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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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January 17, 1992 Volume 3, Number 1 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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CONTENTS
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Data Research Adds EBSCO Databases to Information Gateway, 1
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New Release of Science Citation Index CD-ROM Planned, 1
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New PACS Review Editorial Board Members Appointed, 2
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R. R. Bowker Announces LIBRARY REFERENCE PLUS, 3
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DATA RESEARCH ADDS EBSCO DATABASES TO INFORMATION GATEWAY
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Data Research Associates, Inc. has signed an agreement with EBSCO
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Publishing to provide EBSCO's Magazine Article Summaries and
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Academic Abstracts through the Data Research Information Gateway.
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The EBSCO indexes are tape loaded into the library's DRA system,
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where they are searched using familiar OPAC commands.
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Magazine Article Summaries covers articles appearing in the New
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York Times and 371 general interest periodicals selected for use
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by school and public libraries based on EBSCO Subscription
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Services' statistics.
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Academic Abstracts covers articles appearing in the New York
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Times and 757 periodicals most commonly found in academic
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libraries according to EBSCO Subscription Services' statistics.
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For further information, contact Joe Bonwich, Data Research
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Associates, Inc., 1276 North Warson Road, P.O. Box 8495, St.
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Louis, MO 63132-1806, (800) 325-0888.
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NEW RELEASE OF SCIENCE CITATION INDEX CD-ROM PLANNED
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The Institute for Scientific Information has announced that it
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will release a new version of its Science Citation Index Compact
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Disc Edition (SCI CDE). The new edition will add English-
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language author abstracts, which are available for 83% of the
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indexed articles, to the database. The new release is scheduled
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for July 1992.
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Demonstration disks for the new release are available at no cost.
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To order the demonstration disks, call (800) 336-4474 in the U.S.
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and Canada or 44-895-270016 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle
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East. For further information, contact Barbara Nagy-Teti,
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Institute for Scientific Information, 3501 Market Street,
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Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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NEW PACS REVIEW EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED
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The Editorial Board of The Public-Access Computer Systems Review
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has recently been expanded. The Public-Access Computer Systems
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Review is an electronic journal about end-user computer systems
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in libraries that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other
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networks. The following individuals now serve on the Board:
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Ralph Alberico, University of Texas, Austin
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George H. Brett II, University of North Carolina
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General Administration
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Steve Cisler, Apple
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Walt Crawford, Research Libraries Group
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Lorcan Dempsey, University of Bath
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Nancy Evans, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz
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Charles Hildreth, READ Ltd.
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Ronald Larsen, University of Maryland
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Clifford Lynch, Division of Library Automation,
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University of California
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David R. McDonald, Tufts University
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R. Bruce Miller, University of California, San Diego
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Paul Evan Peters, Coalition for Networked Information
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Peggy Seiden, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington
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Peter Stone, University of Sussex
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John E. Ulmschneider, North Carolina State University
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The Public-Access Computer Systems Review announced a new section
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of the journal, Refereed Articles, in November 1991. Articles in
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this section are peer reviewed by Editorial Board members.
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Authors now have the option of submitting a paper to either the
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Refereed Articles section or the Communications section (papers
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for this section are selected by the Editor-in-Chief and the
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Associate Editor, Communications).
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For further information, contact Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Editor-
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in-Chief, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, University
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Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091, (713)
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749-4241, or BITNET: LIB3@UHUPVM1.
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R. R. BOWKER ANNOUNCES LIBRARY REFERENCE PLUS
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R. R. Bowker has released a new CD-ROM product, LIBRARY REFERENCE
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PLUS. This product includes the American Library Directory;
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American Book Trade Directory; Publishers, Distributors and
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Wholesalers of the United States; The Bowker Annual Library and
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Book Trade Almanac; Literary Market Place; and International
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Literary Market Place. Both field-oriented and full-text
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searching are supported; 69 access points are provided.
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For further information, contact: Tracey George, R. R. Bowker,
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121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974, (908) 655-2811.
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Copyright (C) 1992 by the University Libraries, University of
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Houston. 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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