scherrer@mtxinu.COM (Deborah Scherrer) (01/21/89)
USENIX Online Index and Library As the quantity of USENIX and USENIX-related publications rapidly expands, and the quality becomes increasingly attractive, the need has arisen for some sort of online access, at least to an index of published articles. USENIX has authorized a proposal to fund, implement, and make available an electronically accessible index to USENIX and related groups published articles. Versions of abstracts and/or full papers will also be made available in cases where authors are willing to donate them. Articles to be referenced will be drawn from (past and future): USENIX conference and workshop proceedings, ;login:, the Computing Systems journal, EUUG conference proceedings and newsletters, AUUG conference proceedings and newsletters, JUS conference proceedings, and the Software Tools Users Group proceedings. Other sources (AFUU, GUUG, NZUSUGI, etc.) will be continually evaluated and included as deemed suitable. The index will include references from as many past issues of the publications as can be obtained, and kept current as new issues are released. In addition, authors of relevant publications are being given the opportunity to donate their full paper, or abstract only, for inclusion and distribution through the online library. The online index and library will reside at UUNET and be freely available. Users will be able to retrieve both the index and any available online abstracts or papers, indivi- dually, by simple email request. Specific details on retrieval will be forthcoming. Although the library and index will be most effectively used electronically, the index will also be printed periodically and made available through the USENIX office, for those without email access. If you have ever had an article published by one of the above groups, you have the opportunity of donating a copy to the library. Or, authors may choose to donate abstracts only, even in cases where a full paper has been published. Donation of either a paper or an abstract is purely volun- tary. Papers can be distributed either with a copyright notice, or a copyright release, at the copyright holder's discretion. The electronic papers and abstracts will be made available for retrieval in essentially the same format they were delivered -- no attempt will be made to translate into a common text formatting language, etc. (Understand that some illustrations will not be available electronically and some people may not be able to properly print papers they request.) For specific information on donating papers or abstracts, write to usenix!office. Deborah Scherrer USENIX Vice President