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From: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti)
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Subject: Re: SGML/CAI
Date: 21 Jul 1992 01:21:12 -0400
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There is an active SGML usenet newsgroup (comp.text.sgml); you should
also be able to pick up a copy of the "frequently asked questions"
positng from that list and a pointer to the various archives from
	rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/comp.text.sgml/
as much as anything will get you started that should be a help.

--Ed
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    Fellow Networkers:

    Greetings!  I am a new subscriber to the network and I look forward to
    swapping bits with y'all.  But for now I have a question for the community
    at large:  Is there a report or publication in which different typefaces
    are compared/contrasted for a number of categories, including readability?
    Two years ago I held such a report and now I cannot remember the agency
    that published it.  I do remember, however, that the report was directed
    toward the news media.

    If anyone can give me the name of the report, or the agency that publishes
    it, I would be most appreciative.  Thank you.



    David D. Herring       MODIS Administrative Support      286-9515




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From:         James Powell <JPOWELL@VTVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Internet archives

The vpiej-l Internet archive site is now running an experimental ftp program
that presents messages to users when they enter certain directories and will
provide other features when fully functional.  Up to five remote logins may
use this ftp site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Please try it out!

The ftp address is:
borg.lib.vt.edu

Problems, comments to jpowell@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu or jpowell@borg.lib.vt.edu.

James Powell >>> Systems Support and Development, University Libraries, VPI&SU
             >>> JPOWELL@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU                                   O+>
             >>> jpowell@borg.lib.vt.edu - NeXTMail welcome here
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From:         "John R. Garrett" <0004716758@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Copyright concerns
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Kimberly Parker, I'd like your permission to post your comment and query about
publishers and copyright on a private list for publishers that I follow.  I'll
suggest that they respond to you directly with any comments (I'll need your
e-mail address).  Is that OK?

John Garrett
jgarrett@nri.reston.va.us
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From:         Howard Pasternack <BLIPS15@BROWNVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Let's rethink copyright policy in the electronic medium

>From:         Stevan Harnad <harnad@PRINCETON.EDU>
>
>... Scholarly publishing is
>not trade publishing; the motivations of authors and readers are
>different; the reward structure is different.

 Probably true.  But this does not mean that the profit motive is not
 a factor.  Brendan Kehoe's Zen book is a case in point.
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Date:         Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:52:02 EDT
From:         Ellen Brenner <brenner@AECOM.YU.EDU>
Subject:      cleaning cdrom drives
X-To:         medlib-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu

We are trying to clean our cdrom daizy chain drives.  So far, we have
only been able to obtain a cleaner for a cdrom player that takes
the cdrom disk without a case.  We need a cleaner that will clean
the drive when the cdrom disk must be inserted inside a case.

If anyone knows of a product that can be used for this purpose,
please respond to me at the address given at the end of this
message.  Thank you.

Ellen Brenner
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Health Sciences Library
Brenner@aecom.yu.edu

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Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 1992 09:54:43 EST
From:         faith <FMEAKIN@UMAB.BITNET>
Subject:      Notes to you

I certainly will refer "interesting items " to you. I enjoy having these
little electronic conversations with you. Faith
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Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:04:14 EDT
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Comments:     Resent-From: Nancy Start <HSLSTART@UBVM>
Comments:     Originally-From: Carol Walton <CWALTON@NERVM.BITNET>
From:         Nancy Start <HSLSTART@UBVM.BITNET>
Subject:      NEW LIST: COOPCAT - Library Cooperative Cataloging

MEDLIB-L Readers -  FYI, a new library-oriented list.  -  Nancy

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
COOPCAT on LISTSERV@NERVM.BITNET        Library Cooperative Cataloging
        or LISTSERV@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU

   COOPCAT (Cooperative Cataloging Discussion Group) has been
   established to serve as a clearinghouse of information to aid in the
   formation of cooperative cataloging arrangements between libraries.
   It is hoped that this list will function in the following ways:
   1) provide a venue allowing libraries effectively to advertise their
   cataloging strengths and needs and enable them to "shop" for possible
   cataloging exchanges;  2) provide information about areas of in-depth
   collecting that could lead to reciprocal cataloging arrangements;
   3) provide a forum to discuss the "hows" of successful exchanges and
   cooperative agreements, as well as the "whys" of the
   not-so-successful and;  4) publicize cooperative arrangements that
   have been instituted.

   COOPCAT is an open, unmoderated list.  Questions and comments can be
   sent directly to either of the two listowners.

   To subscribe, send a message to the LISTSERV at NERVM on BITNET
   (LISTSERV@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu on the Internet) as a BITNET
   interactive message or in the BODY of mail
      SUBSCRIBE COOPCAT your full name

   Librarians from all types of libraries and from all areas of
   specialization are welcome.  Interested library users are also
   welcome to subscribe.

   List Owners:
      Carol Walton   <carwalt@nervm.bitnet>  or
                     <carwalt@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu>
      Willy Cromwell <cn.wic@stanford.bitnet>  or
                     <cn.wic@forsythe.stanford.edu>
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Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 1992 15:33:44 -0600
From:         Caroline Mann <cmann@BIBLIO.UNM.EDU>
Subject:      Position Announcement

SENIOR MEDICAL LIBRARIAN/HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK COORDINATOR

The UNM Medical Center Library seeks candidates for a senior
position strong in project management to coordinate a major component
of the library's statewide online information network.

Responsibilities:  implementation and coordination of an online union
catalog; management of existing databases and development and
coordination of a research population database in ORACLE;
development of protocols and training programs.

Requirements:  ALA-accredited MLS; 2years of senior level library
experience; 3-5 years professional and supervisory medical library
experience in an automated academic library setting; written/oral
communication skills; ability to plan and monitor projects, work
independently and interact effectively in a team-oriented
environment.

Minimum salary:  $35,000.  Non-probational faculty appointment.
Available immediately.  To assure consideration applications
should be received by September 15, 1992.  Send application,
resume, salary requirements and three references to:

Cecile C. Quintal
Associate Director
Medical Center Library
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque  NM  87131-5686

Requests for a full position description may directed to Cecile
Quintal: (505) 277-0650 (phone)
         cquintal@biblio.unm.edu (internet)
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Date:         Wed, 29 Jul 1992 09:26:00 EDT
From:         "RENEE MANSHEIM (MANSHEIM@EVMSVMS)" <MANSHEIM@EVMSVMS.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: HOLDINGS ON SP MEDLINE

Lea--

We are entering our holdings on SilverPlatter MEDLINE right now.  We
are choosing to do it simply, either we hold the title during the
period of the database or we don't.  We were so pleased to be able to
do even that much for our readers.  Logistics for getting the
information onto our LAN are sufficiently complex that we need to do it
as expeditiously as possible.  It has to be done on a terminal in
another department.  So far it has taken several weeks of interrupted
data entry work accompanied by hardware/software problems.

Once the information is loaded, we'll judge by user response whether the
messages should be more specific.  By the time we get a clear picture of user
needs, our hardware problem may be resolved.  I don't think that the
SilverPlatter data loading mechanism will improve.

Good luck with your more ambitious approach.  I'd like to hear how it works
out.  Would you send me, or publish to the list, the 13 messages you have
composed?

Renee Mansheim
Technical Services Coordinator                Mansheim@EVMSVMS
Eastern Virginia Medical School Library       (804) 446-5842
P.O. Box 1980,  Norfolk, Virginia  23501
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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:11:58 MDT
From:         USERLLEA@UALTAMTS.BITNET

We are currently in the process of putting our library holdings into
our Sivlerplatter databases.  We are a branch library in a multilibrary
system.  Some of the journals in the Medline file are in different libraries
on campus.  We are trying to figure out the best method for informaing
our users of our holdings.  At present we have decided to tell people
which library the periodical is in and list the call no.  If the title has
ceased or there are incomplete holdings we are asking them to check the online
catalogue.  At the present we have at least 13 different messages that
can be used.  The other way in which we could do this is to indicate
that the title is either held by the library system or not held.
My question to those that have done this is did you choose to do it simply
i.e. a choice of two messages or did you choose to do it more comprehensively.
Thanks for your help.
Lea Starr
Reference Services Coordinator
John W. Scott LIbrary
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
userllea@mts.ualberta.ca
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 07:44:00 -0700
From:         Loanne Larson <loanne@GUEST.NWNET.NET>
Subject:      ADDRESS
X-To:         medlib-L%UBVM.BITNET@uwavm.u.washington.edu

I would like information on UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) being
developed at U of Maryland Health Science Library. Respond directly as I
am not a member of list. Thanks!
LoAnne
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Date:         Fri, 24 Jul 1992 13:04:00 -0500
From:         Ellen.Marks@UC.EDU
Subject:      Drug company $$
X-To:         MEDLIB-L%UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU%EXTERNAL@PMDF.UC.EDU

Nearly all the local drug reps participate in a lunch-time program
we've had bi-weekly for three years. This program began as a joint project
of the IAIMS group and the Dept. of Medicine. We used a
straightforward clinicopathology conference (led by the chief medical
resident or dir. of the residency program and a subspecialist) as an
opportunity to introduce (and evaluate) such tools as DxPlain, QMR and
Iliad as well as the literature. We thought we needed a lure of some
sort for the first conference so we asked a drug rep to pay for pizza
and beverages for a projected 30 participants. Seventy residents,
students and faculty showed up and have sustained that avg.
ever since. One drug company offered to pay for lunch for the whole
year. Instead, we sent a note to all the local reps asking them if
they wanted to participate -- all did -- so they divide the year up
equally. They get 1 minute at the opening of the session to advert.; they can
pass out stuff; and, they pay the pizza guy directly. The attendees
find the conferences instructive and a pleasant break.
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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 11:15:07 EDT
From:         Stephen C Wagner <scwst4@LIS.PITT.EDU>
Subject:      Reference Question
X-To:         medlib-l%ubvm.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
X-cc:         scwst4@icarus.lis.pitt.edu

One of our editorial assistants came across a reference in an article
to be published in the _Oncology_Nursing_Forum_.  The reference was
incomplete and we suspected that the title was inaccurate (it wasn't).

The reference was in a journal entitled _Cancer_Pain_Release_, and
we needed date and page #'s for two articles in volume 5.  OCLC lists
this journal as starting in 1987, but apparently there are no holdings
anywhere.  But OCLC gave an address for the issuing body, the WHO
Collaborating Center for Symptom Evaluation at the University of
Wisconsin at Madision.  So, one easy phone call to Madison, right?

Unfortunately, neither the university directory nor general directory
assistance could locate the number for this center, under any of a
variety of names.  I suspect that they moved.  I called the reference
number at the National Library of Medicine, but gave up after being on
hold for over 20 minutes (all the while being charged long distance rates).

So: does anyone out there have _Cancer_Pain_Release_, volume 5, in their h
holdings?  Does anyone know where this center moved?

This was as much as I could do given that we have no library resources
whatsoever in our office.

-------------------------

Stephen C. Wagner
Director of Archives and Records
Oncology Nursing Society
Pittsburgh, PA
scwst4@icarus.lis.pitt.edu
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 08:57:56 MDT
From:         USERLLEA@UALTAMTS.BITNET

Further to the discussion about printing access to OJCCT.  I am wondering
how libraries have chosen to deal with ILL of this journal.  I was
requested to get an article from this journal two weeks ago and as we
had not started our subscription, I tried to implement an ILL.  Unforetunately
most libraries I phoned had not yet received their subscription so they
were unable to help me.  One library indicated that they had adopted a
policy of not ILLing from this title because of the publisher intends to
provide a document delivery service.  The publisher was helpful in that they
are sending me a copy of the article but not as document delivery because
that is not yet operational.  (More teething pains, I guess).
Anyways, what ILL policies have others adopted and have these policies been
influenced by the publisher providing document delivery?
A second question relates to the contents pages for OJCCT.  My understanding
was that contents were to be published in SCIENCE.  Has anyone seen this
yet?  and if so in what issue?
Lea Starr
Reference Service Coordinator
John W. Scott Health Sciences Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2R7
userllea@mts.ucs.ualberta.ca
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 09:05:00 MST
From:         PAUFLICK@ARIZVMS.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Internet

Thanks Kay.  Irene Lovas is sending me copies of the handouts from the
workshop.  PSRML is developing a flyer on the topic, but they just made
that decision so I'm sure we won't see it until 1993.

What do you think about MLG sponsoring the same workshop in AZ?

Do you know of any PHX librarians that plan to take the TOXNET course
in Prescott on August 7th?  Geo Takata was asking me who I knew that
was planning on enrolling.

Pat Auflick
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:10:22 CDT
From:         "WELLIK, Kay" <KWELLIK@LIFE.JSC.NASA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Internet
X-To:         medlib-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu

The Internet workshop was very good but a lot of it was "theory"
stuff.  Some of that is good but I think - knowing our group in AZ -
that we need a very practical "this is how you do it" class.  They
could also be told about joining the library disc list, lifenet,
etc.  They are missing out on so much buy not getting involved in
this.  The guy (Brian Warling ?) from UCLA was really inteesting.

As far as I know, I have not talked to anyone taking the TOXNET
class.  It is a busy - vacation - time of year.
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 09:22:16 LCL
From:         LYNNF@EBSCO.COM
Subject:      SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY
X-To:         MEDLIB-L@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU

 REE SHERER OF EBSCO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES CONTACTED JEAN FANUCCI,
 MANAGER OF SUBSCRIBER SERVICES AT W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY REGARDING
 SUPPLEMENTS TO SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY.  HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING:
 DEAR MR. SHERER,
      THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT WILL APPEAR IN THE AUGUST ISSUE
 OF SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY.
      SPONSORED SUPPLEMENTS TO SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY ARE PROVIDED TO
 SUBSCRIBERS AS AN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AND THEIR COST IS NOT
 INCLUDED IN THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.  SUPPLEMENTS 1,2,5, AND 6 TO
 VOLUME 19 WERE PUBLISHED FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES ONLY.
      AS I AM AWARE, MANY DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS HAVE CLAIMED THESE
 SUPPLEMENTS AS MISSING.  W.B. SUANDERS COMPANY IS PRINTING THIS
 SUPPLEMENTS AS MISSING.  W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY IS PRINTING THISANNOUNCEMENT
 WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY DEFER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
 LYNN FORTNEY
 EBSCO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES BIOMEDICAL DIVISION
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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 11:59:42 EST
From:         Bill Alexander <ALEX@NKI.BITNET>
Subject:      Medline on Mainframe

Is anyone running (or know of anyone running) Medline on a mainframe computer?
We're investigating the possibility of doing this ourselves.
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 10:16:05 CDT
From:         "WELLIK, Kay" <KWELLIK@LIFE.JSC.NASA.GOV>
Subject:      RE: Internet
X-To:         medlib-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu

mlgsca HAD A WORKSHOP THIS FEBRUARY IN LONG BEACH.  MARGIE SNAPE
WAS IN CHARGE OF IT.  SHE CAN BE REACHED AFTER AUG. 1 AT UCI
MED CTR IN ORANGE. 714-456-6487
From: backon@vms.huji.ac.il
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Subject: Re: US HealthLink
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:26:12 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

In article <9207292058.AA04670@bottom.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, Mary W Sprague <msprague@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU> writes:
> We've been asked by one of our University Hospitals planning people to find out
> more about US HealthLink, a sort of reincarnation of AMA/Net but more, which is
> operated out of the Oregon Health Sciences University.
>
> A brief article in the June, 1992, issue of Health Care Strategic Management
> provides an 800 number for dialing into a preview of the system (800-225-4652).
>  While you don't get a look at the services, you do get a pretty good
> description.  I understand that both HealthQuest and IBAX are offering US
> HealthLink on their hospital info systems.  US HealthLink is marketing to both
> individuals and institutions.
>
> Does anyone out there have any experience with US HealthLink?  We'd like to
> know about individuals, groups or organizations who have evaluated it and/or
> are subscribers.
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> * Mary Sprague                         msprague@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu     *
> * Outreach Services Coordinator                                               *
> * The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library                           *
> * Columbus, OH   614-292-4863                                                 *
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

I'm a Israeli doctor who logged in to HealthLink's 800 modem number via MERIT's
Dialout-AA service. I found HealthLink to be very informative. Services
include: a subset of MEDLINE, EMPIRES (Excerpta Medica Physicians Information
Retrieval and Education Service giving access to 320 key medical journals),
document delivery, email to fax gateway, bulletin boards, Comtex medical news
service (current awareness), a clipping service (SDI), Medicom Drug Interaction
Service, DXplain (diagnostic decision support from Mass General Hospital),
patient simulation modules, clinical advisor (Yale Medical School), full text
of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Communicable Disease Summary, and
NIH/NLM Clinical Alerts.

The only problem for me personally was the pricing ($35/month).

Dr. Josh Backon
backon@VMS.HUJI.AC.IL






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