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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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Volume 3, Number 6 (May 13, 1992) 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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CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS INDEX ON CD-ROM, 1
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HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS CD-ROM DATABASE, 1
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YEAR BOOK CD-ROM COVERS 39 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, 2
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DIALOG ENHANCES FEDERAL REGISTER AND STANDARD & POOR'S, 2
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CHILDREN'S REFERENCE PLUS, 3
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CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS INDEX ON CD-ROM
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Compact Cambridge will produce a CD-ROM version of the 12th
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Collective Index to Chemical Abstracts and a companion CD-ROM
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product containing displayable bibliographic citations and
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abstracts for the 1987-1991 period.
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The CD-ROM version of the 12th Collective Index will transform
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114 volumes to a set of 10 compact discs containing all the
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information in the print version except chemical structure
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diagrams. Compact Cambridge will create a customized interface
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and retrieval engine which will include a special browsing
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feature.
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The products will be available in 1993.
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HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS CD-ROM DATABASE
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DIALOG OnDisc HEALTHCARE PRODUCT COMPARISON SYSTEM is now
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available from Dialog Information Services. The database
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provides brand-name product comparisons for equipment used in the
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health care field. It includes reports on equipment usage,
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specifications, warranty information, pricing, manufacturer
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address, and contact information. Developed by ECRI, an
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independent nonprofit agency, the database is derived from three
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of ECRI's print Product Comparison Systems: Clinical Laboratory,
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Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, and Hospital.
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Annual subscriptions are $3,450. The CD-ROM covers the latest
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three months of data and is updated quarterly. ECRI provides a
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hotline for updates since the last disc release.
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For information, contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview Avenue,
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Palo Alto, CA 94304, or call 1-800-3-DIALOG.
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YEAR BOOK CD-ROM COVERS 39 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
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The YEAR BOOK series of medical publications will soon be
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available on a single CD-ROM from Compact Cambridge. The YEAR
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BOOKs, published by Mosby-YEAR BOOK, Inc., offer complete
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coverage of clinically relevant articles in 39 different medical
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and surgical disciplines. The series includes more than 50,000
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citations, with custom-written abstracts and expert commentary.
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The Compact Cambridge CD-ROM combines the contents of the entire
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series of YEAR BOOKs, spanning up to five years of information.
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For complete information, contact Compact Cambridge, 7200
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Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814, or call 1-800-843-7751.
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DIALOG ENHANCES FEDERAL REGISTER AND STANDARD & POOR'S
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Dialog Information Services, Inc. announces major enhancements to
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its DIALOG OnDisc FEDERAL REGISTER and STANDARD & POOR'S
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CORPORATIONS.
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DIALOG OnDisc FEDERAL REGISTER is now configured so individual
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years may be purchased separately. Each year, beginning with
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1990, is available on a single CD-ROM. Back year discs may now
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be retained by the customer to provide efficient archival
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research. DIALOG OnDisc FEDERAL REGISTER contains the complete
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text of the printed Federal Register from 1990 to the present.
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Each year is sold for a one-time purchase price of $750 with the
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current year product receiving updates every two months.
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DIALOG OnDisc STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATIONS now provides
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detailed strategic, financial, and executive information for more
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than 12,000 publicly held companies. The original database
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covered approximately 9,000 companies. Coverage also includes
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profiles on over 45,000 leading private companies and biographies
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on nearly 70,000 executives. Recent financial news has been
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added to provide current corporate financial and competitive
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conditions. Available for an annual subscription fee of $4900,
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the CD-ROM database is updated on a bimonthly basis.
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The addition of new DOS software (DIALOG OnDisc Manager Version
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4.0) for IBM PCs and compatibles offers expanded capabilities
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with an accounting module and a variety of new features. Both
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products are available with Apple Macintosh software.
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CHILDREN'S REFERENCE PLUS
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On one disk that is updated annually, CHILDREN'S Reference Plus,
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by R. R. Bowker, provides complete bibliographic information,
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reviews, and qualitative information on books, serials,
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audiocassette, and videos for young people. Data is provided
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from thirty reference Bowker sources, including full-text book
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reviews.
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To obtain further information, telephone 1-800-323-3288 or write
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R. R. Bowker, 121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974.
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Public-Access Computer Systems News is an electronic newsletter
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that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other computer
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networks. There is no subscription fee.
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To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET)
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or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) that says:
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SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name. PACS-P subscribers also
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receive two other electronic serials: Current Cites and The
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Public-Access Computer Systems Review.
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Public-Access Computer Systems News is Copyright (C) 1992 by the
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University Libraries, University of Houston. All Rights
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Reserved.
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