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Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1992 16:21:35 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Public-Access Computer Systems News 3, no. 10 (1992)

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              Public-Access Computer Systems News

Volume 3, Number 10 (1992)                         ISSN 1050-6004

Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
(LIB3@UHUPVM1).

Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries,
University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091.
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CONTENTS

NOTIS DEMONSTRATES Z39.50 INTEROPERABILITY, 1
NOTIS ANNOUNCES INFOBASE AND PACLINK, 2
DIALOG ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENT DELIVERY FEATURE, 2
MACINTOSHED LIBRARIES 5.0, 3
SYRACUSE PUBLISHES STUDY ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET, 3
ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION, 4


NOTIS DEMONSTRATES Z39.50 INTEROPERABILITY

On June 4, 1992, NOTIS Systems, Inc. demonstrated full NISO
Z39.50 Version 2 interoperability with the Coalition for
Networked Information (CNI) test bed site at the University of
California's Department of Library Automation (DLA).  As part of
the test, the NOTIS client exchanged standard Z39.50 protocol
elements with the DLA server and performed several intersystem
searches.  Since that time NOTIS has interacted successfully with
servers at OCLC, AT&T, UC Berkeley, Penn State, and M.I.T.

Z39.50 is the standard for communication between computers for
information retrieval.  It provides for the retrieval of
bibliographic records independent of the type of system on which
they are stored.

For information contact Jane Burke, NOTIS, 1007 Church Street,
Evanston, IL  60201-3622, or call (708) 866-0170.

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NOTIS ANNOUNCES INFOBASE AND PACLINK

NOTIS Systems, Inc. has announced InfoBase, an information
storage and retrieval system for UNIX-based computer systems that
offers a cost-effective means of mounting and accessing local
databases.  It uses a full-feature search engine built on Z39.50
communication protocols.  The system provides multiple
simultaneous users with access to local databases stored on CD-
ROM or magnetic media.  The search engine supports Boolean,
proximity, and adjacency search functions.  It is compatible with
NOTIS online catalogs and includes a hook to serials holdings for
citation databases.

PACLink interconnects a library's OPAC to other libraries'
holdings through an OPAC to OPAC connection, and it automatically
processes requests for document delivery and interlibrary loans.
PACLink is fully integrated into the current OPAC, and it
communicates with remote libraries using Z39.50 via TCP/IP on the
Internet.

PACLink was developed in cooperation with the state universities
in Indiana and the graduate centers of the State University of
New York (SUNY).

For more information, contact Jane Burke, NOTIS, 1007 Church
Street, Evanston, IL  60201-3622, or call (708) 866-0170.


DIALOG ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENT DELIVERY FEATURE

Dialog Information Services has announced DIALOG SourceOne, which
permits searchers--while online--to order the complete text of
selected documents from the delivery vendors of their choice.

Dialog SourceOne provides the complete document, including text
and graphics for any document contained in the Ei Compendex*Plus
database, plus the complete text of many articles cited in other
DIALOG engineering and technology databases.

Documents are supplied by Article Express International, a joint
venture of Dialog and Engineering Information, Inc.  Documents
can be faxed to customers within one hour of receipt of the
order, if requested, or within 24 hours for regular service.
Delivery options include fax, paper copies via first class or
express mail, and computer files transferred via the Internet.
Payment options include invoicing, credit card, deposit accounts,
and subscriptions.  Fees are a flat rate of $12 basic fee, plus a
$3 copyright royalty charge for each document up to 50 pages.
Subscription fees range from $11.50 per document for 20 documents
to $9 per document for 200.

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For more information, contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview
Avenue, Palo Alto, CA  94304, or call 800-3-DIALOG.


MACINTOSHED LIBRARIES 5.0

The Apple Library Users Group has released Macintoshed
Libraries 5.0, edited by Edward Valauskas and Bill Vaccaro.  This
98-page book and HyperCard stack includes sixteen chapters by
ALUG members.

Macintoshed Libraries is available free in book or stack format
by sending a self addressed mailing label to: Apple Library Users
Group, 10381 Bandley Drive, MS 8C, Cupertino, CA 95014 (indicate
if you want the book, stack, or both).  Requests can also be sent
to: Ertel.m. (AppleLink) or ertel.m@applelink.apple.com
(Internet).

For additional information, please contact Monica Ertel, Apple
Computer, Inc., 10381 Bandley Drive, MS 8C, Cupertino, CA  95014,
or call (408) 974-2552.


SYRACUSE PUBLISHES STUDY ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET

Syracuse University's School of Information Studies announces the
availability of a year-long study investigating the role of
public libraries in developing and exploiting the next generation
of national networks embodied in the Internet/NREN.  The study
was funded in part by OCLC's Library and Information Science
Research Grant Program.  Public Libraries and the Internet/NREN
was written by Charles McClure, Joe Ryan, and William Moen.

For further information and order form, contact Joe Ryan or
William Moen at one of the following addresses:

          Joe Ryan (JORYAN@suvm.acs.syr.edu)
          William Moen (WEMOEN@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU)
          School of Information Studies
          Syracuse University
          4-206 Center for Science & Technology
          Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
          Phone: (315) 443-2911
          Fax: (315) 443-5806

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ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION

The second edition of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A
Beginner's Guide has been published by Prentice Hall.  Zen is
primarily written for people who are comfortable with computers,
but may not have had much, if any, exposure to networks in
general.  No one operating system is targeted; it's purposely
"operating system-neutral."

Zen discusses how to decipher domain names; e-mail basics; what
telnet is and what's available using it; Usenet news; FTP &
Archie; the various services that are on the Internet; and a
variety of other topics.

The second edition offers roughly 30 pages of new information,
and every page has been rewritten or changed in some way.  It has
a more complete glossary than the first edition, an extensive
bibliography, and a number of other reference features.

Zen costs $22, and its ISBN is 0-13-010778-6.  Discounts are
available for large quantity and educational orders.

For more information or to offer comments on either edition,
please contact: Brendan Kehoe, Sun Network Manager, Widener
University, guide-bugs@cs.widener.edu.

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