Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Tue, 15 Dec 1992 08:45:37 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Library Automation--Comments & Questions

4 Messages, 88 Lines
1) Menu Software
2) Kanji/English Library Automation System
3) PALs Function Keys--Response
4) Public-Access Scanners in Libraries
Please respond directly to the authors, not PACS-L.  Thanks, Dana
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From: Chris LeBeau <clbeau@parrot.creighton.edu>
Subject: Menu Software

We are looking for input on various menu software
packages for stand alone public use CD-ROM work-
stations.  The products we are considering are:
Automenu, Menuworks, Direct Access, XTree,
Quickmenu and Powermenu Plus.  Our primary goals
are 1) clear presentation 2) blocking users from
DOS and 3) simplicity of setup (good documentation)
for us.  We would appreciate hearing any problems
or recommendations for these products.

If anyone wishes to respond directly, please send to:
              clbeau@parrot.creighton.edu

Thanks!

Chris Le Beau, Online Services Librarian
Creighton University
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
402-280-1757
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From:         Diane Kovacs <DKOVACS@KENTVM>
Subject:      Kanji/English Library Automation System

I need to find out whether there are any library automation
systems that can use Japanese Kanji and English alphabet and uses
Marc format.
Please send answers/ideas to me and I'll summarize for the list.
Boldog Karachny!
Diane
dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu
dkovacs@kentvm
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From:    JEDELEN@charlie.usd.edu
Subject: RE: PALs Function Keys

If only it were that easy.  It seems like there are a multitude of ways the
function keys come "unprogrammed", including batteries going bad, reprogramming
by users to something noone wants (that is reasonably easy I think) and the
like.
The worst offender seems to be the batteries that store the parameters--they go
bad on occasion, and when you have a mutitude of computers on which that can
happen, it seems to be a weekly occurrence.
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From: CSULLIVA@afit.af.mil (Carol Sullivan)
Subject: Public-access scanners in libraries

We're preparing to open up a scanning workstation - 386 computer and HP
ScanJet scanner, connected to our institute's Novell network - for use by
students, faculty, and staff.  I'd like to hear about experiences at other
libraries with public scanning workstations.  I'm particularly interested
in:

 - Training and user assistance.  How much and what kind of instruction is
provided?
 - Copyright.   What kind of copyright notices do you have posted?
 - Monitoring/maintenance.  What kinds of controls do you keep on the
workstation?  How much maintenance effort is involved?

Thanks.
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Carol Sullivan, Systems Librarian
Air Force Institute of Technology Library
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
csulliva@afit.af.mil
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