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14 TALL Newsl. 1 (1994-1995)

handle is hein.journals/tallquart14 and id is 1 raw text is: October 1994 Vol. 14, no. 1 TALL NEWSLETTER TOROO ASOIT N OF LA LIBARAN TALL Executive 1994-1995 Past President: Joan Rataic-Lang Aird & Berlis 416-865-7756 President: Andrea Cambridge Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 416-862-6785 Vice President: Sharon Day-Feldman County of York Law Association 416-327-6013 Secretary: Karen Cohen Shibley, Righton 416-363-9381 ext. 294 Treasurer: Karen Teasdale Law Society of Upper Canada 416-947-3402 Member-at-Large: Esther Wan Bora Laskin Law Library 416-978-4290 Editorial Board Editor: Esther Wan Book Review Editor: Katie Thomas Business Manager. Dianne Haist Conference and Workshop Editor: Maria Cece Features Co-Editors: Ian Colvin, Ines Freeman IRQs Editor. Esther Wan, Jeanette Bosschart Profiles Editor: Jane Freeman TALL Membership Liaison: Maria Sterritt Advisors: Sharon Day-Feldman, Vicki Whitmell In This Issue Feature Articles: CD-ROM Use in TALL 1 Copyright Issues Related to CD-ROM Networking Licensing Agreements 8 Book Reviews 18 Conference Reports The Internet (FIS) 21 AALL 20 Conferences & Workshops 22 Editor's Notes 2 IRQs 13 Information Overload? 14 Library Profile: Ministry of Labour Library 17 Membership News 3 President's Message 3 TALL Committees 27 CD-ROM Use in TALL Heather Colman Heather Colman has just commenced work at the Price Waterhouse Tax Library after graduating from the Faculty of Information Studies, Univer- sity of Toronto. This reportwas originally producedfor a Special Libraries practicum under the guidance of Ian Colvin at Fraser & Beatty. During the months of February and March 1994, 65 libraries listed in the TALL Directory were contacted to determine who used CD-ROM products. Twenty of the libraries have one or more CD-ROM titles in their collection. Forty-two of the 65 libraries do not provide CD-ROM service and 3 libraries have CD-ROM players only. The overall response to the survey was quite encouraging, with many non-CD-ROM users expressing interestin the final results. In fact, 9 of the 42 libraries which do not currently have CD-ROM service are ordering or hoping to purchase a CD-ROM player in the new fiscal year. Interviews were subsequently arranged with the 20 head librarians who were CD-ROM subscribers. They were asked the following questions: What CD-ROM titles does the library have? What are the reasons for these particular choices? Are the CD-ROMs networked? Is there a formal acquisitions policy for CD-ROMs? What are the advantages in comparison to online searching? Do you charge for CD-ROM searching or use? Results CD-ROM products have been fully networked by only 2 of the 20 libraries surveyed. Four libraries however, have networked at least 1 or 2 of the CD- ROM titles in their collection. This appears to be the more popular approach, due to the enormous amount of space CD-ROMs require on a network. The remaining 14 libraries offer CD-ROM access through a CD- ROM player located in the library. The fact that most lawyers do not have the time or the skills for CD-ROM searching was the main reason given by head librarians for not networking. In addition, at least 2 librarians ex- pressed their dissatisfaction with the terms and cost of network licenses. Nevertheless, 8 of the 14 libraries plan to eventually network, illustrating a commitment to greater accessibility, multiple simultaneous use, and end- user searching. (Continued on page 4)

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