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Automation & ScientificDevelopment SIS
American Association of Law Libraries
Chairperson:
Nuchine Nobari
Library Alliance
264 Lexington Ave. #4C
New York, NY 10016
212-889-3819
Vice-Chairperson/Chairperson-Elect:
Ruth Armstrong
Social Law Library
1200 Court House
Boston, MA 02108
617-720-0294
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
How to Go After a Library Automation
System without an RFP .................... 3
Table of Systems Reviewed ................ 5
SYSTEMS & DATABASES: Reviews
Dynix Library System .................... 6
Intelligent Catalog ......................... 7
Marquis Library Automation ............ 9
VTLS Integrated Library System... 10
askSam and TLC ......................... 12
Paradox ........................................ 14
Q&A .............................................. 15
COLUMNS
*From the Editor ................................... 2
In Review ............................................. 18
What's What:Computer World News... 19
Back to the Basics: Modems ............ 21
Letters .................... 22
Financial Report .............................. 24
Volume 11,No. 1
Winter, 1992
FROM THE CHAIR
Nuchine Nobari
The Business Meeting
Here is my report... It won't dramatically increase the attendance at the AALL
conference, but I am certainly banking on it to motivate a greater number of you to
attend the meetings. I have always observed a very impressive turnout at our SIS
programs, but I'd like to see a similar support for the business meeting as well. Receiv-
ing your feedback and comments helps the officers understand what kind of programs
will best provide you with the knowledge you'd like to take back with you. Just to
remind you again, the business meeting is scheduled for Sunday, from 3:00 to 4:00.
Programs in San Francisco...
We have two programs scheduled for the 1992 conference. Our goal is to make these
meetings thought-provoking, emphasizing trends in electronic publishing and net-
working. Law librarians are at the forefront of using information electronically,
supporting a $1.5 billion dollar market (Westlaw and Lexis). These programs will
show you how to spend it wisely.
The topic of the first program is: Beyond Artwork: Using Desktop Publishing to Make the
'Connection' Between You and the Printing Plant. The meeting is a 90-minute program
scheduled for Monday, July 20, 1992, at 8:30 a.m., and moderated by Anna Belle Leiserson.
[Editor's note: the coordinator is Nuchine.] Our speakers will be Judith A. Booth, President of
Courier Connection, Inc., Craig Jilk, Production Manager, West Publishing Company, and
William E. Shackelford, computer consultant and the person responsible for the AALL Direc-
tory. The program will describe how to create the electronic link between various databases and
printing plants, using a wide array of desktop publishing technologies, including electronic page-
makeup, output of digital files into color film, and conversion of film into datafiles. The program
will discuss the technical issues involved in avariety of applications, such as printing a book catalog,
manipulating the files of an online catalog, and printing downloaded files from online databases,
including Lexis and Westlaw, in a typeset form.
The second program to watch for is scheduled for Wednesday, 1:30-3-30 p.m. The program title
is E-mail isn't Just a Substitute for Snailmail: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Nets. Mary Jensen
will be the coordinator, as well as a speaker at this meeting. The other speakers she has rounded
up are Michael Hart and Carol Ebbinghouse. The program is on linking networks, such as
ABANet, Bitnet, Internet, Janet, MCI Mail, SprintMail, Compuserve, to each other. In this
program, e-mail will be explored as a vehicle for transferring and exchanging files electronically,
searching databases, searching catalogues, and even running programs using remote computers.
The speakers will point out resources available through networks, future developments in law li-
brarianship, and how to teach our patrons how to use them.
1992/1993 ELECTION
Mitch Fontenot has graciously agreed to chair the Nominations Committee for electing the
officers for 1992/93. Send him or Ruth Armstrong, Chair-elect, your list of candidates. More than
that, open the ballots and vote. Last year, we only had approximately 30% of our SIS membership
- voting. Moreover, there was a noticeable under-representation of the private firm voters. Send
us names of your favorite librarian, and cast your vote to get him or her into the office.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.lbr/aallautoma0011&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)