+ Page 1 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- Public-Access Computer Systems News August 27, 1991 Volume 2, Number 7 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ISI ANNOUNCES NEW CITATION INDEXES The Institute for Scientific Information is developing a new line of CD-ROM bibliographic citation indexes, with abstracts, for release in the fall of 1991. These citation indexes will offer coverage of the significant published literature in neurosciences, chemistry, and biotechnology. Each of the three CD-ROM databases will feature searchable author abstracts as well as ISI's related records feature that links articles sharing one or more common bibliographic references. The new databases will also be searchable by keywords, title words, cited works, authors' addresses, and other options. For further information, call Jacqueline Trolley at ISI, (215) 386-0100 or write ISI, 3501 Market St., Philadelphia, PA. CARNEGIE MELLON TO IMPLEMENT FUTURISTIC LIBRARY SYSTEM Carnegie Mellon University has teamed up with University Microfilms International to implement a state-of-the-art information system providing access to both bibliographic and full-text databases in the areas of business, social science, and humanities (general interest databases will also be offered). The system will employ locally-mounted bibliographic databases on CMU's multiple-server Library Information System II (LISII) as well as CD-ROM jukeboxes developed by UMI, which will hold 7.2 million scanned page images. + Page 2 + The system will include a print server and jukeboxes containing 240 CD-ROMs, which will contain scanned articles. Users searching databases on LISII will be able to request an article from a server by electronic mail; the server will then communicate with the jukeboxes to print the document. The system will offer access to over 1,000 journals in full-text and image formats as well as more than 2,300 journals in abstract and index formats. For further information, contact Jonathan K. James, UMI, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (800) 521-0600, ext. 2210. SOFTWARE AG ANNOUNCES LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Software AG announced the TAPESTRY Project, an integrated online library management system, developed in conjunction with the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Missouri System, Washington State University, and Brown University. TAPESTRY is based on NATURAL, Software AG's 4th-generation language. The first phase of the TAPESTRY project will include an online public access catalog based on the MARC record with linked authority control, an extended circulation module, materials processing module (serials control and acquisitions), full catalog maintenance, and a sophisticated text retrieval search engine. For further information, contact Pam McGraw, Software AG, 11190 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22091 (703) 391-6720. UC LIBRARIES CONTRACT FOR INFOTRAC 2000 TAPE LEASE PROGRAM The University of California signed a lease agreement with Information Access Company to provide online access to three general interest databases on the nine UC campuses. The three databases selected under the InfoTrac 2000 Database Licensing Program are Expanded Academic Index, National Newspaper Index, and Computer Database. Scheduled for August implementation, the databases will be accessed from terminals in each of the participating libraries and from personal computers equipped with modems. Students will be given a password to access the databases away from the library. For further information, contact Dennis Smith, University of California, (415) 987-9457 or Todd Miller, IAC, 362 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404 (415) 378-5279. + Page 3 + DATABASE PACKAGE COMBINES CD-ROM AND ONLINE ACCESS Dialog Information Services has announced the availability of DIALOG OnDisc HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS. The CD-ROM database deals with reported medical device problems, technology assessments, hazards, recalls, and evaluations. It covers 1977 to the present. To provide important currency in this area, Dialog has coupled $400 of free online time in its equivalent online file, which is updated weekly, with the CD-ROM product, which is updated quarterly. The annual license fee for Dialog OnDisc HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS, which includes a password worth $400 per year in File 198 for online updating of CD-ROM searches, is $2,450. Available in versions for IBM PC or Apple Macintosh. For further information, contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or call (800) 3-DIALOG or (415) 858- 3785. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER AND MIAMI HERALD ON CD-ROM The Miami Herald and The Philadelphia Inquirer are the latest additions to the Dialog OnDisc family of newspapers on CD-ROM. The Miami Herald includes complete text from 1988 to the present and may be purchased as a complete (1988 to present) product for $4,275 or a current (1990 to present) product for $2,025. Annual current year renewals are $900. The Philadelphia Inquirer coverage will date from 1987 to the present for $5,385. Complete text for 1990 to present will be $2,025 with annual current year renewals at $900. FINANCIAL TIMES TO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH IAC Information Access has gained the license for North American distribution of the full-text of the Financial Times via CD-ROM. Chadwyck-Healey will handle distribution outside of North America. + Page 4 + DEVELOPMENTS FROM H. W. WILSON H. W. Wilson has reached agreements with CBIS, Inc. and Gandalf Data, Inc. that make the WILSONDISC databases accessible through the various network systems offered by CBIS and Gandalf. Gandalf Data and CBIS will support WILSONDISC CD-ROMs with compatible hardware and software for resource sharing by institutions via local and wide area networks. For information on these agreements contact Becky Clarke at the H. W. Wilson Company, 950 University Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 or call (800) 367-6770, ext. 2758. The WILSONDISC software Version 2.3 incorporates a variety of enhancements including journal tagging with respect to a library's holdings, program usage statistics, error messages, screen saver, and a BROWSE mode. For further information, contact Michael Page, (800) 367-6770, ext. 2272. VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE The 2nd Annual Virtual Reality Conference and Exhibition will be held September 23-25, 1991, in San Francisco. A day-long introduction/review will be held on September 23, followed by two general conference days. Registration by September 10 is $275 for the introductory workshop, $500 for the two-day conference and $695 for both. Call (800) 635-5537 for information or to register. By mail: Meckler, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 1991 by the University Libraries, University of Houston, University Park. All rights reserved. Copying is permitted for noncommercial use by computerized bulletin board/conference systems, individual scholars, and libraries. Libraries are authorized to add the journal to their collections at no cost. This message must appear on copied material. All commercial use requires permission. -----------------------------------------------------------------