Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. Customized options are available, enabling users to select configurations suitable for their current needs. For example, a user may lease the sci-tech portion only of Books in Print. A choice of monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly update options are available. Tapes can be interfaced with major library vendor systems or work with local mainframe delivery systems and common retrieval software.
Individualized pricing is based on data and access.
The new product will include full-text access of articles published in USA Today since 1988. Also included is the search software, documentation, user aids, and a toll-free help line. Currently available in hard copy, online, microfiche and microfilm formats, the CD-ROM product will allow access to complete articles in the newspaper from 1985 forward. UMI software for these products allows users to search topics by word, phrase, author, or issue. Each workstation was equipped with UMI's Periodical Abstracts Ondisc and Newspaper Abstracts Ondisc.