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Updated Press Release Re. e-Directory OKERSON@UMDC.BITNET 06 Aug 1991 01:47 UTC

Association of Research Libraries
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036

For Further Information Contact:
Ann Okerson
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(202) 232-2466 (voice)
(202) 462-7849 (fax)

ARL Directory Meets Need for Catalog of Electronic Publications

Responding to the library and academic communitiesU increasing use
of and interest in the burgeoning number of electronic
publications, the Association of Research Libraries has published:

Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic
     Discussion Lists
Compiled by Michael Strangelove and Diane Kovacs;
Edited by Ann Okerson.
Washington, DC:  First Edition, July 1991
ISSN:  1057-1337

CHOICE OF FORMATS:

Print-on-paper, 180 pages, 8.5 x 11 inch size
3.5" diskette, DOS WordPerfect
3.5" diskette, Microsoft Word (Macintosh)
Hypertext version in preparation by Peter Scott, University of
Saskatchewan.

The ARL directory is derived from widely accessible networked
files maintained by Strangelove and Kovacs.  The directory will
point to these as the principal, continuously updated, and free-
of-charge sources for accessing such materials.

PRICING:  All orders must be PREPAID

$10.00 to ARL members
$20.00 to non-ARL members
$25.00 US , non-U.S. price, surface mail
$30.00 US,  non-U.S. price, air mail
Quantity:  non-members receive a 10% discount for orders of more
than 5 copies.

NOTE:  The ARL has only 119 institutional member libraries that
qualify for the $10 subsidized price.  Unfortunately, we have had
to return a great number of orders sent from others -- this delays
fulfillment.  We thank you for assuring in advance that the amount
you send is correct.

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The Association of Research Libraries is a not-for-profit
organization representing 119 research libraries in the United
States and Canada.  Its mission is to identify and influence
forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process
of scholarly communication.  ARL programs and services promote
equitable access to, and effective use of recorded knowledge in
support of teaching, research, scholarship, and community service.
These programs include annual statistical publications, federal
relations and information policy, and enhancing access to
scholarly information resources through telecommunications,
collection development, preservation, and bibliographic control.

The ARL Office of Management Services (OMS) provides consulting,
information and training in the management of human and material
resources in libraries.  The Office of Scientific and Academic
Publishing works to identify and influence the forces affecting
the production, dissemination, and use of scholarly and scientific
information.  The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI),
formed by ARL, CAUSE, and EDUCOM, promotes projects and linkages
for the provision of information resources on existing and future
telecommunications networks.

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The following order form is provided for your convenience.  Feel
free to print it and attach it to your check or money order,
payable to ARL.  U.S. Dollars only.  ALL ORDERS MUST BE PREPAID.

Office of Scientific & Academic Publishing
Association of Research Libraries
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036    USA

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