ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries July /August 1983 / 249 N E W TE CH N O LO G Y • B e l l & H o w e l l has introduced a new 6600 cut fiche, COM recorder with online capability. The recorder will process wet or dry microfilm and pro­ duce ready-to-duplicate, original cut microfiche in less than one minute. Its high speed capability results from the system’s capacity for fast internal processing, an ability to handle large multiple blocks of information, and a data buffering system that allows the recorder to process a full page of data at one time. English language commands are uitilized throughout for greater speed. Job setup in­ formation is displayed on the C R T one screen at a time and entries are cross-checked for consistency. Extensive features are available for titling, index­ ing, data extraction, and data frame formatting to enable greater ease of information retrieval. The 6600 system utilizes a D E C PDP-11 mini­ computer, a 6601 COM recorder, a tape drive, dual floppy disk drives, and hardcopy and C R T terminals. A Winchester fixed disk drive unit with an integrated 1.25 megabyte floppy disk drive can replace the dual drives, providing 10 or 20 mega­ bytes of storage. For more information, contact Bell & Howell, COM Division, 16691 Hale Ave­ nue, Irvine, CA 92714; (714) 641-1050. • B l a c k w e l l N o r t h A m e r i c a and C a r r o l l t o n P r e s s have finalized an agreement on a project un­ der which the two will offer libraries a joint auto­ mation service combining Carrollton’s REM ARC retrospective conversion system and B/NA’s au­ thority control services. Libraries that contract for combined services will be charged 6 % -1 3 % less than if each service were purchased separately. The amount of savings depends upon the ratio of MARC to REM ARC records in a library’s collec­ tion. Contact: Dan Miller, Sales and Service Man­ ager, Blackwell North America, In c ., 6024 S.W . Jean Road, Building G , Lake Oswego, OR 97034; (503) 684-1140. • D a t a P h a s e Sy s t e m s has announced that the ac­ quisitions module of their Automated Library In ­ formation System is now under general release to current and future users. The software completes a totally integrated library system that controls bib­ liographic, order and circulation information from the time materials are ordered through circulation. The system also features a spine label production facility, and a four-tiered fund accounting tree that allows for accurate and automatic accounting of funds. For further information, contact DataPhase Systems, 3770 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111; (816) 561-6450. • G a y l o r d has designed a binding system that can perfect bind reports, proposals, manuscripts, and other materials in less than a minute. Pages are left intact with no loss of margins or visual appeal, and bindings open flat for easy photocopying. Both hardcover and softcover books may also be bound with the Bookcraft 380 system, which is suitable for public use. For more information, contact Gaylord Bros., In c., Box 4901, Syracuse, NY 13221; (315) 457-5070. •The H i g h s m i t h C o m p a n y has introduced two microcomputer-based library circulation systems designed for small libraries with a maximum of 8,000 active patrons. The C irca I and Circa II Sys­ tems are designed for the Apple li e and Apple III microcomputers respectively and utilize five or ten megabyte hard disk drives for mass storage. Light pens allow entry of library materials and patron barcode identification labels. Highsmith will also offer the Circa II system for the new IBM Personal Computer X T by Fall 1983. Prices begin at $3,795 for a limited package including software, light pen, and hard disk. For more information, contact The Highsmith C o., In c ., P.O . Box 800, Highway 106 East, Fort Atkinson, W I; (414) 563-9571, or (800) 558-2110. • M a x w e l l L i b r a r y Sy s t e m s , Acton, Massachu­ setts, has merged with Boston Copico of Norwood, Massachusetts, to provide Public Access M icro­ computers, hardware and software for specific functions, and data conversion services to libraries. The new company, Maxwell Library Systems at Boston Copico, will offer a microcomputer, com­ plete with monitor, disk drives, a printer, and full complement of business and educational software, to participating libraries at no charge if the library agrees to make the microcomputer available to the public and colect $2.50 per hour for its use. For fur­ ther information, contact Maxwell Library Sys­ tems at Boston Copico, 1400K Providence High­ way, Norwood, MA 02062; (617) 769-3810. • N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y has made a long- range commitment to offer its integrated, compre­ hensive library system to libraries in the United States and abroad. The library system, Northwest­ ern Online Total Inregrated System (N OTIS), is an operationally tested set of computer programs with full documentation and procedural manuals. It has 250 / C &R L News an online catalog component that enables library patrons and staff to locate items held or on order and to determine their status, as well as a library materials management component that supports acquisitions, serials check-in, cataloging, authority control, catalog maintenance, and circulation ser­ vices. The N O TIS software package may be licensed either on an annual or a permanent basis and is available for use on IBM or IBM -com patible equip­ ment. N O T IS uses standard program m ing lan ­ guages. M aintenance includes enhancements to programs as they are developed and assistance in installation and use. The N O TIS system was in­ stalled at the Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas, Vene­ zuela, in 1979, and is being installed at the B ib ­ lioteca Nacional, Santiago, Chile. Other users of N O TIS software are the University of Florida, Uni­ versity of South Alabama, Central State Univer­ sity, Washington University, and the University of Cincinnati. It will be installed this year at Clemson University and Harvard University. For further information, contact Kenton Ander­ sen, Northwestern University Library, 1935 Sheri­ dan Road, Evanston, IL 60201; (312) 492-7004. • O m n i t e c D a t a , a manufacturer of computer peripheral products, is now offering to educational institutions a discount of 25 % off their list price on all their modem products. The company has a broad line of medium and low speed modems to satisfy Bell 212A and Series 100 compatible data com m u n ication s req u irem en ts. C o n ta c t: D an Mitchell, Vice President of Marketing, Omnitec D ata, In c ., 2405 South 20th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034; (800) 528-8423, or (602) 258-8244. •The U n i v e r s i t y o f M a n i t o b a L ib ra ries re­ cently added the second operational module to S I­ R IU S, its online serials system. The new Order Module went into service on April 1 8 ,1 9 8 3 , joining the Bibliographic Module which has been avail­ able for over a year. SIR IU S, a joint development of the university’s computer services and libraries, is an IMS-supported system running on the cam ­ pus’s Amdahl mainframe. Records are accessible through a pattern-driven index using four phrases: title , ISSN , SC N , and order n u m ber. Search phrases allow for full Boolean logic manipulation, as well as positional and adjacency indicators. The system was conceived as a series of expandable modules, each of which is divided into a number of transactions and in turn into a range of functions. The new Order Module now handles all the or­ dering and payment of serials, including currency conversions, mail-ready vendor notices, payment histories, daily reconciliations, and transmittal no­ tices for the university’s C om p tro ller’s O ffice. W ith a heavily decentralized library system— the University of Manitoba has thirteen libraries and over 20 public service points on two campuses— SIR IU S is invaluable for providing bibliographic and financial information instantaneously to the li­ brary, the campus, and the province at large. For July /August 1983 / 251 further information, contact P J . Fawcett, Systems Coordinator, University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R 3T 2N2; (204) 474-9475. • W a l t e r C . M c C r o n e A s s o c i a t e s has com­ pleted a series of tests on two dustcloths used during the cleaning of the collections in the Newberry L i­ brary, Chicago. The tests were designed to show whether the two cloths, Chicopee’s Stretch’n’Dust and Guardsman Chemicals’ One-Wipe, left harm­ ful residues on leather, paper, or book cloth that would contribute to deterioration over time. Mc­ Crone Associates made use of microscopical exami­ nation, phloroglucinol tests, pH determination, color change, the Elmendorf tear test, and the MIT folding endurance test on the two cloths. The results indicated that there was no significant dif­ ference between the samples treated with a dust- cloth and those not treated, and both cloths can be recommended for use in collections that require special care. ■ ■ PUBLICATIONS NOTICES •The newly-revised ALA Federal Legislative Pol­ icy (31 pages, January 1983) adopted by ALA Council at the Midwinter Meeting in 1983 is now available from the Washington Office. Single cop­ ies may be ordered by sending a stamped (37¢) self- addressed envelope to the ALA Washington Of­ fic e , Box 5 4 , 110 M aryland Avenue, N .E ., Washington, DC 20002. •The Catholic Library Association: The First Sixty Years, 1 9 2 1 - 1 9 8 1 , by Jan e F . Hindman (1983), details the history and publications of that organization since its founding. Copies may be or­ dered for $10 (C LA m em bers) or $14 (non­ members), plus $1.50 postage and handling, from the Catholic Library Association, 461 West Lan­ caster Ave., Haverford, PA 19041. •The Child Abuse and Neglect Thesaurus (149 pages, March 1983), intended for use with the Child Abuse and Neglect database, is now avail­ able for $7 (prepaid) from the Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, Herner and Company, 1700 N. Moore S t., Arlington, VA 22209. Checks should be payable to “Child Abuse and Neglect Clearinghouse.” •The Directory of Archives and Manuscript Re­ positories at Harvard University and Radcliffe Col­ lege (45 pages, 1983) provides basic information on the location, facilities, and holdings of 53 depart­ ments at Harvard and Radcliffe that hold unpub­ lished research materials. Each entry features a de­ scription of holdings, and most also include a list of published guides and references to the repository’s collections. Copies are available for $5 (prepaid) from Harvard University Library, Wadsworth House, Harvard University, C am bridge, MA 02138. •The Directory of Library Instruction Programs in California, prepared by Kathleen Coleman and Esther Grassian (3d ed., 1983), provides detailed information about the instructional programs of 170 libraries. Based on a 1982 survey, the new edi­ tion features information on how each program is administered and staffed and on the participation of teaching faculty in library instruction. The di­ rectory is available for $10 (checks payable to the California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction) from Terry Jacobsen, Graduate School of Library and Inform ation Science, 120 Powell Library Building, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024. •A Directory o f M ember Libraries (64 pages, 1983) of the Council on Botanical and Horticul­ tural Libraries has been compiled by Bernadette G. Callery, Enola Jane Teeter, and Mary Lou Wolfe. The directory includes information on over 90 member libraries of this largely North American society. Entries include subject strengths, notes on public services and special collections, names and phone numbers of staff, and lists of publications describing the collections. Copies are free upon re­ quest from the Hunt Institute for Botanical Docu­ m entation, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pitts­ burgh, PA 15213, Attn: CBHL Directory. •The Guide to the Roebling Collections at Rens­ selaer Polytechnic Institute and Rutgers Univer­ sity, edited by Elizabeth C. Stewart (1983), de­ scribes the manuscripts, photographs, designs, plans, and library of civil engineers John and Washington Roebling. The guide is heavily illus­ trated with items from the Rensselaer collection.