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Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:38:27 CDT
From:         "Charles Bailey, University of Houston" <LIB3@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Call for Papers

The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (PACS Review) seeks
papers for volume four (1993).  Dependent upon the section of the
journal they are published in, papers can either be refereed or
selected by the editors.  Interested authors should contact
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, at LIB3@UHUPVM1.  A
description of the PACS Review follows.

The PACS Review is an electronic library journal, associated with
the PACS-L and PACS-P lists, that is distributed at no charge to
over 6,390 subscribers in 49 countries via BITNET, Internet, and
other computer networks.  The journal deals with end-user
computer systems in libraries, covering topics such as
campus-wide information systems, CD-ROM LANs, document delivery
systems, electronic publishing, expert systems, hypermedia and
multimedia systems, locally-mounted databases, microcomputer
labs, network-based information resources, and online catalogs.
It was established in September 1989 and became refereed in
November 1991.  It is published by the University of Houston
Libraries.  A review in ONLINE gave the journal a rating of
"Excellent."

The first two volumes of The Public-Access Computer Systems
Review are also available in book form from the American Library
Association's Library and Information Technology Association
(LITA).  The price of each volume is $17 for LITA members and $20
for non-LITA members.  To order, contact: ALA Publishing
Services, Order Department, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL
60611-2729, (800) 545-2433.

Volume one has a special section on SPIRES that describes how
this powerful system is being used for locally mounted databases
and campus-wide information systems, plus an in-depth symposium
about staffing issues and public-access computer systems.  It
also has articles about Carnegie Mellon University's Library
Information System II (and other innovative library automation
systems), text management software, CD-ROM LAN implementations
and network licensing agreements, Z39.50, and other topics.

Volume two has a special section about major electronic serials
on networks that includes papers by the editors and publishers of
EJournal, The Electronic Journal of Communication, the Journal of
the International Academy of Hospitality Research, New Horizons
in Adult Education, the Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues,
Postmodern Culture, and PSYCOLOQUY as well as a guide to the
important LISTSERV software.  It also has a substantial symposium
about network-based information resources and scholarly
communication, plus a paper on machine-readable data files in
libraries.

Volume three has papers on campus-wide information systems and
tools, including UC Berkeley's Infocal Campus Information
Service, HYTELNET, LIBS Internet Access Software, and
nonbibliographic applications of Z39.50.  It includes an in-depth
investigation of the future of electronic publishing, a paper on
The Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials, and a bibliography
about electronic publishing on networks.  It also contains papers
on reshaping library services and staffing to support emerging
electronic information systems; the Canadian Network for the
Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education; and search
failures in information retrieval systems.

All three volumes include columns by Walt Crawford and Martin
Halbert, plus book reviews.  Volume three introduced a new
columnist, Priscilla Caplan.  Topics covered include artificial
intelligence, the Common Command Language, copyright and digital
media, enhanced OPACs, help systems, hypermedia, Internet
resources, and USMARC format integration.

To get a cumulative index to the first three volumes of the
journal, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 or
LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU that says: GET INDEX PRV1 F=MAIL.

To subscribe to the free electronic version of the PACS Review,
send an e-mail message to one of the above list server addresses
that says: SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name.  Subscribers
also receive two electronic newsletters: Current Cites and
Public-Access Computer Systems News.

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| Charles W. Bailey, Jr.             Voice: (713) 743-9804   |
| Assistant Director For Systems     Fax:   (713) 743-9748   |
| University Libraries               BITNET: LIB3@UHUPVM1    |
| University of Houston              Internet:               |
| Houston, TX 77204-2091             LIB3@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU     |
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| Co-Editor, Advances in Library Automation and Networking   |
| Editor-in-Chief, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review |
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