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Printing from the OED2nd on CD
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sue Beidler, Lycoming College)
Mon Oct 5 16:42:32 1992
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:12:26 CDT
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From: "Sue Beidler, Lycoming College" <beidler@shrsys.hslc.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Please respond directly to the author, not PACS-L. Thanks, Dana
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
We recently purchased the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd edition)
on CD-ROM. In trying to use it we "discovered" that it is not
possible to print from the WORD search screen. It was confirmed by
Oxford that this was a deliberate decision on Oxford's part.
In addition, printing from any of the other search choices is
extremely awkward. As we understand it the search must be saved to
a DOS file and then printing done from either Windows or DOS. The
OED2nd is mounted on a public use workstation and we try to protect
ourselves by limiting access to DOS and/or Windows with a password
so that students cannot change the configuration, etc. of the
worksatation.
We are interested in reactions from other libraries who have
purchased the OED2nd. Is this what you expected? How are you
coping with the printing problem? Is there a way to organize and
protest?
Thanks for any information you can share.
Sue Beidler
Snowden Library
Lycoming College
beidler@shrsys.hslc.org
