Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:42:03 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Public-Access Computer Systems News 3, no. 13 (1992)

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              Public-Access Computer Systems News

Volume 3, Number 13 (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

APPLE LIBRARY PRESENTS AWARDS TO NETWORK CITIZENS, 1
FREE THIRTY-DAY TRIALS FOR RLG'S CITADEL SERVICE, 3
OCLC ISSUES LINKING STRATEGY FOR THE INTERNET AND THE NREN, 3
RLG TO OFFER RUSSIAN DATABASES THROUGH CITADEL SERVICE, 4
OCLC EXPANDS SUNDAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERENCE SERVICES, 4


APPLE LIBRARY PRESENTS AWARDS TO NETWORK CITIZENS

The Apple Library has given "Network Citizen" awards to Charles
W. Bailey, Jr., Diane K. Kovacs, David Robison, and Roy Tennant.
The text of the announcement follows:

     Apple Library of Apple Computer, Inc. is presenting awards
     to four librarians who have demonstrated the initiative and
     spirit of sharing through their efforts at electronic
     publishing on BITNET and the Internet.

     As the Internet continues its rapid growth, many librarians
     have begun exploring the information resources and forming
     communities of interest for colleagues and other people on
     the network.  Certain individuals have gone beyond the
     casual sharing of ideas and information via electronic mail.
     They have spent many hours, weeks, and months organizing the
     raw materials, moderating mailing lists, and turning out
     useful network resources without any financial gain.

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     To recognize their efforts Apple Library has chosen the
     designation of Network Citizen for four librarians who have
     made significant contributions to the good of the network by
     their efforts.  The four people chosen for 1992 are:

     Diane K. Kovacs, Kent State University, for the work she has
     done as compiler of the Directory of Scholarly E-Conferences
     and as a LISTOWNER and Co-Editor of LIBRES, LIBREF-L,
     Arachnet, and GovDoc-L.  Her sources are cited by many users
     outside of the library profession.

     Charles W. Bailey, Jr., University of Houston, for the work
     he has done since 1989 in starting and promoting the PACS-L
     list, The Public-Access Computer Systems News and The
     Public-Access Computer Systems Review (PACS Review).  By
     making use of the available tools and resources on BITNET
     and enlisting the volunteer efforts of other scholars and
     librarians he has helped enrich the computing and
     information environment for thousands of information
     professionals around the world.  Until he started PACS-L the
     efforts in electronic communications between librarians were
     fragmented and without much impact.  Both the list and
     journal have inspired other librarians to publish other
     works and organize other discussion groups on the network.

     David Robison and Roy Tennant, University of California
     Berkeley, for the work they have done in assembling Current
     Cites, an electronic periodical that has provided terse,
     relevant abstracts of interesting articles that have
     appeared in both print and electronic formats.  By providing
     this at no cost to the network user, they have enriched both
     the community and have saved time and energy for overloaded
     researchers and librarians who are trying to keep up with
     the latest developments.  David is the editor of the journal
     and Roy is the coordinator of the Library Technology Watch
     Group which contributes to the publication and whose other
     members include: Mark Takaro, Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani,
     and Lisa Rowlison.

     Each Network Citizen will receive a certificate of
     appreciation, a PowerBook 145, Claris Works software, and a
     carrying case.  Apple Library is proud to support the
     efforts of these and other librarians who effectively mix
     the devotion to service with achievements using advanced
     technology.

For further information, contact Steve Cisler, Apple Library,
(408) 974-3258, Internet: sac@apple.com.

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FREE THIRTY-DAY TRIALS FOR RLG'S CITADEL SERVICE

Free thirty-day trials of CitaDel's citation files are now
available to interested institutions.  The files include
ABI/INFORM, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals,
Dissertation Abstracts, Ei Page One, History of Technology
Bibliography, Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, Index to
Hispanic Legislation (World Law Index, part one), Newspaper
Abstracts, PAIS' 80+, and Periodical Abstracts.

CitaDel is the new article citation and document delivery service
from the Research Libraries Group (RLG).  Through CitaDel,
libraries, universities, and other institutions can make citation
databases available to their users over a library or campus-wide
network without having to load and maintain large files locally.

To subscribe to CitaDel files, institutions pay a fixed annual
fee for the file (or files) of their choice, and their users
receive unlimited searching.

Full-text copies of articles cited in ABI/INFORM, Ei Page One,
Newspaper Abstracts, and Periodical Abstracts can be ordered
online through CitaDel.  Document delivery options include first
class mail, fax, and Ariel (RLG's document transmission system
for the Internet).

Institutions may try one CitaDel file (or several) for thirty
days without charge or obligation.  (Limit per institution: one
free thirty-day trial per file; however, several CitaDel files
may be tried concurrently.)

For more information, contact: RLIN Information Center, 1200
Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041-1100, 1-800-537-RLIN.


OCLC ISSUES LINKING STRATEGY FOR THE INTERNET AND THE NREN

"OCLC's Linking Strategy: Internet and NREN," has been sent to
the OCLC membership.  The three-page document describes OCLC's
plans and policies between 1992 and 2000 with respect to linking
with the Internet and the emerging National Research and
Education Network (NREN).

Between 1992 and 1995, OCLC will continue to provide Internet
access to its Reference Services and move to broaden access to
the Internet and the NREN.  It will provide batch-file transfer
of MARC records on the Internet.  It will also explore providing
cataloging and resource sharing services on the Internet.

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Between 1995 and 2000, OCLC intends to play a key role in a 21st
century telecommunications infrastructure that integrates voice,
data, and images on the same communications lines in a truly
global information network.

To obtain a copy of "OCLC's Linking Strategy: Internet and NREN,"
write to: Internet White Paper, OCLC, MC 204, 6565 Frantz Rd.,
Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395.


RLG TO OFFER RUSSIAN DATABASES THROUGH CITADEL SERVICE

The Research Libraries Group has signed an agreement with INION
(the Institute of Scientific Information in the Social Sciences,
which is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences) to make all
INION databases available through CitaDel for a period of three
years beginning as soon as the necessary technical arrangements
can be made.

INION is responsible for abstracting and indexing humanities and
social science periodicals published in what is now the
Commonwealth of Independent States and other nations in Eastern
Europe.  INION produces printed bibliographies in anthropology,
archaeology, economics, history, law, literary criticism, and
philosophy.

For more information, contact: RLIN Information Center, (800)
537-RLIN, e-mail: BL.RIC@RLG or BL.RIC@RLG.STANFORD.EDU.


OCLC EXPANDS SUNDAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERENCE SERVICES

The OCLC network is now providing dial and dedicated-line access
to OCLC's online reference services (The FirstSearch Catalog, the
EPIC service, and the Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials)
on Sundays.  All three services will be available via the OCLC
network or the Internet seven days a week: 6 AM to 11 PM Eastern
Time (ET), Monday through Friday; 8 AM to 8 PM ET Saturday; and
noon to 8 PM ET Sunday.

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Public-Access Computer Systems News is an electronic newsletter
that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other computer
networks.  There is no subscription fee.

To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET)
or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) that says:
SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name.  PACS-P subscribers also
receive two other electronic serials: Current Cites and The
Public-Access Computer Systems Review.

Public-Access Computer Systems News is Copyright (C) 1992 by the
University Libraries, University of Houston.  All Rights
Reserved.

Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computer
conferences, individual scholars, and libraries.  Libraries are
authorized to add the journal to their collection, in electronic
or printed form, at no charge.  This message must appear on all
copied material.  All commercial use requires permission.
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