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LITA Automation Product Review Day Two
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day two of the LITA Automation Product Review. Day one will
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American Library Association
San Francisco, California
LITA Automation Product Reviews
Sunday June 28, 1992
Moscone Convention Center
Esplanade 302
San Francisco, California
8:30 a.m.
InfoTrak ASAP
Arta Zygielbaum, Manager of Special Projects
Information Access Company
(415) 378-5200
ALA Booth 732
An extension of the InfoTrac CD-ROM product line that integrates
index, abstracts, and full text. Product line will include:
Business ASAP, General Business File ASAP (Magazine ASAP and
Periodicals ASAP to come later). Databases provide instant full-
text of thousands of articles from hundreds of business
publications.
8:45 a.m.
The Genuine Article
Jacqueline H. Trolley, Manager, Corporate Communications
Institute for Scientific Information
(215) 386-0100
ALA Booth 2706
The Genuine Article, ISI's document delivery service, offers tear
sheets or high-quality photocopies of scholarly articles from our
database of almost 7,000 journals. Starting in March of 1992,
all articles will be processed within 24, hours of receipt of
request. This significant enhancement to our service will assure
that researchers have the information that they need as quickly
as possible with no increase in price. The service covers
journal titles published during the past four years plus the
current year.
9:00 a.m.
ProQuest MultiAccess Systems
John Barnes, Manager Automation Products
UMI Data
(800) 626-2823
ALA Booth 7111, 712
The ProQuest MultiAccess System provides network access to imaged
periodical housed in a central jukebox. Now you will be able to
conduct research on an OPAC terminal, request the full article
and have it delivered to a printer or a fax machine in the
library or at a remote location.
9:15 a.m.
PI Integrated System
Chris Abbate, Sales Executive
Brodart Co.
(800) 233-8467 x522
ALA Booth 1332
Brodart Automation's PI Integrated System is a CD-ROM-based
system with modules for Public Access, Circulation, Technical
Services, and Interlibrary Loan. Additional modules are planned
for Collection Development and Acquisitions.
9:30 a.m.
PACLink, INFOBASE
Jim Drier, Nation Sales Manager, Marketing Department
NOTIS Systems, Inc.
(708) 866-0156
ALA Booth 616-620
PACLink, a Z39.50-based intersystem connection software.
INFOBASE. a UNIX based server for mounting and accessing
databases.
9:45 a.m.
STAR
Ilene Slavick, Marketing Manager, Western Region
Cuadra Associates, Inc.
(800) 366-1390
ALA Booth 300
STAR is a text management and information retrieval system which
has been used by libraries and other organization for MARC and
non-MARC catalogs, circulation, serials control, acquisitions,
special collection and vertical file management, technical and
inhouse report management , and information and referral files.
New features and capabilities include: MARCplus, Images, and End-
user interface.
10:00 a.m.
IMPACT Interlibrary Loan Module
Jim Benn, Library Services Consultant
Auto-Graphics, Inc.
(800) 776-6939**
ALA Booth 1924
Auto-Graphics has completely revised the IMPACT electronic ILL
system, making it the most powerful and flexible CD-based
networking resource available. A remote file server, linked to
all libraries in your network will automatically dial each
participants workstation to send and receive batched requests and
status reports, forward request to lenders on your referral list,
alert you of expired requests, overdue materials, and other
request requiring special attention, and keep monthly and year-
to-date statistics on ILL transactions.
10:15 a.m.
GALAXY MODULES: SuperComm and Individual Access Modules
Doug Livsey, Manager, New Business Development
Gaylord Information Systems
(315) 457-5070
ALA Booth 1106-1112
SuperCOMM provides library staff and patrons access to remote
databases from GALAXY System online public access catalog
terminals. A user can select a remote database from a menu
identifying all available databases. A connection is
automatically make by the system upon selection by a user. The
GALAXY Individual Access Module enables patrons to place hold-
requests on material and view the status of previously-placed
requests. Patrons can also view their own records of financial
accounts and borrowed items, as well as leave message for library
staff in a electronic "suggestion box."
10:30 a.m.
ADVANCED REMO 5.0
Helen Shostak, Manager REMO Technical Support
Readmore Academic Services, Inc.
(800) 645-6596
ALA Booth 519-526
REMO is an automated serials control system currently in use in
over 200 libraries. The system allows for automated claiming,
check-in and includes a comprehensive routing module. There is
also provision for holdings management, binding and ad-hoc
reporting. Advanced REMO will include major enhancements to the
software including a Windows version.
10:45 a.m.
CardMaster Plus
Cathy McLeod, Western Regional Manager
Follett Software Company
(800) 323-3397 Ext. 938
ALA Booth 1432
CardMaster Plus is a MARC-based program, which provides catalog
card and label set production as well as database development
capabilities. The program is designed with file-card-style menus
for ease of use and offers two user interface levels, novice and
advanced. Automatic output punctuation, adherence to AACR2 rules
as well as online help screen provide accurate cataloging and
comprehensive guidance. The program is deigned to work in
conjunction with other Follett Software programs, including
Alliance Plus.
11:00 a.m.
GoPAC
Scot Cheatham, CEO
Karen Anspach, System Analyst
Data Trek, Inc.
(619) 431-8400
ALA Booth 632
Data Trek's new GoPAC provides a Windows based graphical
interface to the online public catalog. GoPAC supports the
sophisticated search capability required by expert users,
including multiple search commands, right, left and embedded
truncation, range and Boolean searching, and HyperSearch, a
hypertext function. In addition, GoPAC takes advantage of
Windows displays to offer an easy search mode, guaranteeing
access to all types of users. GoPAC is designed for use on
Windows systems running on 386 PCs.
11:15 a.m.
Nonesuch Catalog
Dr. Ralph M. Shoffner, President
Ringgold Management Systems, Inc.
(503) 645-3502
ALA Booth 918
The Nonesuch Catalog is a marc based public access catalog
utilizing 80386 (or better) workstations with color VGA and
Windows.
11:30 a.m.
Library Management System - Media Booking Module
June Hoffman, Sales
Gateway Software Corporation
(406) 668-7662
ALA Booth 1030
Gateway's Library Management System designed exclusively for the
IBM AS-400 series computers offers a comprehensive combination of
high-powered features for automating and managing libraries. A
major enhancement of the system due to be release July, 1992,
will be a Media booking Module that will provide a full range of
features for media control including shipping and routing.
11:45 a.m.
PAC Plus
D. Keith Wilson, Executive Vice President
Dynix, Inc.
(801) 375-2770
ALA Booth 1806
Dynix will introduce a new version of PAC called PAC Plus.
This feature will bundle a number of other features along with
the standard PAC, including the American Heritage II dictionary
from Houghton-Mifflin. Also included are enhancements to Dynix's
existing "save bibliography" software and additions to the print
and MARC output formats.
12:00 a.m.
Winnebago CIRC/CAT for the MAC
Carol Blagsvedt, Vice President of Customer Services
Winnebago Software Company
(507) 724-5411
ALA Booth 1118
Winnebago CIRC for the MAC gives you all the flexibility and
functionality of a full barcodes reading circulation program. It
will allow you to search for materials by up to three key words
or key phrases as well as by title, author, subject, call number,
ISBN and LCCN. Boolean logic allows the library patron to search
multiple words/phrases with 'and', 'or' and 'and not'. Patrons
can view the material items in either a card catalog format, a
field-labeled format of even a tagged MARC record format. The
Winnebago CIRC/CAT for the MAC is wholly U.S. MARC compatible.
12:15 a.m.
Columbia Library System
Michael Ham, Product Manager, Columbia Library System
CTB Macmillan/McGraw - Hill
ALA Booth 1218
The Columbia Library System is a microcomputer-based
Novell-compatible system used in approximately 1500 locations in
the US and Canada: primarily schools, but also in public,
college, and corporate libraries.
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