_Current_Cites_ Volume 1, no. 1 August 1990 Library Technology Watch Program University of California, Berkeley Edited by David F.W. Robison ISSN: 1060-2356 Contributors: Mark Mentges, Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani, Lisa Rowlison, Roy Tennant Optical Disc Technology Ali, Nazim S. "Retrieval Commands of CD-ROM Databases: a Comparison of Selected Products." CD-ROM Professional 3(3) (May 1990):28-33. Provides quick retrieval command guides for CD-ROM products of SilverPlatter, WilsonDisc, UMI, Compact Cambridge, Institute of Scientific Information, and Dialog. Duggan, Mary Kay, ed. CD-ROM in the Library: Today and Tomorrow. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1990. Includes the presentations and panel discussions of a conference presented by U.C. Berkeley Extension and the School of Library and Information Studies held in the fall of 1989. Eaton, Nancy L., et al. CD-ROM and Other Optical Information Systems: Implementation Issues for Libraries. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1989. Includes the basics of optical information technology, an overview of various library applications , software design and retrieval issues, hardware considerations, fiscal and policy issues, and strategies for implementation in the form of case studies. "Glossary of Frequently Used Technical Terms." The Laserdisk Professional 3(1) (January 1990):51-54. Definitions of optical disk technology terms provided by Knowledge Access International. Kaebnick, Gregory. "Rewriting the Future: Putting Rewritable Optical Disk on the Market." Inform 4(5) (May 1990):14-18. Provides an overview of the latest entry of optical disk technology: the rewritable disk. Outlines the advantages of the rewritable disk over conventional hard drives and other optical formats which include storage capacity, durability, and removability. Meyer, Fred. "In-house CD-ROM Publishing Moves Toward the Desktop." The Laserdisk Professional 3(1) (January 1990):40-41. Motley, Susan A. "Optical Disc Technology and Libraries: a Review of the 1989 Literature." CD-ROM Librarian 5(5) (May 1990):11-33. Summarizes developments in optical disc technology with special emphasis on CD-ROM and its effect on libraries. Collection development issues as well as organization, budget, staff and training requirements are explored. Developments in networking, standards, hardware, various optical formats, and premastering software are briefly outlined. Also includes a seven-page bibliography. Nissley, Meta. "Ideas in Motion: Microsoft's Fifth Annual CD-ROM Conference and Exposition." CD-ROM Librarian 5(6) (May 1990):10- 13. Discusses the tremendous growth of the optical disc industry in 1989 and projects further growth into the 1990s. Also discusses the latest interactive multimedia products Compact Disc Interactive (CD-I) and Digital Video Interactive (DVI). Notes that libraries are no longer the major market for CD-ROM products as greater emphasis is being placed on entertainment and business. Tenopir, Carol. "Multimedia CD-ROM." Library Journal 115(8) (May 1, 1990):64-65. Networks and Networking Coalition for Networked Information. A packet of information on this recently formed coalition of ARL, EDUCOM, and CAUSE is on reserve at the UCB Library School Library. EDUCOM Review 25(2) (Summer 1990). This issue contains a number of articles updating the proposed NREN (National Research and Education Network). Remarks by Senator Albert Gore (the sponsor of S.1067, the National High-Performance Computing Act of 1990), are included along with three other articles discussing education applications, and information resources of the proposed network. Engle, Mary, Eddy Hogan and Roy Tennant, "Mining the Internet: Network Resources for Librarians." A Poster Session at the 1990 American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago. Five handouts describing several types of Internet resources and how to access them. Includes a glossary of network terms. On reserve at the UCB Library School Library. Halbert, Martin, "Recursive Reviews: Public-Access Computer Systems and the Internet." The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 1(2) (1990):71-80. Halbert discusses eight articles and books that will help you understand the Internet and its implications for libraries. "Internet Resource Guide", National Science Foundation Network Service Center (NNSC), Cambridge: MA, 1990. [avail.electronically by sending a note to resource-guide-request@nnsc.nsf.net or via anonymous FTP from nnsc.nsf.net, in directory "resource-guide"] The Resource Guide is a descriptive list of resources available on the Internet (e.g. Library Catalogs, databases, Supreme Court rulings, etc.). "LITA Information Packet on the Proposed National Research and Education Network", 1990 American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago. A collection of white papers and pamphlets advocating the construction of the NREN, a high-speed data network linking thousands of smaller local networks nation-wide. Needleman, Mark, "Library Automation and Networking Research." DLA Bulletin, 10(1) (Spring 1990):17. West, Richard and Richard Katz, "NREN and CALREN: National and Regional Networks to Promote Research." DLA Bulletin, 10(1) (Spring 1990):16. Information Transfer "Information Delivery and Fax Technology." Online (July 1990):98- 101. This Technotrends Column, edited by Donald T. Hawkins (guess columnist Robert Rindfuss), discusses the "Next Fax Revolution" - linking the PC and the Fax machine, including advantages and disadvantages of this technology. Emerging Technologies Bailey, Charles W. "Intelligent Multimedia Computer Systems: Emerging Information Resources in the Network Environment." Library Hi Tech 8(1) (1990):29. A multimedia computer system is one that can create, import,integrate, store, retrieve, edit, and delete two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as audio, video, image, full-motion video, and text information. This paper surveys four possible types of multimedia computer systems: hypermedia, multimedia database, multimedia message, and virtual reality systems. "Computing Without Keyboards." BYTE 15(7) (July 1990):202-252. A series of articles on now and future computer interface technologies. General Arms, Caroline, ed. Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic Information. Rockport, MA: Digital Press, 1990. Twelve interesting and varied case histories of libraries, computing centers, and library consortia cooperating in innovative projects to provide information in electronic form to their communities. Brzovic, Alice and Aron Roberts, "Where to Find Microcomputing Periodicals on Campus." Berkeley Computing Quarterly 2(2) (Summer 1990):13-15. An annotated list of microcomputer periodicals available on campus. Cady, Susan A. "The Electronic Revolution in Libraries: Microfilm Deja Vu?" College and Research Libraries 51(4) (July 1990):374- 386. Cady draws some important conclusions regarding ' technology in libraries from the history of library microfilm. Skip the history and cut to the good stuff at the end. Nelson, Nancy Melin, ed. Technology for the '90s: Microcomputers in Libraries. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1990. A collection of papers from the 1989 Computers in Libraries Conference in Oakland. Topics include optical information systems, AI/Expert systems, and the changing online catalog. News Bits Stephens, Mary, "National Research and Education Network (NREN) Legislation Update." Protocol Newsletter. 24 (July 1990):2. West, Richard, "Coalition for Networked Information Holds First Task Force Meeting." 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