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12 Automatome 1 (1993)

handle is hein.lbr/aallautoma0012 and id is 1 raw text is: A utomatome Automation & Scientific Development SIS American Association of Law Libraries Chairperson: Ruth Armstrong Foley, Hoag & Eliot One Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 02109 617-482-1390 ice-Chairperson/Chairperson-Elect: Tomas B. Fleming Morgan Lewis & Bockius One Logan Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 215-963-5633 Secretary/Treasurer: Jo Ann Humphreys University ofMissouri--Columbia 226 School of Law Library Columbia, MO 65211 314-882-2935 Automatome Editor: Lucinda Harrison-Cox William Taylor Muse Law Library University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 23173 804-289-8225 CONTENTS: From the Chair .. .. ...... .. .. 1 Chicago-Kent's Library Online Imaging System ........ .. .. .. .. 3 One Non-Techie's Adventures in Scanning ...... .. .. .. 4 Document Imaging in the Library AChallenge. ..........6 COLUMNS From the Editor ... ..... .. .. .. . 2 Minutes of the Business Meeting . 2 Back to the Basics: Buying the Optimum Computer System ........... 7 What's What: Computer World News... 8 pcoming Events 9 Review . . ... .. ..... 10 Financial Reports . ........ 10 & 11 I U Volume 12 :No. 1-2 W-inter-Spring, 1993 FROM THE CHAIR Ruth Armstrong Welcome! This issue will concentrate on the fields of Multimedia and Imaging. These terms have been around for several years, and while most librarians have a general knowledge of the technology they reflect that this is another medium that librarians often find more confusing than it should be. The ASD SIS will continue investigations of other technologies currently on the library scene. These include, CD-ROM's (please read our last issue for more information), imaging systems, scanners, multimedia, interactive media, desk-top publishing, online database links, desk-top document management, standardization of keys in retrieval software (Z39.50 may take the place of this), and what is going to replace all that microfilm and microfiche. Of course there are networks and related issues. Last and in no manner least, an investigation into virtual reality advancement must be pursued. The net result of this is that we the ASD SIS need to become more involved in the scientific development of new technologies. This does not mean that we embrace all of the latest schemes but instead, provide the most accurate information to our members and the library community at large. These new developments are going to strongly impact on us as law librarians. These new developments are most often data retrieve enhancements (hardware and software) and if we are to remain the information provider and repository, we must be knowledgeable about the newly created technology. Since law libraries seem to be one of the last major subject areas to automate and embrace networks we have the advantage. We cannot default to other departments and still maintain our professionalism. I am not saying that we all should become computer mavins, but that we should be educated to that technology that lies within our province. It is our professional responsibility to know where to get information that will help us make educated decisions about the technology and information retrieval systems to come. In that light, I would like to recommend several seminars that are being held at the convention in July: The Computer Services Librarian: the Next Generation Is Now, Imaging Technology and Application; Networking for the Next Generation - NREN/Internet: Progress Report and Policy Implications; Cooperation Between Librarians and MIS: Forging Mutually Beneficial Relationships; .Death of the Law Book: A Virtual Reality? and, Imaging Technology - Demonstration Library automation has been around for a good 15 plus years, some of the other technologies have been on the scene less than 5 years. The SIS will continue to update the library automation market, especially those vendors who operate in the PC market, since the larger and older vendors are also venturing into this realm. In the past the SIS has done a survey every two years to see which suppliers are still in the market place and who has dropped out. I am placing a call for volunteers to monitor this particular marketplace and run a survey to update our last list. Most of this information is available in the trade journals. However we need to obtain personal experiences as well. For example, this past year in Library Journal, it was the first time that smaller library application vendors were surveyed. While most of the names were recognizable some were not. In these days of downsizing to the PC, market this was rather disturbing as there were many more systems now available to the firm, corporate and special library market. I would like to offer my congratulations to the newly elected Vice Chair/Chair Elect Gary Gott of the University of North Dakota School of Law, and to wish every success to Tom Fleming as the incoming Chair. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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