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Public-Access Computer Systems News
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Volume 3, Number 10 (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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NOTIS DEMONSTRATES Z39.50 INTEROPERABILITY, 1
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NOTIS ANNOUNCES INFOBASE AND PACLINK, 2
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DIALOG ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENT DELIVERY FEATURE, 2
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MACINTOSHED LIBRARIES 5.0, 3
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SYRACUSE PUBLISHES STUDY ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET, 3
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ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION, 4
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NOTIS DEMONSTRATES Z39.50 INTEROPERABILITY
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On June 4, 1992, NOTIS Systems, Inc. demonstrated full NISO
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Z39.50 Version 2 interoperability with the Coalition for
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Networked Information (CNI) test bed site at the University of
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California's Department of Library Automation (DLA). As part of
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the test, the NOTIS client exchanged standard Z39.50 protocol
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elements with the DLA server and performed several intersystem
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searches. Since that time NOTIS has interacted successfully with
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servers at OCLC, AT&T, UC Berkeley, Penn State, and M.I.T.
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Z39.50 is the standard for communication between computers for
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information retrieval. It provides for the retrieval of
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bibliographic records independent of the type of system on which
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they are stored.
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For information contact Jane Burke, NOTIS, 1007 Church Street,
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Evanston, IL 60201-3622, or call (708) 866-0170.
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NOTIS ANNOUNCES INFOBASE AND PACLINK
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NOTIS Systems, Inc. has announced InfoBase, an information
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storage and retrieval system for UNIX-based computer systems that
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offers a cost-effective means of mounting and accessing local
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databases. It uses a full-feature search engine built on Z39.50
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communication protocols. The system provides multiple
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simultaneous users with access to local databases stored on CD-
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ROM or magnetic media. The search engine supports Boolean,
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proximity, and adjacency search functions. It is compatible with
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NOTIS online catalogs and includes a hook to serials holdings for
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citation databases.
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PACLink interconnects a library's OPAC to other libraries'
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holdings through an OPAC to OPAC connection, and it automatically
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processes requests for document delivery and interlibrary loans.
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PACLink is fully integrated into the current OPAC, and it
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communicates with remote libraries using Z39.50 via TCP/IP on the
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Internet.
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PACLink was developed in cooperation with the state universities
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in Indiana and the graduate centers of the State University of
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New York (SUNY).
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For more information, contact Jane Burke, NOTIS, 1007 Church
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Street, Evanston, IL 60201-3622, or call (708) 866-0170.
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DIALOG ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENT DELIVERY FEATURE
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Dialog Information Services has announced DIALOG SourceOne, which
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permits searchers--while online--to order the complete text of
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selected documents from the delivery vendors of their choice.
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Dialog SourceOne provides the complete document, including text
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and graphics for any document contained in the Ei Compendex*Plus
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database, plus the complete text of many articles cited in other
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DIALOG engineering and technology databases.
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Documents are supplied by Article Express International, a joint
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venture of Dialog and Engineering Information, Inc. Documents
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can be faxed to customers within one hour of receipt of the
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order, if requested, or within 24 hours for regular service.
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Delivery options include fax, paper copies via first class or
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express mail, and computer files transferred via the Internet.
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Payment options include invoicing, credit card, deposit accounts,
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and subscriptions. Fees are a flat rate of $12 basic fee, plus a
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$3 copyright royalty charge for each document up to 50 pages.
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Subscription fees range from $11.50 per document for 20 documents
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to $9 per document for 200.
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For more information, contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview
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Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, or call 800-3-DIALOG.
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MACINTOSHED LIBRARIES 5.0
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The Apple Library Users Group has released Macintoshed
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Libraries 5.0, edited by Edward Valauskas and Bill Vaccaro. This
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98-page book and HyperCard stack includes sixteen chapters by
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ALUG members.
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Macintoshed Libraries is available free in book or stack format
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by sending a self addressed mailing label to: Apple Library Users
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Group, 10381 Bandley Drive, MS 8C, Cupertino, CA 95014 (indicate
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if you want the book, stack, or both). Requests can also be sent
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to: Ertel.m. (AppleLink) or ertel.m@applelink.apple.com
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(Internet).
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For additional information, please contact Monica Ertel, Apple
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Computer, Inc., 10381 Bandley Drive, MS 8C, Cupertino, CA 95014,
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or call (408) 974-2552.
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SYRACUSE PUBLISHES STUDY ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET
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Syracuse University's School of Information Studies announces the
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availability of a year-long study investigating the role of
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public libraries in developing and exploiting the next generation
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of national networks embodied in the Internet/NREN. The study
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was funded in part by OCLC's Library and Information Science
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Research Grant Program. Public Libraries and the Internet/NREN
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was written by Charles McClure, Joe Ryan, and William Moen.
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For further information and order form, contact Joe Ryan or
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William Moen at one of the following addresses:
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Joe Ryan (JORYAN@suvm.acs.syr.edu)
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William Moen (WEMOEN@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU)
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School of Information Studies
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Syracuse University
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4-206 Center for Science & Technology
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Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
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Phone: (315) 443-2911
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Fax: (315) 443-5806
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ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION
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The second edition of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A
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Beginner's Guide has been published by Prentice Hall. Zen is
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primarily written for people who are comfortable with computers,
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but may not have had much, if any, exposure to networks in
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general. No one operating system is targeted; it's purposely
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"operating system-neutral."
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Zen discusses how to decipher domain names; e-mail basics; what
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telnet is and what's available using it; Usenet news; FTP &
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Archie; the various services that are on the Internet; and a
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variety of other topics.
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The second edition offers roughly 30 pages of new information,
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and every page has been rewritten or changed in some way. It has
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a more complete glossary than the first edition, an extensive
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bibliography, and a number of other reference features.
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Zen costs $22, and its ISBN is 0-13-010778-6. Discounts are
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available for large quantity and educational orders.
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For more information or to offer comments on either edition,
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please contact: Brendan Kehoe, Sun Network Manager, Widener
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University, guide-bugs@cs.widener.edu.
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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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Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computer
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