+ Page 1 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- Public-Access Computer Systems News Volume 3, Number 10 (1992) ISSN 1050-6004 Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1). Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS NOTIS DEMONSTRATES Z39.50 INTEROPERABILITY, 1 NOTIS ANNOUNCES INFOBASE AND PACLINK, 2 DIALOG ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENT DELIVERY FEATURE, 2 MACINTOSHED LIBRARIES 5.0, 3 SYRACUSE PUBLISHES STUDY ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET, 3 ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION, 4 NOTIS DEMONSTRATES Z39.50 INTEROPERABILITY On June 4, 1992, NOTIS Systems, Inc. demonstrated full NISO Z39.50 Version 2 interoperability with the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) test bed site at the University of California's Department of Library Automation (DLA). As part of the test, the NOTIS client exchanged standard Z39.50 protocol elements with the DLA server and performed several intersystem searches. Since that time NOTIS has interacted successfully with servers at OCLC, AT&T, UC Berkeley, Penn State, and M.I.T. Z39.50 is the standard for communication between computers for information retrieval. It provides for the retrieval of bibliographic records independent of the type of system on which they are stored. For information contact Jane Burke, NOTIS, 1007 Church Street, Evanston, IL 60201-3622, or call (708) 866-0170. + Page 2 + NOTIS ANNOUNCES INFOBASE AND PACLINK NOTIS Systems, Inc. has announced InfoBase, an information storage and retrieval system for UNIX-based computer systems that offers a cost-effective means of mounting and accessing local databases. It uses a full-feature search engine built on Z39.50 communication protocols. The system provides multiple simultaneous users with access to local databases stored on CD- ROM or magnetic media. The search engine supports Boolean, proximity, and adjacency search functions. It is compatible with NOTIS online catalogs and includes a hook to serials holdings for citation databases. PACLink interconnects a library's OPAC to other libraries' holdings through an OPAC to OPAC connection, and it automatically processes requests for document delivery and interlibrary loans. PACLink is fully integrated into the current OPAC, and it communicates with remote libraries using Z39.50 via TCP/IP on the Internet. PACLink was developed in cooperation with the state universities in Indiana and the graduate centers of the State University of New York (SUNY). For more information, contact Jane Burke, NOTIS, 1007 Church Street, Evanston, IL 60201-3622, or call (708) 866-0170. DIALOG ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENT DELIVERY FEATURE Dialog Information Services has announced DIALOG SourceOne, which permits searchers--while online--to order the complete text of selected documents from the delivery vendors of their choice. Dialog SourceOne provides the complete document, including text and graphics for any document contained in the Ei Compendex*Plus database, plus the complete text of many articles cited in other DIALOG engineering and technology databases. Documents are supplied by Article Express International, a joint venture of Dialog and Engineering Information, Inc. Documents can be faxed to customers within one hour of receipt of the order, if requested, or within 24 hours for regular service. Delivery options include fax, paper copies via first class or express mail, and computer files transferred via the Internet. Payment options include invoicing, credit card, deposit accounts, and subscriptions. Fees are a flat rate of $12 basic fee, plus a $3 copyright royalty charge for each document up to 50 pages. Subscription fees range from $11.50 per document for 20 documents to $9 per document for 200. + Page 3 + For more information, contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, or call 800-3-DIALOG. MACINTOSHED LIBRARIES 5.0 The Apple Library Users Group has released Macintoshed Libraries 5.0, edited by Edward Valauskas and Bill Vaccaro. This 98-page book and HyperCard stack includes sixteen chapters by ALUG members. Macintoshed Libraries is available free in book or stack format by sending a self addressed mailing label to: Apple Library Users Group, 10381 Bandley Drive, MS 8C, Cupertino, CA 95014 (indicate if you want the book, stack, or both). Requests can also be sent to: Ertel.m. (AppleLink) or ertel.m@applelink.apple.com (Internet). For additional information, please contact Monica Ertel, Apple Computer, Inc., 10381 Bandley Drive, MS 8C, Cupertino, CA 95014, or call (408) 974-2552. SYRACUSE PUBLISHES STUDY ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET Syracuse University's School of Information Studies announces the availability of a year-long study investigating the role of public libraries in developing and exploiting the next generation of national networks embodied in the Internet/NREN. The study was funded in part by OCLC's Library and Information Science Research Grant Program. Public Libraries and the Internet/NREN was written by Charles McClure, Joe Ryan, and William Moen. For further information and order form, contact Joe Ryan or William Moen at one of the following addresses: Joe Ryan (JORYAN@suvm.acs.syr.edu) William Moen (WEMOEN@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU) School of Information Studies Syracuse University 4-206 Center for Science & Technology Syracuse, NY 13244-4100 Phone: (315) 443-2911 Fax: (315) 443-5806 + Page 4 + ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET, 2ND EDITION The second edition of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide has been published by Prentice Hall. Zen is primarily written for people who are comfortable with computers, but may not have had much, if any, exposure to networks in general. No one operating system is targeted; it's purposely "operating system-neutral." Zen discusses how to decipher domain names; e-mail basics; what telnet is and what's available using it; Usenet news; FTP & Archie; the various services that are on the Internet; and a variety of other topics. The second edition offers roughly 30 pages of new information, and every page has been rewritten or changed in some way. It has a more complete glossary than the first edition, an extensive bibliography, and a number of other reference features. Zen costs $22, and its ISBN is 0-13-010778-6. Discounts are available for large quantity and educational orders. For more information or to offer comments on either edition, please contact: Brendan Kehoe, Sun Network Manager, Widener University, guide-bugs@cs.widener.edu. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Public-Access Computer Systems News is an electronic newsletter that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other computer networks. There is no subscription fee. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) that says: SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name. 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