Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Wed, 26 Aug 1992 14:37:02 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Library Automation Questions

5 Messages, 114 Lines

1) Creating MS-DOS Hypertext CD-ROM
2) Formats for bibliographic data
3) reports via FTP
4) OCR scanners
5) PC use by patrons at public libraries
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Please reply directly to the author, not PACS-L.  Thanks, Jill
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From: steve@escher.sps.mot.com (Steve Lansdowne)
Subject: Re: Creating MS-DOS Hypertext CD-ROM?

You might consider FrameMaker by Frame Technology. It is designed for publishing
books and has support for tables (it treats them like a spreadsheet i.e. as
cells in rows and collumns). I've used it to publish all of the manuals and
data sheets published by Motorola's Digital Signal Processing group and it is
the best word processing/publishing package I've seen. I have not used the
hyper text capabilities incorporated in FrameMaker yet but they seem pretty
good over all. The major weakness with the hyper text in FrameMaker is that it
will not automatically mark links from the table of contents, index, etc.
although there is supposedly a third party program that will do this.

Regards,
Steve Lansdowne
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From: rdebrece@alsvid.une.edu.au
Subject: Re: formats for bibliographic data
>Is there any consensus about what format is most appropriate to use
>for bibliographic references intended to be used not in an online
>library catalog, but on a document server approachable by e-mail,
>FTP and FTAM?
>
>Somebody asked me that question recently and I gave MY opinion, but
>it occurred to me subscribers to PAC-L would probably have better
>advice than I could give (or at least MORE advice).
>
>Priscilla Caplan
>Harvard University Library

My vote goes to the BibTex/Refer format so that the document can be read
into ProCite, EndNote or one of the mainframe based bibliographic packages

By way of example, the following is drawn at random from one of the several
databases that I maintain

%0 Journal Article
%A Adelberg, AH
%A Farrelly, GE
%D 1989
%T Measuring the Meaning of Financial Statement Terminology: A
Psycholinguistics Approach
%B Accounting and Finance
%V 29
%N 1
%P 33-62
%K Accounting theory/Meaning/Financial accounting

Bibliographically yours
Roger Debreceny
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Roger Debreceny                            | rdebrece@alsvid.une.edu.au
Centre for Accounting and Finance          | Phone: (61) 66 203-837
University of New England-Northern Rivers  | Fax:   (61) 66 221-724
PO Box 157                                 |
Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia               |
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From: preben@sics.se (Preben Hansen)
Subject: Reports via FTP

My name is Preben Hansen and I am working as a Librarian at SICS,
Swedish Institute of Computer Science.

Now, I am looking for sites (archives) and the directories to them,
where I could find FTP-able University Research and Technical Reports in
the subject area :  Computer Science and Technology.

Could anyone out there please help me with this??????

I would be Very Greatful to any answer or hint which could lead me to
the right places.
Please send mail or E-Mail to the adress below

Many Thanks,

Preben Hansen                      Preben@sics.se
Librarian
Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Box 1263
S-164 28 KISTA
SWEDEN
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From: Wouter.Mettrop@cwi.nl
Subject: OCR Scanning Systems
Our library is planning an OCR conversion, a very big one.

We know there are many OCR systems (Kurzweil, Omnipage etc).

Is there anybody who has experience with OCR scanning, who can
tell something about the several systems?

Thanks!

Wouter
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From:         nancy ogg <C580627@MIZZOU1>
Subject:      pc use by patrons in public libraries
I am interested in any publications, articles, or research that has been done o
r is being done on personal computer use by patrons in public libraries.  If th
ere is a different group that has already discussed this issue, please give me
the address to contact for that information.  Thank you for any assistance you
can provide.
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