Proceedings
of the Second Pacific Conference on New Information Technology,
Singapore, May 29-31, 1989
W. Newton, MA:
MicroUse Information, 1989
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
