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Examines the capabilities of the CAT CD450 cataloguing system originally developed to contain costs for smaller OCLC member libraries. Describes the features of CAT CD450, as well as cost‐saving benefits, workflow flexibility, new search options, label printing options, cut‐and‐paste and windowing functions, and other user‐specific advantages that have been reported.

With more than 16 million records accessed by more than 6,000 libraries, the OCLC Online Union Catalog [OLUC] is one of the world's largest bibliographic databases. [There are now over 17 million records in the OLUC and 8,000 member libraries.] Traditionally, this enormous bibliographic database has, for the most part, been accessed by those institutions using OCLC hardware—OCLC terminals including models 100, 105, and 110 and M300 and M300XT Workstations—and operating over dedicated phone lines. Although dial access to OCLC via nondedicated terminals has been available for over 10 years, the advent of personal computers with high‐speed modems and telecommunications software has made dial access more attractive economically for libraries with relatively low cataloging volumes. This article briefly describes, our use of the Apple Macintosh at the Merriam Center Library (MCL) to access the OCLC Online System.

This chapter will examine two questions. First, how can art and cultural heritage contribute to the health and well-being of a place within the context of the tourism industry? More specifically, can cultural tourism be a driver for community sustainability, that is, not only environmental sustainability but also social empowerment, cultural preservation, and economic vitality? To explore these questions, the author begins by establishing the ways art and environment are closely intertwined, while pondering how cultural production generally – along with the cultural tourists it attracts – can be a driver for sustainability in tourism settings. The benefits that the arts draw from the environment as well as the ways the environment benefits from the arts will be examined. In the next section, the author unpacks how cultural tourism, and more specifically art production, can be drivers for environmental sustainability through social and eco-entrepreneurship and the creation of a shared social value. In the third section, the author identifies some of the challenges inherent in government regulation and preservation of cultural heritage sites. The author argues that communication, cooperation, and relationship building, not just between governing bodies and private stakeholders, but with residents and tourists, should be prioritized in destination management and marketing strategies. In the end, the author proposes that this type of strategy is vital in order to move toward greater cultural, environmental, social, economic, and other kinds of sustainability in the tourism industry.

Examines the SchoolMatch database on CD‐ROM, which enables parents and educators to evaluate choices about schools. Discusses how schools are profiled (according to expenditure per pupil, tax base, special educational programmes etc), and how these profiles can be used to locate schools by region for parents either choosing a school or trying to find a school with a new system. Surmises that the database is also valuable to teachers looking for jobs, and since it is on CD, it can be easily offered by libraries with CD drives.

Reports on a conference held in 1989 in Wisconsin, which focused on the topic of providing better access to information for people with disabilities. According to the author, the conference concentrated mainly on those with vision‐related difficulties. Summarizes two of the speeches made at the conference and examines some of the technology on display. Stresses the need for adaptive technology to enable people with a disability to access the increasing amounts of computer technology in everyday life.

In 1985, DePaul University established an “electronic” library at the O'Hare Campus (formerly Northwest Center) in Des Plaines, IL, with a dial‐access OCLC M300 Workstation equipped with a Hayes Smart‐modem 1200 and Smartcom II software as well as OCLC Terminal Software, version 3.0. At O'Hare, we use the OCLC Online System primarily for searching and then only when patrons' needs cannot be met through LCS (Illinois' statewide Library Computer System). Therefore, the terminal is not in heavy use. However, because it is a public access terminal, it is important that logon procedures be simple.

Investigates ways in which computer technology can enable people with a hearing and/or speech impairment to communicate. These range from telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDDs) to software designed to teach deaf children how to read and write in English (often their second language!). Other new technology includes software that converts English into American Sign Language vocabulary, and under development is a system which will facilitate communication between a hearing person and a person with a combination of hearing/visual or hearing/speech impairment.

Examines recent studies of maximum expected disc life and the implications for archive storage on CD‐ROM. Discusses the manufacture and structure of compact discs, the phenomenon of disc rot, how discs can be ruined in use, and some actions which can reduce the risk of damage to compact discs. Concludes that when CD becomes a widespread archival medium, they will have to be treated as carefully as other media, although the problem of disc rot is beyond the purchasers′ control.

OCLC currently supports only DOS versions 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3, although IBM recently released PC‐DOS version 4.01. The following problems are known to exist with PC‐DOS 4.01 and OCLC products

Examines the notion of using the CAT CD450 system in retrospective conversion and the research carried out by the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority to determine whether this would be of use to a research library. Presents the findings of the research in terms of time, language, etc. Concludes that the CAT CD450 database may have substantial versatility and that further examination is justified.