MicroUse Information, May 1989
Conference Sponsors and Endorsers.....iii
Message from Chief Conference Organizer.....v
PREFACE.....ix
Tourist Information System: An Application of Optical Technology
Sanjeev Agrawal, Arup Roy and M. Saraswathi Bhattacharya.....1
CMC Limited, New Delhi
The Microcomputer and Mutually Unintelligible Languages: The Philippine Experience
Salvacion M. Arlante and Rodolfo Y. Tarlit.....11
University of the Philippines Library, Manila
Toward the Electronic Library: A Functional Model
Brett Butler & Richard Goodram .....21
Infour, Los Altos/ & Applied Computer Services , Hobart
Implications of New Information Technology on Southeast Asian Studies (Abstract only)
Ch'ng Kim See.....27
Institute of Southeast Asian Sutdies, Singapore
The New Technology in Information Systems: The Indian Experience
Bhubaneswar Chakrabarti.....29
Calcutta University
As We Think: Thriving in the Hyperweb Environment
Ching-chih Chen.....37
Simmons College, Boston
Using Hypercard in the Apple Computer Library
Steve Cisler and Monica Ertel.....53
Library, Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
A Customized Filipiniana Database as a Cataloging Tool
Augurio Collantes.....63
Hostos Community College/City University of New York, Bronx
The Future of Online Services to Faculty: A Pilot Project with CAS ONLINE
Wendy A. Culotta.....73
California State University Library, Long Beach
The Impact of Technology on Libraries in the Information Society
Richard De Gennaro.....81
The New York Public Library, New York
BB (Beyond Bibliography) or Creating the Rosetta Stone for the 21st Century
Kenneth E. Dowlin.....89
San Francisco Public Library
Is CD-ROM a Threat to Bibliographic Networks?
Dirk W. Fokker.....93
University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein
Library Automation at the Nanyang Technological Institute Library
Kok-Pheow Foo.....103
Nanyang Technological Institute Library, Singapore
The Role of Marketing and Promotional Activities in Libraries and Information Services
When Utilizing New Technology (Abstract only)
Julia Gelfand.....107
University of California, Irvine
Information Retrieval: A New Technology?
Nancy Green-Maloney & Richard P. Ream.....109
Dialog Information Services, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
A Chinese Book Microcomputer Cataloguing System
Gu Gang and Jiang Li.....115
Xi'an Jiaotong University Library
Microcomputers and dBASE III Plus: A Case Study of Computerization in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Library
Kazi MD. Abdul Hai.....119
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Library
The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Med-Base CD-ROM Bibliographic Retrieval System in a Medical Center Library
Joseph Harzbecker.....133
Boston University Medical Library
Libraries as a Component of the Information Economy
Robert M. Hayes.....141
University of California, Los Angeles
STICNET: An Online Sci-Tech Information Network
H. L. Hsiang.....159
The Science & Technology Information Center, NSC, Taipei
The Structure, Creation, and Searching of Ideographic Databases on STICNET
Hsiao-Liang Hsiang, Jenn-ann Wang, Ruei-Lung Lai, & Jin-Bang Chen.....165
The Science and Technology Information Center, NSC, Taipei
Applications of Microcomputer in Malaysian Libraries: With Emphasis on Its Applications at the National Library of Malaysia
Shahar Banun Jaafar.....173
National Library of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
CBL: Computer-based Learning or Computer-based Library?
Christopher Khoo & Sylvia Yap.....189
National University of Singapore Library
Geographic Information Systems
B. Vijaya Lakshmi & A.R.D. Prasad.....197
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Planning Process and Considerations for a State-Wide Academic Libraries Information System in Ohio
Hwa-Wei Lee.....203
Ohio University Libraries, Athens
The Development of an Information System for Economic Management in China-Metrological
Subsystem
Li Jiahua & Chen Yonghseng.....211
China Metrological Information Service, Beijing
Electronic Technology and Trends in Serials Automation
Li Weiming.....215
University of New South Wales, Kensington
The Implementation of DOBIS/LIBIS Integrated Library System in a University Library: The USM Experience
Lim Chee Hong & Rashidah Begum.....223
Universiti Sains Malalysia Library, Pulau Pinang
Library Automation: The Singapore Experience
Hong-too Lim.....231
Nanyang Technological Institute Library, Singapore
Creation of the Scientific Database System in Academia Sinica
Luo Baichang.....239
Scientific Databases, Academia Sinica, Beijing
Information Networks in India: Prospects and Problems
Piyush Kanti Mahapatra.....243
Calcutta University
Information Systems and Services in India: Trends and Prospects
P.B. Mangla.....251
University of Delhi
Asian and Pacific Information Network on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Kamchorn Manunapichu.....263
Ministry of University Affairs, Bangkok
National Information Policies: The View from the US
Susan K. Martin.....267
National Commission of Libraries and Information Science, Washington, D.C.
Development, Maintenance and Use of Databases: The APINMAP Experience
Pamela Jean O. Medina.....273
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study & Research in Agriculture/Laguna
Information Technology Applications in Libraries in Thailand
Nonglak Minaikit.....279
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Design of a Decision Support System for Library Administration
R. P. Mohanty, R. V. Kulkarni & A. K. Nayak.....285
National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering, Bombay
International Database Access in Developing Countries Without Passing National Borderlines
Erik Mortensen.....293
City University of New York & UNITAR
Japanese Aspects of Standardization for Library & Information Services
Eisuke Naito & Kyo Kageura.....301
National Center for Science Information System, Tokyo
PERINDISC: An Online Index to Periodical Articles
Vimala Nambiar & Yow Wei Chui.....309
National University of Singapore Library
Steps to Self-Sufficiency in CD-ROM Publishing
William Paisley and Matilda Butler.....313
Knowledge Access International, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Information Systems Architecture: Role of ISDN
C. C. Parmar, Ajit J. Shah and Akhilesh Arora.....321
Technology & Engineering Faculty/ M.S. University of Baroda
A Subject Index Database for an Information System: A Case Study of Kalabhavan Library, M.S. University of Baroda
C. C. Parmar & Nitin Nath.....327
M.S. University of Baroda
The Application of Information Technology to Interlibrary Loan: A Case Study
Paul W.T. Poon.....333
Library, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Kowloon
The Potential of New Technology in Information Environments
David Raitt.....339
The Electronic Library, Den Haag
Cold Storage and Fast Food: The Feeding of Discovery
Richard R. Rowe.....351
The Faxon Company, Westwood, MA
Beyond the Online Public Access Catalog: One Step Electronic Access to Information
Judith A. Sessions and Dale Hague.....359
Miami University, Oxford, OH
International Online Information Retrieval in China: A Model for Developing Countries
Ji-zhong Song.....365
Beijing University
New Information Technologies and the Library: Australian Experience in Satellite Access and Related Technologies
Colin Steele.....373
Australian National University Library, Canberra
Towards a National Information System for Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Development: The Philippine Experience
Teresa H. Stuart and Lilia G. Bayabos.....381
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, & Natural Resources Research & Development, Laguna
Educating Information Professionals for the 21st Century
Robert D. Stueart.....389
Simmons College, Boston
New Information Technology & UNESCO's Information Programmes & Services in the Asia/Pacific Region
Delia E. Torrijos.....395
UNESCO General Information Programme in Asia/Pacific, Bangkok
Methodology for Evaluating the Intermediary Function of Intelligent Gateways
Pieter A. van Brakel.....403
University of Pretoria
Australia's Pictorial Collections on Interactive Videodisc
Alan Walker.....413
Information Management Consultant, Sydney
Practice and Evaluation of CD-ROMs in Information Centers
Deming Wang.....419
ISTIS, Shanghai
The Application of Microcomputers in the Information Center: An Automated Management and Retrieval System
Lan-Cheng Wang.....425
Airforce Political University, Shanghai
Chinese Computer Science And Technology KDocumentation Data Base System
Wang Nengqin and Jing Yufeng.....429
Institute of Computing technology, Academia Sinica, Beijing
A New Integrated Library and Information Services System
Weng Zu-mao.....433
Fujian Teachers University Library, Fuzhou
The Application of MEDLINE on CD-ROM in China
Xu Xiao.....439
Second Military Medical University Library, Shanghai
Applications of Optical Disc Technology at Pao Sui-Loong Library of Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityYang Zong-Ying & Zhen Qiao-Ying.....443
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Library
Interfacing CD-ROM With End-Users: Experience, Difficulty & Future in the Hong Kong Polytechnic Library
Tommy Yeung, Lina Lam & Wai-man Mok .....451
Hong Kong Polytechnic LIbrary, Kowloon
The Information System and Services of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhang Haihua and Sun Chengquan.....461
Lanzhou Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences
University Libraries in China
Zhang Zhiyou.....464
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Product Reviews.....471
Author Index.....475
Subject Index.....477