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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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April 18, 1990 Volume 1, Number 3
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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, University
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of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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Albert R. Mann Library Announces Availability of MacPAC
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The Albert R. Mann Library of Cornell University has developed a
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HyperCard-based front-end to Cornell's NOTIS online catalog, which
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it is making available at no charge to other institutions. This
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copyrighted software, called MacPAC, simplifies the use of
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Cornell's online catalog. MacPAC can be adapted for use with other
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institutions' NOTIS online catalogs; however, the Mann library does
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not provide any support for the use or modification of MacPAC.
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Features in MacPAC which make the online catalog easier to use
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include a print icon, a notepad feature to capture and edit
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records, and a clear way to move among screens and records.
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MacPAC includes a customized welcome screen; graphic displays of
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command options; storage and editing of records within a notepad;
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downloading or printing at the click of a button; scrolling; arrow
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buttons to move backward and forward among different screens and
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among records; a time-out function; clear search and error message
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help; and the elimination of rekeying. The system supports either
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keyboard or mouse input.
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MacPAC is about 50% HyperCard scripts and 50% Lightspeed C XCMDs
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and XFCNs. It requires a Macintosh Plus or better with at least
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1 MB of RAM. A hard disk is recommended and highly desirable, but
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MacPAC will work with a dual-floppy machine. MacPAC requires
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Hypercard version 1.22 or later.
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MacPAC research and development began in June 1988 and was
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completed in February 1990. Wing Eng, Chris Pelkie, John Hood and
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Bill Coons had primary responsibility for the design and
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development work. Additional support was provided by Derek
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Vandivere. The MacPAC project is described in: Bill Coons and Wing
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Eng. "Macintoshes in University Libraries: Providing Macintosh
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Access to Cornell Library's Online Catalog." Annual Macintosh
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Special Issue Supplement to T.H.E. Journal (September 1989): 52-
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55.
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Various options for distributing MacPAC are being investigated.
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To obtain a copy now, send a formatted Macintosh disk to: Albert
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R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4301.
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INLEX Enhances Online Catalog
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The Spring 1990 release of the INLEX system includes several new
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capabilities: (1) Boolean searching; (2) diacritical support for
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over 15 languages, including French and Spanish; and (3) a search
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results display that indicates the number of postings for the
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search term.
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INLEX, Inc. also announces that Library of Congress Authority
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Records on CD-ROM can be loaded into the INLEX System, utilizing
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the system's recently released Authority Load software.
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For further information contact: INLEX, Inc., P.O. Box 1349,
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Monterey, CA 93942 (408) 646-9666.
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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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