brodart Automation has released the latest version of its Le Pac
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CD-ROM public access catalog software, designed to benefit
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libraries with multiple locations. The revised version adds
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location qualifiers for author, title, and subject lists to allow
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display of items at the specified location only. The Expanded
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Search feature allows the user to expand the search from a
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location qualifier to the entire consortium-wide catalog, if
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search results are not sufficient, while Multi-Level Location
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Searching automatically scopes the entire database if the
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location qualified search yields no matches. For information
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contact Brodart Automation, 500 Arch St., Williamsport, PA 17705
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or call 800-233-8467, ext. 640.
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DYNIX INTRODUCES NEW MODULES
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Dynix, Inc. has announced two new software modules, Journal
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Citation and Community Resources. Journal Citation incorporates
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the loader software as well as the index and search routines for
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accessing periodical indexes through Dynix public access
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catalogs. Currently Dynix has agreements with Information Access
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Company, H. W. Wilson, and ABI/Inform to load files for its
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clients. The module is designed to allow libraries to decide
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which indexes they load, how many years of the retrospective
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index they want, whether to load abstracts and, if so, whether to
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index them or display them only. In addition, libraries may
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choose to load all records or only those periodical titles to
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which they subscribe.
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The Community Resources Module permits PAC users to access
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information about local organizations and events, search library-
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generated indexes of local newspapers, pose questions to staff,
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or find answers to frequently asked reference questions.
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For information contact Patricia Jones, Dynix, 151 E. 1700 South,
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Provo, UT 84606, or call 801-375-2770.
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NOTIS AND IAC SIGN AGREEMENT
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NOTIS Systems, Inc. and Information Access Company have signed
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an agreement that permits users of NOTIS' Multiple Database
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Access System (MDAS) to purchase InfoTrac 2000 databases for
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local online access.
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MDAS users interested in the InfoTrac 2000 databases should call
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800-227-8431 and ask for InfoTrac 2000.
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Release 1.2 of the NOTIS MDAS has been shipped to all current
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customers. The new release adds patron sign-on as a local
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option, a search list for saving previous search statements and
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combining individual keyword searches, support for Common Command
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Language, and redesigned index displays.
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GALE DEVELOPS DIRECTORY OF PORTABLE DATABASES
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Gale Research Inc.'s new Directory of Portable Databases provides
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detailed descriptions of over 1900 databases on CD-ROM, diskette,
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or magnetic tape. Descriptive entries for databases in each
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medium are listed alphabetically by title and include the
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information source, the vendor, price, and the subject, content,
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and type of information it contains. Hardware and software
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specifications required to operate the program are detailed as
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well. Indexes permit users to search by subject, source, vendor,
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or title. Cost of the directory is $99.00. To order call Gale
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Research 800-877-4253.
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NOTIS INTRODUCES NEW SEARCH ENGINE
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NOTIS Systems has introduced NOTISearch, its new keyword search
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engine, which allows keyword searching of all fields of the MARC
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bibliographic record. Additional features of the new search
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engine include NEXT and SYN operators, numeric qualifiers for
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positional operators, data ranging, and upper/lower case
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qualifications. The system operates with NOTIS online catalog
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and its Multiple Database Access System (MDAS). For information
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contact Stuart Miller, NOTIS Systems, 708-866-0171.
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BRS ADDS HEALTH DATABASES
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Three health-related databases have been added to the BRS Search
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Service and BRS Colleague product lines. The Health Periodicals
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Database provides summaries of technical articles from major
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medical journals, consumer health publications, and health-
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related articles form general interest publications, written in
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everyday language, as well as citations, author abstracts, and
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more than 62,000 full-text articles. The database is also
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available on BRS After Dark.
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Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry News contains the full
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text of four leading international pharmaceutical and healthcare
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newsletters: Scrip, Clinica, Animal Pharm, and Agrow. The
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database will be available as three separate files. The daily
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file will provide the most current day's news before it appears
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in print; the current file will include the most current five
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weeks; and the archival file will contain retrospective files.
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Pharmacontacts is an online directory of more than 19,000
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European, American, and worldwide pharmaceutical, animal health
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and agrochemical companies; research institutes; regulatory
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authorities; and industry associations. For information contact
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Wayne Jackson, Maxwell Online, 703-442-0900.
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Copyright (C) 1991 by the University Libraries, University of
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Houston, University Park. All rights reserved.
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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computerized
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bulletin board/conference systems, individual scholars, and
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libraries. Libraries are authorized to add the journal to their
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collections at no cost. This message must appear on copied
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material. All commercial use requires permission.
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