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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 11:28:13 CST
From:         Cindy Goldstein <LB04ILF@MUSIC.TCS.TULANE.EDU>
Subject:      SDI: TABLE OF CONTENTS

We don't do any table of contents routing at Tulane Medical School.  I
hesitate to ask this, but since I've recently taken an excellent class
on "Copyright Law in the Age of Technology" taught by Laura Gasaway, I'm
concerned about the copyright implications of making multiple copies of
tables of contents and distributing them.  It doesn't seem logical to me
that that would violate copyright law since there's little creative
substance in a table of contents, but laws are not always logical.  The
thing that concerns me is the systematic multiple copying.  It's still
a small portion of the whole, and I would think publishers would be glad
to have as many people aware of what is in their journals as possible.
However, I have this funny feeling that there may be a problem with this
Could someone who is more knowledgeable than I shed some light on this
subject?  Thanks
Cindy Goldstein
Tulane University Medical Center Library
(504) 587-7317
LB04iLf@music.tcs.tulane.edu
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:05:00 CST
From:         MEWALKER@MBCF.STJUDE.ORG
Subject:      Re: Silver Platter

We have used Silver Platter (MEDLINE, CANCER-CD AND CINAHL) for several
years.  I'm not really displeased with them, but I don't think their
service is as good as it was at first.  (Maybe an increase in customers.)
There are some problems with the disks, and there have been some delays
in getting bad disks replaced.

I'll be interested in hearing others' experiences.

Mary Edith Walker, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
(mewalker@mbcf.stjude.org)
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 10:23:51 +0000
From:         Laurie Potter <lap@EQUINOX.UNR.EDU>
Subject:      Library Educators

Hi, are there any faculty from a school of library science that
read this list?  I need advice from a library educator regarding
a grant I am working on.  If we could communicate via email
that would be great.  Contact me any of the ways listed below.
Thanks in advance.---Laurie Potter, Medical Reference Librarian
Savitt Medical Library, Univ. of NV School of Medicine
Mail Stop 306, Reno, NV  89557-0046  (702) 784-4625
lap@equinox.unr.edu   lap@equinox.bitnet
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:25:32 -0500
From:         Joe Harzbecker <harz@MED-ITVAX1.BU.EDU>
Subject:      Medical Spellchecker (and MeSH)

Dear Friends:

I have been following this subject throughout the month, but
not with 100% accuracy. My comments are offered regarding
the recent comment on MeSH scopenotes and authorative/reputable
sources. If this information has already been provided by a
list member please ignore my comments.

According to the Medical Subject Headings-Annotated Alphabetic
List 1993 the staff of the Medical Subject Headings Section uses
a list of sources for "creation and maintenance of MeSH." This
Bibliography may be found on pp. I-177-182 of the 1993 edition.
Texts are divided by Tree category. Incidentally Dorlands and
Stedmans are listed in the General section. The Bibliography
"does not represent the entire breadth of texts that are used
in the production of MeSH."

I've often found this bibliography most useful.
If my comment is not wholly within the scope of Medical Spell-
checker, then my apologies. Best wishes for 1993.

Joe Harzbecker
Reference Librarian
Boston Univ. Medical Library
Internet: harz@med-itvax1.bu.edu
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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:50:23 -0500
From:         Lou Ann Drusedum <DRUSEDUM@JEFLIN.TJU.EDU>
Subject:      NIH catalog

Hi,

Has anyone ever accessed the NIH library catalog over the internet?  There was
a message posted on this list a while ago which gave the address:
nih-library.nih.gov  .  I've never been able to make it work.  Does anyone know
anything about it?

Thanks,

Lou Ann Drusedum
Thomas Jefferson University
drusedum@jeflin.tju.edu
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 11:17:00 CST
From:         Sanjay_Chadha@LIBRARY.TMC.EDU
Subject:      RE:Dos in Unix Networks

Alan Pridemore has asked:

>So, can we say that the fileserver can be running operating
>system "A" while workstations are running operating systems
>"B", "C", and "D" and the protocol is the common language by
>which the three workstations' operating systems communicate
>(i.e. make "read" and "write" requests) with the fileserver?

That is correct.  That is also what you do when you FTP a file for
example.  When both machines are using TCP/IP, one in DOS, other VMS,
either machine may read or write a file, provided, user signed on is
permitted.  This is not limited to TCP/IP and is true of all protocols.
The OS or the NOS (Network Operating System) may enforce what you may do
though.

>And here, instead of the fileserver "downloading" a file
>(application) to the workstation's memory, the application is
>run on the fileserver.  Do you know if ONE copy on the fileserver
>is to accomodate MANY workstations running that application
>simultaneously?  Lately I've been hearing "network version of an
>application".  Is this the version of an application that will
>"handle" many users simultaneously, and reside on the fileserver?
>The added traffic along network lines is mind-boggleing!

In most cases, it will be one copy with multiple licenses (true for
network versions of softwares).  Essentially, it depends upon how the
software was written, eg. some of the older softwares can be run on
networks with MULTIPLE users using them without any networking control,
the newer versions control how many people are using it.  Now, in an
application server, while ONLY when copy may reside, it will be loaded
in MANY sessions, one for each user, at least for existing software.
Some server level software will simply assign a thread to each new user
eg. Sybase SQL server will NOT load a second copy of itself when a
second user tries to access it, but under the current APP Server
technology, a second "instance" of Wordperfect WILL be loaded on the the
App Server.  Contrary to what you may beleive, this CUTS down on the
network traffic significantly, as only the I/O parts have to be ported
to and from the workstation, versus the actual program.


Sanjay R. Chadha
sanjayc@library.tmc.edu
HAm-TMC Library, HOUSTON
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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:32:04 -0400
From:         KATHY MILLER <RRLCWML@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU>
Subject:      hospitals using Internet

Hospital libraries in our area are interested in NREN/Internet, but uncertain
what use can be made of it...other than E-mail.

We are looking for practical uses...databases accessed, full-text available,
whatever...for hospital libraries or other healthcare libraries.  Since most of
our institutions are small (the one-person library type), applications of
Internet use that relate to that environment would be most useful.

Reply to:  Kathy Miller IN%"RRLCWML@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU"
OR   send info to :  Kathy Miller
                        RRLC, 302 N. Goodman St
                        Rochester, NY  14607
                        fax 716-461-2721
                        phone 716 461-5440

Thanks.
From: Deb_Bendig@OCLC.ORG
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Subject: New OJCCT Document (921219)
Date: 21 Dec 92 21:35:30 GMT
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A new document was published on Dec. 19th in The Online Journal of
Current Clinical Trials:

National Institutes of Health.  Gallstones and Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy:  Summary of the NIH Consensus Development
Conference, September 14-16, 1992 [reprint].  Online J Curr Clin
Trials [serial online] 1992 Dec 19; 1992 (Doc No 31):[1046 words; 21
paragraphs].

*****************************************************************
Deborah L. Bendig               *  Internet:  deb_bendig@oclc.org
Sr. Product Support Specialist  *  Phone:     1-800-848-5878
Electronic Publishing Section   *  Address:   6565 Frantz Rd.
OCLC                            *             Dublin, OH   43017
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 13:45:14 CST
From:         Maggie Zeller <LB0MILF@MUSIC.TCS.TULANE.EDU>
Subject:      storepostings update

Thanks to the National Library of Medicine for responding so quickly
to our community cry for help.  As of 12/21 (yes, we have been on
vacation and are just now catching up), there is a message in file
inform (Medline) regarding expanded stored postings sizes.
Who says e-mail isn't a valuable tool??
Maggie Zeller and Kathleen Puglia
Tulane Medical Library, New Orleans
lb0milf@music.tcs.tulane.edu
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Date:         Fri, 1 Jan 1993 15:37:26 -0600
From:         CDOMS@UMKCVAX1.BITNET
Subject:      Re: MEDLARS vs. BRS vs. DIALOG

Terry asks which is cheaper to search MEDLARS, BRS and DIALOG.

Depending what services you have available, how offen you search online,
etc should determine what system you want to use.  However, MEDLARS is
cheaper in many ways, cause you are cutting out the middleman (BRS or
DIALOG) and therefore not paying to use their service.  Also, I believe
their co
st per minute/hour is cheaper.  But if you already have
either DIALOG or BRS, and do not search MEDLINE backfiles that frequently,
I doubt the cost would make that much difference.

Carol Doms
University of Missouri-Kansas City
cdoms@umkcvax1
cdoms@vax1.umkc.edi
(that should be edu)
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:34:45 EST
From:         Connie Schardt <schardt@MED.UNC.EDU>
Subject:      AHA video tapes

Our consortium is interested in purchasing the AHA video tapes on
trustee orientation.  However AHA does not allow a preview of the
tapes and at $995 for the set, it might be a risky investment.

Has anyone seen these tapes and can I get somefeed back on their
quality?  Thank you.

Connie Schardt
AHEC Library at Salisbury, NC
schardt@med.unc.edu
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:39:07 EST
From:         Donna Lee <DLEE@UVMVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Cellular and Molecular Biology
              18 Dec 1992 13:10:05 EST from <jws@SCOTTY.NEOUCOM.EDU>

We also looked at our usage statistics for Cellular and Molecular Biology.
We keep track of how often some of our more expensive titles are pulled
from the shelf. Indeed, Cellular and Molecular Biology is a low-use title,
and we will probably cancel it, after consultation with relevant Medical
College faculty.


Donna Lee
Dana Medical Library
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT  05405
(802) 656-4415
DLEE@UVMVM.UVM.EDU
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:49:51 -0500
From:         Jay Daly <jay@CALYPSO.BIH.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Silver Platter

On Wed, 30 Dec 1992, Michael D'Alessandro wrote:

> What's the general consensus on Silver Platter?

We've been using Silver Platter products for the past two or three years
and have been very satisfied.  Their customer support has been prompt and
accurate.  I've worked in particular with Tom Manganaro and Patty Harper
and have been very happy with the service.  Patty even came from
California back east to set up training sessions for local SP users.

We use PaperChase for MEDLINE (naturally; I recommend PaperChase highly as
well), but we've tried to standardize (as much as possible) on a user
interface for other local databases.  We settled on Silver Platter for
PSYCLIT and CINAHL, because they were easy to teach, had plenty of
on-screen help, and have been (for us at least) relatively trouble-free.

We run both these products on a NetWare 3.11 network, using CBIS CD
Connection software (ver 2.20C).  Because we are on the hospital backbone
network, these databases are available from any of the 40-odd other
hospital LANs with access to the backbone.  We don't do dial-up, yet.

Disadvantages?  Because of all the help on-screen, the screens can look a
little busy.  It's a tradeoff we don't mind making.  Like many other
CD-ROM products, SP uses temporary spill files to store data: these need
to be managed to a RAM disk or some other local arrangement in order to
preserve access speed and reduce traffic over the wire.  In the past, we
would occasionally have a system lock up during a _very_ large search or
print operation (memory-related, I think), but this hasn't happened
recently, so it might have been a glitch that's been fixed.

In all, we're happy.

Jay Daly
Agoos Library
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston MA
jay@calypso.bih.harvard.edu
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:37:54 -0500
From:         Cindy Sheffield <cindy@WELCHGATE.WELCH.JHU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials

I had the same question just the other week.  As I matter of fact, this
was the question that prompted me to join this bulletin board.

Unfortunately I tossed the information to contact the vendor directly, but
you can call Oxford University Press - Oxford Electronic Pub. at
800-872-2828.  There is a gentleman there who will refer you to Oxford
Elec. Pub. in NY.  He will probably give you a particular woman's name,
(who I cannot recall at this time).  I was unable to reach this
individual, so I suggest going straight for the general operator.  The
operator connected to a Ms. Cohen (or Cohn) I believe.  She was very helpful
and explained  that this database will be terminated on December 31, 1992,
but that they do have copies of Version 8, on both large and small
floppies.  Good luck.

On Wed, 23 Dec 1992, Eric P. Delozier wrote:

> Does anyone know if the Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials is currently
> available?  If it is what is the name, address, and telephone of the
> producer, online, vendor, CD-ROM producer, or database provider?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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> George T. Harrell Library            ||Internet:  EDELOZIE@PSUHMC.HMC.PSU.EDU
> Milton S. Hershey Medical Center     ||                   OR
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:29:21 EST
From:         Eric H Schnell <ehschnel@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: AIDS dictionary?
              "e-albright@NWU.EDU" at Dec 21, 92 8:51 am

> Colleagues,
>
>         I was wondering if anyone was aware of a dictionary devoted to AIDS
> terms? I have searched the traditional sources and was unable to find any.
> I am aware that most of the terms are in other sources, but I am interested
> in a single volume.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Eric D. Albright                        (312) 503-8109
> Reference Librarian                     e-albright@nwu.edu
> Galter Health Sciences Library
> Northwestern University

    Eric -- Try contacting Gerald Perry at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's there
in Chicago. He is co-editor of the AIDS SOURCEBOOK and should be able to help..


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^ Eric Schnell                           EHSCHNEL@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu  ^
^ Automation Librarian                                                       ^
^ Ohio State University Health Sciences Library                              ^
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:22:53 -0500
From:         TOBIA@UTHSCSA.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Diclaimer

You may have received some replies to your request for a disclaimer.
We use the following message on a cover sheet we supply with all
searches:  "The Briscoe Library staff makes every effort to provide
accurate and complete database search results.  However, we assume no
liability for information retrieved, its interpretation, applications,
or omissions."

There are probably other standard statements you can use.  Hope this helps.

Rajia C. Tobia
Associate Library Director for Public Services
Briscoe Library
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX  78284-7940
210/567-2425    Fax:    210/567-2490
E-mail: Bitnet:         TOBIA@UTHSCSA
                Internet:       TOBIA@UTHSCSA.EDU
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:51:48 CST
From:         e-albright@NWU.EDU
Subject:      AIDS dictionary?

Colleagues,

        I was wondering if anyone was aware of a dictionary devoted to AIDS
terms? I have searched the traditional sources and was unable to find any.
I am aware that most of the terms are in other sources, but I am interested
in a single volume.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Eric D. Albright                        (312) 503-8109
Reference Librarian                     e-albright@nwu.edu
Galter Health Sciences Library
Northwestern University
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:24:53 EST
From:         Amy Lyons <HSLAMY@UBVM.BITNET>

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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 11:55:32 -0500
From:         STONE@MEDEX.MGH.HARVARD.EDU
Subject:      PC Tumor

Hello,
I would be most appreciative if someone could forward to me the
information about PC Tumor which appeared on this list about a
week ago.  I erased it in error.  Thank you very much.
Martha Stone
Coordinator for Reference Services
Treadwell Library, Mass. General Hospital, Boston
Internet - stone@medex.mgh.harvard.edu
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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 12:33:00 EST
From:         PLETZKE@USUHSB.BITNET
Subject:      Top 10 CD's

The top 10 CD ROM titles in the LRC are:

Title                          OS

Dialog MEDLINE                 MS-DOS
Knowledge Server MEDLINE       Macintosh
Micromedex                     MS-DOS
Dialog Grants Database         Macintosh and MS-DOS
Silver Platter PsycLit         Macintosh and MS-DOS
Computer Select                MS-DOS
PDR                            MS-DOS
Hazardous Materials Info       MS-DOS
ProPhone                       MS-DOS
GPO Catalog                    Macintosh and MS-DOS
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:07:39 EST
From:         HCLADM08@UCONNVM.BITNET
Subject:      PERINATAL DATABASE

At the request of one of our colleagues, I would like to know if
any subscribers know anything about the "OXFORD DATABASE OF PERINATAL...
CHILD..."  (Any of these elements may be spurious; although I seem
to remember seeing something about this database somehwere).  If it
rings a bell, or you know anything concerning its access, please let me know.
Thank you in advance.

Postscript: I have looked in 1992 CD-ROMS IN PRINT and in the
Gale Directory of OnlineDatabases.

--
Nick Tomaiuolo, Information Services Librarian
hcladm08@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Univ. of Connecticut Health Center PO Box 4003
Farmington, CT 06034
Fax:   203 679 4046
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 06:29:07 PST
From:         Silver Cross Hospital <schmed@CLASS.ORG>
Subject:      SDI: TABLE OF CONTENTS

We have a current awareness service - Table of contents circulated.
We subscribe to about 300 titles both nursing and non-nursing
titles. We have a staff of 1800 employees the bulk of which is
nurses. This does not include physiicians. Periodically we
circulate a standard current awareness form with name, title
department and title/s together with a periodicals holdings list to the
NURSE MANAGERS in each department. We also ask them to announce this
at their monthly meetings. Once we recieve these forms we have a folder st up
with the title and the names of allthe people requesting the contents pages.
Ours is a one person library, from here the volunters take over. This has ben
 very popular
very popular.
Swati Wagh
Medical Library
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet, Il
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From:         "Mignon Adams, PCPS" <adams@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG>
Subject:      Re: popular CD-ROMs in medical library

Most heavily used CD-ROMS: Micromedex (Drugdex, Poisindex, etc.) and
Int'l Pharmaceutical Abstracts.
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:13:15 -0400
From:         JESUTHER@AC.DAL.CA
Subject:      Re: Non-affiliates or "visitors" at your library

We don't have any policies in place to control the impact of non-affiliates
on reference service in our library.  Anyone is welcome to use the Library
and its services.  Sometimes it causes some minor problems, but generally
it doesn't.  Any resident of the Halifax-Dartmouth area who is over 18
is entitled to a Novanet (the library consortium of which we are a member)
off-campus borrower's card for $5.00.  This gives them the right to borrow
regular circulating material from the Library and to use other library
services such as reference, CD-ROMs etc.

Dalhousie University is a government-supported university.

Betty Sutherland
Health Sciences Librarian
W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3H 4H7
jesuther@ac.dal.ca

P.S.  The services that the "public" are not entitled to include interlibrary
loans, borrowing of reserve materials, and mediated literature searches.  We
do however provide mediated searches for any registered health professional
in the Maritime provinces.
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