Call for Papers Charles Bailey, University of Houston 29 Jan 1993 02:46 UTC
The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (PACS Review) seeks papers for volume four (1993). Dependent upon the section of the journal they are published in, papers can either be refereed or selected by the editors. Interested authors should contact Charles Bailey at LIB3@UHUPVM1. A description of the PACS Review follows. The PACS Review is an electronic library journal, associated with the PACS-L and PACS-P lists, that is distributed at no charge to over 6,390 subscribers in 49 countries via BITNET, Internet, and other computer networks. The journal deals with end-user computer systems in libraries, covering topics such as campus-wide information systems, CD-ROM LANs, document delivery systems, electronic publishing, expert systems, hypermedia and multimedia systems, locally-mounted databases, microcomputer labs, network-based information resources, and online catalogs. It was established in September 1989 and became refereed in November 1991. It is published by the University of Houston Libraries. The Editor-in-Chief is Charles W. Bailey, Jr., who recently won a Network Citizen award from the Apple Library for his electronic publishing efforts. A review in ONLINE gave the journal a rating of "Excellent." The first two volumes of The Public-Access Computer Systems Review are also available in book form from the American Library Association's Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). The price of each volume is $17 for LITA members and $20 for non-LITA members. To order, contact: ALA Publishing Services, Order Department, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2729, (800) 545-2433. Volume one has a special section on SPIRES that describes how this powerful system is being used for locally mounted databases and campus-wide information systems, plus an in-depth symposium about staffing issues and public-access computer systems. It also has articles about Carnegie Mellon University's Library Information System II (and other innovative library automation systems), text management software, CD-ROM LAN implementations and network licensing agreements, Z39.50, and other topics. Volume two has a special section about major electronic serials on networks that includes papers by the editors and publishers of EJournal, The Electronic Journal of Communication, the Journal of the International Academy of Hospitality Research, New Horizons in Adult Education, the Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues, Postmodern Culture, and PSYCOLOQUY as well as a guide to the important LISTSERV software. It also has a substantial symposium about network-based information resources and scholarly communication, plus a paper on machine-readable data files in libraries. Volume three has papers on campus-wide information systems and tools, including UC Berkeley's Infocal Campus Information Service, HYTELNET, LIBS Internet Access Software, and nonbibliographic applications of Z39.50. It includes an in-depth investigation of the future of electronic publishing, a paper on The Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials, and a bibliography about electronic publishing on networks. It also contains papers on reshaping library services and staffing to support emerging electronic information systems; the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education; and search failures in information retrieval systems. All three volumes include columns by Walt Crawford and Martin Halbert, plus book reviews. Volume three introduced a new columnist, Priscilla Caplan. Topics covered include artificial intelligence, the Common Command Language, copyright and digital media, enhanced OPACs, help systems, hypermedia, Internet resources, and USMARC format integration. To get a cumulative index to the first three volumes of the journal, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU that says: GET INDEX PRV1 F=MAIL. To subscribe to the free electronic version of the PACS Review, send an e-mail message to one of the above list server addresses that says: SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name. Subscribers also receive two electronic newsletters: Current Cites and Public-Access Computer Systems News. +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Voice: (713) 743-9804 | | Assistant Director For Systems Fax: (713) 743-9748 | | University Libraries BITNET: LIB3@UHUPVM1 | | University of Houston Internet: | | Houston, TX 77204-2091 LIB3@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Co-Editor, Advances in Library Automation and Networking | | Editor-in-Chief, The Public-Access Computer Systems Review | +------------------------------------------------------------+