ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 79 N E W TECHNOLOGY • California State University, Long Beach, has begun electronic transm ission of ap p ro v al plan b ib lio g rap h ic a n d fu n d accounting d a ta . Since Septem ber 1984 th e lib rary ’s INNOVACQ au to ­ m ated acquisitions system has routinely been re­ ceiving all approval plan inform ation from Black- w e ll/N o rth A m e ric a v ia te le c o m m u n ic a tio n s , elim inating the need for library staff to key in b ib ­ liographic or invoice d ata. The project was devel­ oped by Innovative Interfaces, the supplier of IN ­ N OV A CQ, w hen CSU Long Beach suggested th a t MARC fo rm atted records be tran sm itted over tele­ p h o n e lines fo r each a p p ro v a l s h ip m e n t from B lackw ell/N orth A m erica’s Lake Oswego h e a d ­ quarters. • CL Systems, Inc., has successfully connected its CLSI LIBS 100 System at the Peabody Institute L ib rary , M assachusetts, w ith a D a ta Phase system a t the- U niversity of Low ell th ro u g h th e use of C L S I’s D a ta L in k m odule. This softw are uses a com m unication link th a t perm its searching of re­ m ote databases to find inform ation unavailable in the lib ra ry ’s ow n system . T he Peabody can search rem ote databases such as BRS and D IA L O G , d a ta ­ bases of libraries using LIBS 100 systems, and now th e d a ta b a se s of lib ra rie s using o th e r v e n d o rs’ equipm ent. T he University of Low ell’s ALIS II sys­ tem can also connect into an auto-answ er p o rt on the LIBS 100 system at the Peabody, offering full intercom m unication betw een the tw o systems. For m ore inform ation, contact CLSI, 1220 W ashing­ ton Street, W est N ew ton, MA 02165. • Datapro Research Corporation has published a reference guide th a t profiles over 1,400 publicly accessible databases in 200 subjects, and discusses 15 m ajor online inform ation services (including D R I, D IA L O G , and CompuServe) and w h a t their custom ers think of th e m —based on a D atap ro sur­ vey of 2177 database users. The D atapro C om plete G uide to Dial-Up Databases lists th e nam e, a d ­ dress, telephone num ber, contact person, type of organization, application emphasis, scope, storage form at, u p d ate frequency, cost, train in g , installa­ tion and docum entation services, and vendors for each of th e databases profiled. In looseleaf form at w ith 600 pages, the book has both a database index and an applications index. Copies m ay be ordered for $145 fro m D a ta p ro R esearch C o rp o ra tio n , 1805 U nderw ood Boulevard, D elran, NJ 08705; (800) 257-9406. • D IA L O G In form ation Services h as m a d e available this m onth th e Thom as Register of A m er­ ican M anufacturers as THOMAS O N -L IN E . T he Thom as Register is a com prehensive directory of m a n u fa c tu r e r s of A m e ric a n p ro d u c ts . Access points will be through specific tra d e and b ran d nam es, com panies, an d p ro d u c t classifications. C ontact D IA L O G , 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304; (800) 227-1927. • Personal Bibliographic Software, In c., has de- veloped a Biblio-Link softw are program th a t can d o w n lo a d a n d re fo rm a t b ib lio g ra p h ic records from O C L C , R LIN , or D IA L O G into th e com pa­ ny’s Professional Bibliographic System database. T he la tte r system produces attractive, correctly p u n c tu a te d an d fo rm a tte d bibliographies. T he program s are available for all IBM com patibles. C ontact: Personal B ibliographic Softw are, P .O . Box 4250, Ann A rbor, MI 48106; (313) 996-1580. • Sharp Electronics Corporation has developed a coin-operated photocopier w ith a voice synthe­ sizer th a t gives verbal instructions. T he SF-815CN model will tell th e user w hen he or she has not se- Is your library one? A re c e n t survey u n d e rta k e n by th e R .R . Bowker C om pany has shown th a t although ac­ adem ic libraries last year ow ned and operated only 4 % of all the m icrocom puters in A m erican libraries, 55% indicated th a t they w ould be in the m arket for a m icrocom puter in 1985. The largest portion of micros now in use are ow ned by elem entary and high school libraries, w hich account for 75 % of the total. T h e s tu d y , c o n d u c te d fo r B o w k e r by M c G ra w - H ill R e s e a rc h , w a s b a se d on a specially-devised questionnaire sent to 3500 li­ braries of all types. T he response rate was 55 % . This year 37.6 % of the responding special li­ braries th a t do not ow n a m icro and 26.7 % of th e public libraries also p lan m icrocom puter purchases. Apples w ere overw helm ingly th e most p o p u ­ la r co m p u ter, follow ed by R adio Shack an d IB M . Respondents indicated th a t w ord process­ ing was the most com m on use for the m achines currently ow ned, followed by statistics, d a ta ­ base m anagem ent, and inventory control. 80 lected the right paper size or has forgotten to re­ move the original. O ther highlights include a dual cassette system, setting for two vend rates, auto­ matic change function, bypass service key, two-key security system, and cash accountability w ith three meters. For more inform ation, contact Joseph Cas- trianni, Copier Products Division, Sharp Electron­ ics C orporation, 10 Sharp Plaza, Param us, NJ 07652; (201)265-5600. ■ ■ Notices PUBLIC D A ata Bas T e Service I s, w ON ho w S as a theme speaker at ACRL’s T hird N ational Conference in Seattle. • Cataloging Government Documents: A Manual Copies may be ordered for $6 from the Customer Services Section, Cataloging Distribution Service, of Interpretation for AACR2, prepared by the ALA L ib rary of Congress, W ashington, DC 20541. Government Documents Round Table (272 pages, ISBN 0-8444-0465-9. ' October 1984), discusses rules in AACR2 th a t need • Jewish Newspapers and Periodicals on Micro- clarification regarding their application to govern­ film Available at the American Jewish Periodical ment documents, and develops guidelines for docu­ Center: Augmented Edition, edited by H erbert C. m ent cataloging not covered in AACR2. P art I cov­ Zafren (158 pages, 1984), lists 836 entries for 35mm ers general AACR2 rules and P a rt II discusses microfilmed Jewish periodicals, newspapers, syna­headings. Copies may be ordered for $49 from ALA Publishing Services, 50 E. Huron St., C hi­ gogue bulletins, and student publications p u b ­ cago, IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-3304-1. lished in North and South America in English, G er­ • Electronic Information Delivery Systems: Pro- m a n , H e b re w , I ta l ia n , P o lish , P o rtu g u e se , Spanish, and Yiddish. The films are available for ceedings of the Library of Congress Network Advi­ sale or loan by the Center at the Hebrew Union sory Committee (79 pages, 1984) has been p u b ­ College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. lished as Network Planning Paper num ber 9 by the Entries are are arranged alphabetically by state, Library of Congress. The meeting of the com mit­ city, and language for U.S. publications; foreign tee, held April 14-16, 1984, focused on those as­ publications are arranged by country, city, and pects of electronic inform ation delivery systems re­ language. Each entry provides information on the lated to networking as they affect the publishing holdings of the Center and the location of negatives and the abstracting and indexing environments in for those titles th a t the Center is not authorized to terms of non-traditional information sources, new sell. A rom an and Hebrew alphabet title index is equipm ent and applications, and library/library provided. Copies are $10 ($11.50 foreign) and must user relationships. Speakers included E leanor be prepaid and sent to the American Jewish Period­Goodchild, biomedical librarian at the University ical Center, 3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH of Pennsylvania, and Frances Spigai, president of 45220. • The Law Officer’s Pocket Manual, by John G. Contest deadline Miles Jr., David B. Richardson, Anthony E. Scu- dellari, and Robert L. Goebes (128 pages, 1984-85 The Urban Academic Librarian, the official e d .), although designed for on-the-job use by police journal of the Library Association of the City officers and detectives, will also be useful as a refer­ University of New York, is sponsoring a contest ence on the do’s and don’ts of routine police proce­ w ith cash prizes and UAL publication, for arti­ dures for criminal justice students. This edition in­ cles by students enrolled in ALA-accredited li­ cludes recent developments in the application of brary schools. This year’s prizes have been con­ Miranda to traffic stops and emergency situations; tributed by Forest Press. warrantless entry of a home to make an arrest; the The deadline for subm itting articles is Febru­ constitutional implications of a request for identifi­ ary 15, 1985. For details, students should con­ cation; and the installation and m onitoring of tact their school office or Prof. Arnold Genus, “beepers.” Copies are available for $6.50 from Hostos Comm unity College, 500 G rand Con­ BNA Books, Distribution and Customer Service course, Bronx, NY 10451. Center, 9435 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850-3397.