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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 14:05:54 -0700
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- From: Steve Cisler <sac@APPLE.COM>
- Subject: Apple Library's Network Citizen Awards for 1992
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- For further information call:
- Steve Cisler, Apple Library
- 408 974 3258
- Internet: sac@apple.com
- September 8, 1992
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- Apple Library presents awards to Network Citizens
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- Apple Library of Apple Computer, Inc. is presenting awards to four
- librarians who have demonstrated the initiative and spirit of sharing
- through their efforts at electronic publishing on BITNET and the
- Internet.
-
- As the Internet continues its rapid growth, many librarians have
- begun exploring the information resources and forming communities
- of interest for colleagues and other people on the network. Certain
- individuals have gone beyond the casual sharing of ideas and
- information via electronic mail. They have spent many hours, weeks,
- and months organizing the raw materials, moderating mailing lists,
- and turning out useful network resources without any financial gain.
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- To recognize their efforts Apple Library has chosen the designation
- of Network Citizen for four librarians who have made significant
- contributions to the good of the network by their efforts. The four
- people chosen for 1992 are:
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- Diane K. Kovacs, Kent State University, for the work she has done
- as compiler of the Directory of Scholarly E-Conferences and as a
- LISTOWNER and Co-Editor of LIBRES, LIBREF-L, Arachnet, and
- GovDoc-L. Her sources are cited by many users outside of the library
- profession.
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- Charles W. Bailey,Jr., University of Houston, for the work he has
- done since 1989 in starting and promoting the PACS-L list, The
- Public-Access Computer Systems News and The Public-Access
- Computer Systems Review (PACS Review). By making use of the
- available tools and resources on BITNET and enlisting the volunteer
- efforts of other scholars and librarians he has helped enrich the
- computing and information environment for thousands of
- information professionals around the world. Until he started
- PACS-L the efforts in electronic communications between librarians
- were fragmented and without much impact. Both the list and
- journal have inspired other librarians to publish other works and
- organize other discussion groups on the network.
-
- David Robison and Roy Tennant, University of California Berkeley,
- for the work they have done in assembling Current Cites, an
- electronic periodical that has provided terse, relevant abstracts of
- interesting articles that have appeared in both print and electronic
- formats. By providing this at no cost to the network user, they have
- enriched both the community and have saved time and energy for
- overloaded researchers and librarians who are trying to keep up
- with the latest developments. David is the editor of the journal and
- Roy is the coordinator of the Library Technology Watch Group
- which contributes to the publication and whose other members
- include: Mark Takaro, Teri Rinne, Vivienne Roumani, and Lisa
- Rowlison.
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- Each Network Citizen will receive a certificate of appreciation, a
- PowerBook 145, Claris Works software, and a carrying case. Apple
- Library is proud to support the efforts of these and other librarians
- who effectively mix the devotion to service with achievements using
- advanced technology.
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