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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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Volume 5, Number 2 (1994) ISSN 1050-6004
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Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU) and Linda Thompson
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(LIB1J@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU).
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Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University
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of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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CONTENTS
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EPIC Documentation Now Available on the Internet, 1
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IDI Sells ZyLab, 2
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UMI Develops Computer Abstracts Database on CD-ROM, 2
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ABI/INFORM Helping VP Gore Reinvent Government, 3
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UMI Introduces New General Reference Full-Text Database, 3
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Winnebago Software & UMI to Offer 5 Databases via CIRC/CAT, 4
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EPIC DOCUMENTATION NOW AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
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A new listserv for users of the EPIC service, OCLC's online
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reference service for library professionals, provides EPIC
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documentation over the Internet. EPIC-L provides the EPIC
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Reference Card, database documentation and price information for
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each database.
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EPIC-L offers database price information to users without
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requiring them to log on to EPIC. Users can also get lists of
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journal sources for individual EPIC databases.
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To get information about EPIC-L, send an Internet message to
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listproc@oclc.org and enter info epic-l in the body of the
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message. To subscribe free of charge to EPIC-L, send an Internet
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mail message to listproc@oclc.org and enter subscribe epic-l
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[your name] in the body of the message.
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EPIC is a full-featured online reference system that provides
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subject access and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of
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databases.
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For additional information, contact Nita Dean, 614-761-5002.
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IDI SELLS ZYLAB
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OCLC announced that its subsidiary, Information Dimensions Inc.
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(IDI), has sold its ZyLab division to ZyCo Incorporated, a newly
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formed corporation controlled by C-CUBED Corporation of
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Alexandria, Va. ZyLab develops and markets ZyIndex, a document
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retrieval system for personal computers, and markets ZyImage, a
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Windows-based document imaging and retrieval system. In a
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related transaction, ZyCo acquired ZyImage software from PT
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Partners, a Maryland partnership.
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Jim Hackbarth, IDI president and chief operating officer, said
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the sale of ZyLab allows IDI to focus resources on its core
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products--the BASIS suite of document database management systems
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designed for the client/server environment. Mr. Hackbarth said
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IDI will continue to market ZyLab products and retains a license
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to continue to use ZyLab products that are embedded in IDI
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products.
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Information Dimensions Inc. is an international software company
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specializing in information management technology. According to
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independent studies conducted by Delphi Consulting Group, Gartner
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Group and International Data Corporation, Information Dimensions'
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BASISplus is the leading relational database management system
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for documents.
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For additional information, contact Jaron Terry, IDI, 614-
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761-7273; or Jackie Karlin, ZyCo, 301-590-0900.
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UMI DEVELOPS COMPUTER ABSTRACTS DATABASE ON CD-ROM
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UMI has announced the creation of Computer Abstracts, a new
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database designed to offer library patrons information on
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evaluating and analyzing computer hardware, software, computer
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companies, and other related topics. Computer Abstracts'
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information is provided by Learned Information's Microcomputer
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Abstracts and Information Sources Inc.'s Business Software
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Database. The database also includes computer-related abstracts
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from ABI/INFORM.
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o Monthly updates provide consistent, up-to-date
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information;
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o Coverage includes more than 200 key source titles;
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o Hardware and software product reviews from third-party
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sources provide unbiased recommendations and criticism;
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o UMI's multiple document delivery services provide users
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with convenient options for obtaining the full article
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print-out;
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o Flexible search software allows for a great range of
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search styles for both experienced and novice users;
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o Context sensitive help screens;
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o Operates on any ProQuest system so it can complement
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existing UMI information collections;
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o Provides a wide range of company information and
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enables the user to find telephone and fax numbers,
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addresses, financial data, and the status of companies.
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Computer Abstracts will be available in July 1994 from UMI. An
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annual subscription for 1-4 simultaneous users is $2,000. For
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additional information or to arrange a free, 60-day trial, call
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800-521-0600, ext. 2888.
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ABI/INFORM HELPING VP GORE REINVENT GOVERNMENT
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UMI has announced that it has granted permission for the staff of
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Reinventing Government to publish information from ABI/INFORM for
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two electronic conferences, NETRESULTS and MEASURENET. Both are
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available on the Internet. The information, which was retrieved
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from the ProQuest CD-ROM version of ABI/INFORM in the Library of
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Congress, includes hundreds of database records that focus on
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customer-driven organizations and performance measurements.
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According to Andy Campbell, a representative of Reinventing
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Government, the staff needs this information because "... One of
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the most important initiatives of Reinventing Government is
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`Putting Customers First' and transforming the federal government
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into one which is customer-driven."
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UMI INTRODUCES NEW GENERAL REFERENCE FULL-TEXT DATABASE
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UMI has announced the introduction of a new CD-ROM database
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designed for use in one of the fastest growing education
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environments: middle and high school libraries. Resource/One
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Select Full Text offers students access to the 60 most-requested
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journal titles, with 49 available in ASCII full-text.
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Features include:
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o Indexing and abstracts (1986+) and ASCII full-text
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(1992+) coverage from such key titles as Atlantic
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Monthly, Forbes, Life, Money, Nation, Nation's
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Business, National Review, Time, U.S. News & World
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Report, and Psychology Today;
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o Indexing and abstracts (1988+) for The New York Times
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Current Events Edition--this unique collection of
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current events articles from The New York Times and The
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New York Times Magazine is exclusive to UMI;
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o Online subject thesaurus enables students to easily
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broaden or narrow searches;
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o Includes TopicSearch, which enables students to browse
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a list of search topics;
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o Monthly updates.
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An annual subscription is $1,200. For additional information,
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call 800-521-0600, ext. 2888.
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WINNEBAGO SOFTWARE & UMI TO OFFER 5 DATABASES VIA CIRC/CAT
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Winnebago Software Co. and UMI have reached an agreement that
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will enable thousands of librarians worldwide to access five of
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UMI's databases via Winnebago's CIRC/CAT online catalog program.
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The agreement eliminates the need to purchase additional CD-ROM
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and computer hardware products. This support of full-text and
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abstract database records and the ability to search them with a
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seamless interface are exclusive to Winnebago Software Co.
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The five UMI databases to be made available offer access to the
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types of publications students need, such as TIME, NEWSWEEK,
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AUDUBON, as well as content from The New York Times Current
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Events Edition and USA TODAY in several of the databases.
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Included will be Resource/One, Resource/One Select, and
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Periodical Abstracts-Library (all abstract-and-index databases),
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as well as Resource/One Full Text (100 full-text titles) and
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Resource/One Select Full Text (60 full-text titles).
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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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Cites and The Public-Access Computer Systems Review.
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Public-Access Computer Systems News is Copyright (C) 1994 by the
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University Libraries, University of Houston. All Rights
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Reserved.
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