Date: Wed, 3 Jan 90 11:33:21 CST Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Sender: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum From: PACS Forum Subject: PACS Review (Vol. 1, No. 1) + Page 1 + +--------------------------------------------------------------------- | The Public-Access Computer Systems Review | | Volume 1, Number 1 (1990) | | Editor-In-Chief: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. | University of Houston | | Associate Editor: Mike Ridley, McMaster University | | Editorial Board: Walt Crawford, Research Libraries Group | Nancy Evans, Carnegie-Mellon University | David R. McDonald, University of Michigan | R. Bruce Miller, University of California, | San Diego | Paul Evan Peters, New York Public Library | Peter Stone, University of Sussex | | | Published three times a year (January, May, and September) by | the University Libraries, University of Houston. Technical | support is provided by the Information Technology Division, | University of Houston. | | DEADLINE for the next issue is April 2, 1990. | | Editor's Address: Charles W. Bailey, Jr. | University Libraries | University of Houston | Houston, TX 77204-2091 | (713) 749-4241 | LIB3@UHUPVM1.BITNET +--------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles are stored as files at LISTSERV@UHUPVM1. To retrieve a file, send the e-mail message given after the article abstract to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1. The file will be sent to your account. + Page 2 + +--------------------------------------------------------------------- | Contents +--------------------------------------------------------------------- Editorial (page 4) Communications Text Management Software Sue Stigleman (pages 5-22) An overview of five kinds of text management software: text retrieval, text database managers, bibliography formatting, hypertext, and text analysis. Examines roles for libraries in helping patrons utilize this software. To retrieve this file: GET STIGLEMA PRV1N1 Computer-Assisted Instruction for Music Uniform Titles R. Michael Fling (pages 23-33) Describes Making the Most of the Music Library: Using Uniform Titles, a CAI program at the Indiana University Music Library. To retrieve this file: GET FLING PRV1N1 Expansion and Testing of a Meridian CD-ROM Network James Jay Morgan (pages 34-42) Discusses the expansion and performance testing of a Meridian CD Net system running on an IBM Token-Ring network. This work was done at the Indiana University School of Medicine Library. To retrieve this file: GET MORGAN PRV1N1 Electronic Access to Library Systems for Users With Physical Disabilities Norman Coombs (pages 43-47) Examines how libraries can utilize computer technology to improve services to disabled library users. To retrieve this file: GET COOMBS PRV1N1 + Page 3 + Departments Public-Access Provocations: An Informal Column Walt Crawford (pages 48-50) Looks at questions related to browsing in online catalogs. Are they doing an adequate job? To retrieve this file: GET CRAWFORD PRV1N1 Reviews Review by Steve Cisler (pages 51-55) Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic Information by Caroline R. Arms. To retrieve this file: GET CISLER PRV1N1 Review by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (pages 56-57) Cyberbooks by Ben Bova. To retrieve this file: GET BAILEY PRV1N1 Instructions to Authors (pages 58-59) To retrieve this file: GET INSTRUCT PRV1N1 + Page 4 + +--------------------------------------------------------------------- | Editorial +--------------------------------------------------------------------- By Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Welcome to the Public-Access Computer Systems Review. The PACS Review publishes articles about all types of computer systems that libraries make available to their patrons. These include catalog systems (e.g., online catalogs and public use of bibliographic utilities), CD-ROM databases, computer-assisted instruction programs, end-user search services (e.g., Knowledge Index), expert systems, hypermedia programs, local multi-user database systems (e.g., BRS/Search), microcomputer facilities, and other public computer systems. The PACS Review also publishes articles about new computer technologies that are utilized to implement these systems. The PACS Review does not deal with integrated library systems (e.g., NOTIS), except as these systems are used by library patrons. The PACS Review is an electronic journal. Articles are stored as files on the PACS Forum list server. The Contents section is sent to all PACS Forum users, who can retrieve articles of interest from the list server by following the instructions contained in that section. It is anticipated that most users will want to print the retrieved article files using their institutional mainframe computers or, for downloaded files, their PCs. I wish to thank the members of the PACS Review Editorial Board for their useful suggestions (and lively debate) about the potentials and problems of this electronic publishing venture. If such a thing is possible, I have taken a "middle-of-the-road" approach to this electronic journal, deliberately incorporating certain aspects of traditional journals (e.g., pages) that may be artifacts of the print medium. More radical approaches were discussed, but I decided to start off a more moderate initial strategy. Nonetheless, I feel this is a pioneering venture, and I look forward to receiving your comments and article submissions. +--------------------------------------------------------------------- | Copyright (C) 1990 by the University Libraries, University of | Houston. All Rights Reserved. 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