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Higher Education: Library Automation Software


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Ameritech Library Services, Academic Division

NetPublisher

Target Market: · Colleges and Universities · All Grades K-12

Administrative Solution: · Library Automation · Distance Learning

NetPublisher is a Z39.50 and World Wide Web (WWW) server that lets an organization publish resources electronically and make them available over a local area network or the Internet. A graphical user interface editor lets you easily manipulate files, create directories, index and create links between and among documents. These text documents, images, audio and video files can all be stored in one location and accessed through multiple protocols -- any WWW, Gopher, or Z39.50 client. NetPublisher is also integrated with your local library catalog.

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Ameritech Library Services, Academic Division

WinGopher

Target Market: · Colleges and Universities · All Grades K-12

Administrative Solution: · Library Automation

WinGopher is a graphical user interface for navigating the Internet. With text and image viewers and a Telnet helper application, WinGopher lets the user locate library catalogs and other servers accessible through Telnet and TN3270 protocols; text documents; GIF, JPEG, and other image files; and executable programs -- all Internet resources. The collections feature let you save your most frequently used locations so that you can return there quickly. WinGopher's point-and-click feature make it easy to use the Internet.

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Ameritech Library Services, Academic Division

WinPAC

Target Market: · Colleges and Universities · All Grades K-12

Administrative Solution: · Library Automation

WinPAC is a graphical user interface for searching Z39.50-compliant databases and for navigating the Internet. With its point-and-click features, novices and experienced users can quickly master in-depth searching of library catalogs, citation databases, and other resources. WinPAC provides for author, title, subject, and keyword searching with exact hit and scan options, retention of searches, and Boolean logic. Citation databases can be linked to local library holdings of the source material. Hypertext features for related searching are also included. Internet navigation includes all the features of WinGopher (see its listing).

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Data Research Associates, Inc

DRA Find™

Target Market: · Colleges and Universities · All Grades K-12

Administrative Solution: · Library Automation

DRA Find™ serves as a reference workstation that libraries and other information providers can provide their users to access resources both local and remote. Its advantages include: (1) sophisticated search tools to search many places at once, (2) a consistent set of menus and commands no matter whose resource is being accessed, and (3) powerful but simple filtering tools to help sort out relevant information from the vast data available. DRA Find is offered by Date Research Associates, Inc. Founded 20 years ago, the company is a leading provider of client/server automation systems, networking services and other related services for libraries.

Company Information 1276 N. Warson Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63116
Phone: 314-432-1100
Fax: 314-993-8927

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VTLS

VTLS-LIN; EasyPAC, EasyCAT, Micro-VTLS; Cataloging Client

Target Market: · Colleges and Universities · All Grades K-12

Administrative Solution: · Library Automation

VTLS and Micro-VTLS are comprehensive client-server library automation software solutions. Client software for both VTLS and Micro-VTLS is available under Windows and MS-DOS. VTLS Z39.50 Client software is available under Windows. VTLS server software runs under UNIX and MPE/iX. Micro-VTLS server software runs under MS-DOS. Micro-VTLS client software runs under MS-DOS. VTLS Inc. has just introduced a new Windows client for Micro-VTLS for public access/reference use.

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