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10 Automatome 1 (1991)

handle is hein.lbr/aallautoma0010 and id is 1 raw text is: Automatome Automation & Scientific Development SIS American Association of Law Libraries Chairperson: Carol Ebbinghouse Western State University College of Law Orange County 111 N. State College Blvd. Fullerto; CA 92631 714-738-1000 Vice-Chairperson/Chairperson-Elect: Nuchine Nobari Davis, Polk & Wardwell One Chase Manhattan Plaza 43rd K New York, NY 10005 212-530-4266 Secretary/Treasurer: Jo Ann Humphreys University of Missouri--Columbia 226 School of Law Library Columbia, MO 65211 314-882-2935 Automatome Editor: Anna Belle Leiserson Alyne Queener Massey Law Library Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37203 615-322-0023 CONTENTS: From the Chair ...................................... 1 The Future of Automation in Law Libraries: a Crystal Ball Analysis ....... 2 Skills Needed to Cope with the Future of Automation ..................................... 3 Telecommunications and Law Libraries: the Future ...................................... 4 Automated Cataloging: Future Trends .............................................. 5 NREN and the Delivery of Online Information ..................................... 6 Local Area Network Management: the Role of the Network Manager ........... 8 COLUMNS In Review .............................................. 7 Back to Basics ..................................... 10 Calendar ............................................. 11 From the Editor .................................. 12 Financial Report ................................ 12 Welcome to the first issue of Auto- matome to be simultaneously published on the Internet (Law-Lib Conference), as well as in print. This is an historic occa- sion, for this experiment will help to de- termine the effectiveness of electronic delivery for other AALL publications. If there is anyone with a Bitnet, Compu- Serve and/or Internet account who is not accessing the law library board, then please see the Law Library Hi-Tech column in the April, 1990 AALL Newsletter or contact Al Lewis at U.C. Davis Law Li- brary. The programs for the AALL 1991 conference are shaping up nicely. Nuch- ine Nobari reports that the successful program candidates include The Need for Standards in the Computer Industry: Surviving the High Technology Tower of Babel and From Micros to Mainframes: Fifth Annual Software, Hardware, and Applications Update. The theme of this issue, the future of libraries, is perfect for our high technology membership to tackle. One of the topics of discussion on the Law-Lib Conference is whether libraries should cancel subscriptions where material is available online. As online resources grow, and access is available from offices and homes, will library seating become less important in relation to growing collections and space limitations? I have had several dis- cussions with library planners and librarians on how space-constrained libraries will be growing into themselves -- discarding linear yards full of old law reviews and reporters in favor of micro- fiche -- keeping only the most recent ten or twenty years in print. It leads me to wonder whether alternate media will become the Volume 10: No. 1 Winter, 1991 dominant media, as some libraries begin to reach over 50% microforms in relation to print. The NREN legislation, about to be re- introduced in this new legislative session, is but one proposal for a national research and edu- cation network -- albeit the only one with fed- eral funding. All such proposals include cost recovery mechanisms, and it is going to be interesting to see what bubbles to the top first. The NREN legislation'is our nation's best bet for a speedy solution to America's declining technological competitiveness. The money must be appropriated so that the technology can be created to accelerate the telecommuni- cations systems currently in place, create more access points, and increase the bandwidth nec- essary to support the vast array of projects and media involved. Librarians and libraries are essential to the success of the NREN legisla- tion, and among its most ardent supporters. I urge everyone to follow this and other techno- logical issues in the professional literature. I believe that the future plugs into the wall, and those of you receiving this issue in print are at risk of being left behind. I have written an article for the January issue of Re- search and Education Networking newsletter (Meckler) that describes what can be found on the Internet and Bitnet systems, and lists the regional networks through which readers can gain access. Librarians in all types of libraries should be able to demonstrate an educational or research purpose for a connection through a local university (either free or at a nominal cost). So go forth and gain access to the elec- tronic network --join the Law-Lib discussions coming from Al Lewis at U.C.Davis with con- tributions from law librarians around the na- tion. Join the myriad of other law and library- related discussion boards. I'll see you on the net! __________________U FROM THE CHAIR Carol Ebbinghouse

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