Librarians can use their standard Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT workstations to access or update any or all languages at the same time on the same machine. In other VTLS news, the company also announced the availability of a cataloging client that supports the character repertoire of the Unicode Standard or any single Windows-based code page. KidsOnline Web-Based OPAC Interface Innovative Interfaces, Inc. has announced that KidsOnline, its new children s Web OPAC interface, is available for library installation immediately. According to the announcement, the KidsOnline module offers younger patrons a fun and user-friendly Web OPAC that provides them with intuitive and easily configured screens. This module includes a standard set of menus and pictures as well as a full suite of Help screens that explain terms and functions just for children.
Younger patrons can also search specially tailored children s collections and access features lists.
The library s catalog can then be accessed by library users via graphical Web browsers such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. It guides the reader through all steps in a successful metadata project including planning, staffing, training, workflow, and evaluation. Revealing the latest trends and developments in the field of educational technology, this resource provides timely information to help technology specialists, librarians, and media specialists practice their professions in a dynamic and changing field, according to the announcement. Essays written by notable leaders in the field inform readers of the purposes, activities, research findings, programs of study, and accomplishments of organizations and associations dedicated to the advancement of educational communications and technology. The Gale Group School Collection and Biography Resource Center.