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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 10:30:43 PST
From:         "Kathleen Matthews" <LSYS1@UVVM.UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: MDAS Database Sizes

Any responses to this request would be of interest to the University of
Victoria as well.....thank you.....
On Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:05:28 CST Sue Tyner said:
>If you are not running MDAS, you may discard this and go on to the next
>message.  We hope to offer MDAS soon and the collection development librarian
>is gathering information from the bibliographers about which databases we
>would like to offer.  I have gathered information from the vendors as to the
>space requirements that they provide but I would like to know from you who are
>running these database what the space requirements are.  I am going to list all
>the databases under consideration even though I know that we will not get them
>all.  If you are running any of these and can provide me with information, I
>will be very greatful.  Thanks in advance for your help.  Please respond to me
>directly unless you think that this would be of interest to others on the list.
>
>1.  Wilson Indexes (U.S. MARC Format with dates for initial load.  We would
>    then continue with current releases as they are issued.
>
>    Art Index                         09/84 - 06/92
>    Applied Science & Technology      10/83 - 06/92
>    Biological & Agricultural         07/83 - 06/92
>    Biography Index                   07/84 - 06/92
>    Book Review Digest                01/83 - 06/92
>    Business Periodical Index         07/82 - 06/92
>    Business Periodical Abstracts      *
>    Education Index                   06/83 - 06/92
>    Essay & General Literature        01/85 - 06/92
>    General Science                   05/84 - 06/92
>    Humanities                        02/84 - 06/92
>    Library Literature                12/84 - 06/92
>    Readers' Guide Index & Abstracts  01/83 - 06/92 *
>    Social Sciences                   02/83 - 06/92
>
>*  I am not positive about these dates.
>
>2.  UMI Databases
>
>    ABI/Inform (Research Ed) backfile 1971 - 1984; 1985 - current
>    Business Dateline                 1985 - current
>    Newspaper Abstracts               1989 - current
>    Periodical Abstracts              1986 - current
>
>3.  InfoTrac
>    National Newspaper Index          1982 - current
>    Expanded Academic Index           1987 - current
>    Business & Company Profile        1982 - current
>
>4.  ERIC
>
>5.  Current Contents
>
>Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
>
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>SUE TYNER
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KATHLEEN WEBSTER MATTHEWS (LSYS1@UVVM.UVIC.CA)
Systems Librarian, McPherson Library
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, VICTORIA, B.C., CANADA.
(604) 721-8219
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