+ Page 1 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- Public-Access Computer Systems News Volume 4, Number 2 (1993) ISSN 1050-6004 Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Linda Thompson (LIB1J@UHUPVM1). Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS 3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM AND PRIVACY, 1 BIP NOW AVAILABLE ON NOTIS, 1 CARL & JOURNAL GRAPHICS ANNOUNCE ONLINE ACCESS TO TV TRANSCRIPTS, 2 NEW VERSION OF AUTO-GRAPHICS, 2 VTLS, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY, 3 EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE EDUCATION AWARDS, 3 VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE, 3 GEAC INTRODUCES LVIS, 4 DYNIX PORTS TO DIGITAL'S ALPHA PLATFORMS, 4 COUNTERPOINT OFFERS FIRST DAILY FEDERAL REGISTER VIA INTERNET, 4 AT&T TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY & DATABASE SERVICES TO NSFNET, 5 3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM AND PRIVACY The Third Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy will take place March 9-12, 1993 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel. The primary sponsors are the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Groups on: Communications (SIGCOMM), Computers and Society (SIGCAS), and Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC). The main conference will be preceded by a number of pre- conference tutorials on March 9. Cost of registration by March 8: Conference fees -- $355, Tutorial fees -- $135. Cost of on-site registration: Conference fees -- $405, Tutorial fees -- $195. For additional information contact Bruce Koball, General Chair, CFP'93, 2210 Sixth St., Berkeley CA 94710, or call 510- 845-1350. BIP NOW AVAILABLE ON NOTIS Bowker-Reed Reference Electronic Publishing has announced the signing of an agreement with NOTIS Systems, Inc. to make Books in Print available electronically via magnetic tape through NOTIS Library Automation Systems. Both the NOTIS Multiple Database Access System (MDAS) and InfoBase will accept Books in Print + Page 2 + tapes. The BIP information will display in the same format as the OPAC. Demonstration tapes are available free of charge upon request. For additional information contact Wendy Lyons, Manager of Tape and Online Services at 908-665-2861 or Arden Olson, National Account Manager, Electronic Publishing at 908-665-3640. CARL & JOURNAL GRAPHICS ANNOUNCE ONLINE ACCESS TO TV TRANSCRIPTS CARL Systems, Inc., provider of the UnCover article access and delivery system, has joined with Journal Graphics, Inc., the nation's leading supplier of television news transcripts, to offer online access through the CARL System to Transcript/Video Index which contains more than 60,000 transcripts. Transcript/Video Index will make available, within minutes of the completion of the televised program, summaries of transcripts prepared by the Journal Graphics staff. The database will be accessible 24 hours a day and may be searched by topical keyword, headline, program host, network, and date. Users of the online index can order copies of transcripts to be faxed or mailed to them directly by Journal Graphics, and charged to their credit cards or CARL System deposit accounts. For additional information about the CARL System, contact Martha Whittaker, CARL Systems, Inc., 3801 East Florida Ave., Ste. 300, Denver CO 80210; 303-758-3030 (Internet: mwhittaker@carl.org). For additional information about Journal Graphics, contact David Burger, Journal Graphics, Inc., 1535 Grant St., Denver CO 80203; 303-831-6400, ext. 339. NEW VERSION OF AUTO-GRAPHICS Auto-Graphics, Inc. has released Version 3.10 of the IMPACT Small Library Management System (IMPACT/SLiMS), a multifunction, microcomputer-based integrated system. The new release adds several "hot-key" shortcuts between modules, along with improved cataloging and copy maintenance features. There are several new circulation reports, MARC record exporting, and an inventory module that can be used with memory-equipped barcode scanners. The online help screens and user manual have been completely revised and expanded. The modular IMPACT/SLiMS system lets small libraries automate the patron access catalog, circulation, and cataloging functions. It operates on a single workstation or local area network. For additional information contact Auto-Graphics, Inc., 3201 Temple Ave., Pomona CA 91768-3200; 800-776-6939, 714-595-7204; FAX 714-595-3506. + Page 3 + VTLS, INC. ESTABLISHES EUROPEAN SUBSIDIARY VTLS, Inc. has established a wholly-owned European subsidiary in Barcelona, Spain, VTLS Europe S.L. The subsidiary offers support to the company's European customers, particularly those in Spain and Portugal. The Barcelona office may be contacted as follows: VTLS Inc., c/o Hewlett Packard Espanola, S.A., Avda. Diagonal, 605, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; 34-3-401-91-63; FAX 34-3-430-84-68. For additional information contact Gail Gulbenkian, VTLS Inc., 703-231-3605. EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE EDUCATION AWARDS Dialog Information Services, Inc., named New York University's Bobst Library as the First Place winner of its annual Excellence in Online Education Awards at ONLINE'92 in Chicago. Bobst Library is a longtime participant in Dialog's Classroom Instruction Program. The library staff has trained nearly 600 students and faculty to search independently using DIALOG online databases. The First Place Award consists of a plaque and $2,000 in online connect time to be used in the Dialog Classroom Instruction Program of the winner's choice. The two Award of Merit winners, Camas High School (Camas WA) and LaSalle University Connelly Library (Philadelphia PA), were each granted $1,000 in online connect time for the Classroom Instruction Program of their choice. Honorable Mention recipients, each awarded $500 in free connect time, are: University of Wisconsin Steenbock Library (Madison WI), Hampshire College (Amherst MA), and Douglas Middle School (Ellsworth Air Force Base SD). For additional information on Dialog services contact Dialog Marketing, 3460 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto CA 94304, or call 800-334-2564 or 415-858-3785, or FAX 415-858-7069. VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE Meckler's fourth annual Virtual Reality Conference and Exhibition will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, May 19-21, 1993. Over 30 companies will participate in North America's largest exhibition devoted to virtual reality. The conference program will address the utilization of virtual reality in design, entertainment, medicine, military, and networking. The conference is sponsored by Meckler's Virtual Reality Report and Virtual Reality World. For information contact Marilyn Reed, Meckler Corp., 203-226-6967. + Page 4 + GEAC INTRODUCES LVIS Geac and SynreVoice Technologies Inc. have co-developed a voice processing system to interface with Geac's ADVANCE and GLIS library systems. The Geac Library Voice Information System (LVIS) enables libraries to automate the traditionally labor-intensive task of mailing various notifications and overdue notices and to deliver them by telephone instead. The system also allows patrons to perform renewals online by telephone. LVIS also includes an audiotext system that can provide callers with a 24-hour information service. For additional information contact Harrison Cheung, 416-475-0525 or FAX 416-475-3847. DYNIX PORTS TO DIGITAL'S ALPHA PLATFORMS Dynix Inc. has announced that it has successfully ported its library automation software to Digital Equipment Corporation's 64-bit Alpha AXP RISC platforms. Dynix's software will work with OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1 and will be generally available as of January 1, 1993. Alpha AXP is Digital's 64-bit RISC computing architecture and is designed to support fast, uniprocessor and multiprocessor implementations that are scalable from palmtop to supercomputer. Through its open business practices, Digital and its partners offer Alpha AXP technology worldwide at all levels of integration -- chips, boards, systems compilers, and operating systems. Through its open services, Digital will service Alpha AXP technology at all levels of integration, from any vendor. For additional information contact Julie Pitcher, Dynix, 801-375-2770. COUNTERPOINT OFFERS FIRST DAILY FEDERAL REGISTER VIA INTERNET Counterpoint Publishing, Inc. has announced a new service providing same-day availability of the complete Federal Register (FR) via the Internet. The Counterpoint FR service will provide the fully indexed text of the complete Federal Register as recorded on magnetic tape by the GPO. Counterpoint's simplified menu-driven software allows end-users to view the daily FR by table of contents, keywords in any and exact order, article type, full-text or heading only, agency, date or range of dates, or citation. The software does not require graphical interfaces, a mouse or function keys, thus making it easy to use on a variety of computing platforms. Routine searches can be stored and replayed. Documents in the FR are exportable in ASCII format with text exportable to E-mail, any word processor, or printer. + Page 5 + Counterpoint also will provide alternative access to the FR to better address the unique needs of the global Internet community. Using such distribution and access mechanisms as Usenet News (NNTP), Mail (SMTP), Gopher, WAIS, and World Wide Web, Counterpoint will provide the daily FR in the most cost efficient and timely manner possible. This new Counterpoint service is provided through arrangement with Internet.COM -- Internet Consulting Services of Cambridge MA. For additional information contact Counterpoint, 800-998-4515 or Internet: fedreg@internet.com. AT&T TO PROVIDE DIRECTORY & DATABASE SERVICES TO NSFNET AT&T has announced that it has signed a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation to provide directory and database services for NSFNET, the National Science Foundation national data network that is part of the Internet. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will develop and maintain a Directory of Directories which will serve as a pointer to numerous resources on the Internet. It will include lists of FTP sites, lists of various types of servers available on the Internet, lists of white and yellow page directories, library catalogs, and data archives. The Directory of Directories will enable even novice users to obtain references to needed information through simple, easy-to-use interfaces As part of its database services, AT&T will establish database servers to extend and supplement the resources of the NSFNET, including databases of contributed materials of common interest to the user community and communications documents. AT&T also will offer database design, management and maintenance services to organizations and groups for inclusion on the Internet. Initially, access to all services will be provided through several currently popular interface methods. Over time, it is anticipated that X.500 technology will become the primary method of access. In providing these services, AT&T will work cooperatively with two other organizations: CERFNet, a General Atomics project, which was awarded a similar agreement for information services; and Network Solutions, Inc., which was awarded a similar agreement for registration services. The three corporations will collaborate under a common concept called INTERNIC. The cooperative agreement is for a five-year period, with annual reviews. It is expected that NSF will contribute approximately one-third of the costs, with another third provided by AT&T and the remainder recovered in user fees. The user fees, which have been proposed for maintenance of special databases and extensive + Page 6 + directory listings, are consistent with Federal Networking Council cost recovery guidelines. For additional information contact: Don Mitchell, National Science Foundation, 202-357-9717, dmitchel@nsf.gov; Mary Bloch, Network Solutions, 703-742-4740, mary@netsol.com; Shelly London, AT&T, 908-221-4355, london@attmail.com; or Susan Calcari, General Atomics, 619-455-3900, calcaris@cerf.net. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. PACS-P subscribers also receive two other electronic serials: Current Cites and The Public-Access Computer Systems Review. Public-Access Computer Systems News is Copyright (C) 1993 by the University Libraries, University of Houston. All Rights Reserved. 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