Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 89 15:51:45 CDT
Reply-To:     Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@UHUPVM1>
Sender:       Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@UHUPVM1>
From:         Charles Bailey <LIB3@UHUPVM1>
Subject:      PACS Review, an Electronic Journal

Public-Access Computer Systems Review Announcement
 
Thanks to everyone who sent me messages regarding the possibility of
starting an electronic journal.  There was a very favorable response to
this idea, and I am willing to give it a try.
 
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review will contain short articles
(1 to 7 single-spaced pages), columns, and reviews. PACS Review will cover
all computer systems that libraries make available to their patrons,
including CAI and ICAI programs, CD-ROM databases, expert systems,
hypermedia systems, information delivery systems, local databases,
online catalogs, and remote end-user search systems.  All types of short
communications dealing with these subjects are welcome.  Articles that
present innovative projects in libraries, even those at an early stage of
their development, are especially welcome.  Proposals for regular (or
irregular) columns will be considered on an ongoing basis.  There will be
a section for reviews of books, journal articles, reports, and software.
As a style guide, use Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers (5th
edition).  If you are in doubt about whether your topic falls in the
purview of PACS Review, consult my article:
 
     "Public-Access Computer Systems: The Next Generation of
      Library Automation Systems."  Information Technology and
      Libraries 8 (June 1989): 178-185.
 
The initial editorial staff of the PACS Review will be as follows:
 
 
     Editor:           Charles W. Bailey, Jr., University of Houston
 
     Editoral Board:   Nancy Evans, Carnegie Mellon University
                       David R. McDonald, University of Michigan
                       Mike Ridley, McMaster University
                       R. Bruce Miller, University of California,
                            San Diego
 
The PACS Review will come out on a regular schedule.  I will determine the
schedule based on the interest you show in submitting articles. If
desired, authors can retain copyright to their works by notifying the
editor. The logistics of distribution of the Review will be worked out at
the release of the first issue.  Either individual articles will be sent
as PACS-L messages or a table of contents will be sent and users will
retrieve articles from the file server (at this point we do not have
full documentation for the file server aspect of PACS-L).  The PACS Review
will have a volume and issue enumeration.  It will be paginated.
 
I hope PACS Review will be timely, lively, and thought provoking.  I
hope that it will complement the PACS-L conference, potentially
resulting in a unique interaction between formal and informal
electronic communications.  I welcome your contributions to this
experimental electronic journal.  Please send all articles to me at
LIB3@UHUPVM1.  Your contributions will determine whether this
journal gets off the ground or not.  Let's see if electronic
publishing of library journals has a future!
 
--Charles Bailey, University of Houston