United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
RECEIVED
Information Resources
Management
(PM-211A)
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
June 1991
220N91006
-NVlKOiWtmAu/rfOl
",ilON AGENCY
GULFLINE BBS
.
UBRMW. REGION V
-- Mary Stevanus
To support the increasing need to communicate on the issues
dealing with the Gulf of Mexico, the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program
has initiated GULFLINE, an electronic bulletin board (BBS).
Located in Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, GULFLINE will
serve as a vital link between researchers, policy-makers and
concerned citizens on Gulf -related issues.
GULFLINE BBS is a free service, accessible to EPA employees and
the public. Among the services available are an electronic mail
system, full-text of the Gulf of Mexico Program Newsletter Gulfline.
news and events updates, and a Directory of Gulf Experts.
Accessing GULFLINE
1 -800-235-4662
or
FTS 494-7081
9600 baud
Data 8/Stop 1
Parity - none
Duplex Full
After completing a short registration questionnaire, users
are allowed access to the entire bulletin board system. The
BBS is easy to use and has many online helps for new users.
For more information on logging on or using GULFLINE
contact Mary Stevanus at FTS 245-3638 or the System
Manager, Robert Glass, at FTS 494-1065.
GET UP AND GO!
--Meetings of Interest
International CFC and Halon Alternatives Conference.
Baltimore, Maryland; Baltimore Convention Center. December
3-5, 1991. Sponsored by the EPA and the Alliance for
Responsible CFC Policy, this conference will focus on newU.S.
and international regulations, chlorofluorocarbon use. and
new technologies developed by industry to reduce CFC use.
Panel discussions, exhibits and working groups based on a
widerangeoftopicswillbefeatured. Forregistrationinformation
please contact: CFC Conference, Attn. Heather White, P.O.
Box 236, Frederick MD 21701. Or call: (301) 695-3762.
OUR STAFF IS GROWING!
- John Butsch
There are some new faces at
INFOTERRA, Feel free to call on
any of these new staff members if
you need assistance. You may
reach any of these staff members
at FTS 382-5638. Please note the
following changes that occurred
in late May affecting the
INFOTERRA Library Technicians:
Keith Chanon left the staff to
accept a position with the Office
of Pesticides in their
International Division. Keith
was recently admitted into the
EPA Internship Program.
Gary Prevost is responsible for
the update of the U.S. section
of the INFOTERRA International
Directory of Sources, inaddition
to responding to information
requests.
Chris Holben is working with
the Office of International
Activities (OIA) on the Technical
Information Packages (TIPs)
project.
Kathy Doherty, a temporary
summer technician, is helping
the staff to respond to
information requests.
INFOTERRA/USA National Focal Point
-------
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Journal Articles of Interest
Anderson, Ian. "Gold Rush Threatens Australia's Green
Dreams." New Scientist. Vol. 130, No. 1766, April 27, 1991.
pp. 23-24.
Benderly, Jill. "Bush's Brainchild in Budapest."
Environmental Action. Vol. 22, No. 6, May/June 1991. pp.
12-13.
Bojcun, Marko. "The Legacy of Chernobyl." New Scientist.
Vol. 130, No. 1765, April 20, 1991. pp. 30-35.
MacKenzie, Debra. "Europe Plans Green Police Force." New
Scientist. Vol. 130, No. 1766, April 27, 1991. pp. 16.
Rich, Jan Gilbreath. "Bordering on Trouble." [Environmental
implications of the Free Trade Agreement] Environmental
Forum. Vol. 8, No. 3, May/June 1991. pp. 26-33.
Santana, Eduardo C. "Nature Conservation and Sustainable
Development in Cuba." Conservation Biology. Vol. 5, No. 1,
March 1991. pp. 13-16.
"William Reilly, EPA Administrator" [Transcript of Appearance
on John McLaughlin "One on One". Highlights International
Policy] Federal News Service. May 3, 1991.
INTRODUCING BIBLIOFILE - OUR NEW LIBRARY
CATALOG
-- Liliana Vivanco
The catalog of the International Collection will soon be
searchable on a compact disk. The combined catalogs of the
EPA library network (OLS) and NOAA Library and Information
Network Catalog (LINC) will be accessible in a CD-ROM. This
CD-ROM is a BiblioFile product from Library Corporation.
A pilot version of Bibliofile is now being demonstrated in the
Headquarters Library. The demo CD-ROM contains 200
records and is still in the testing stages, but it can give
patrons a preview of our future state-of-the-art EPA library
catalog .
In the Intelligent Catalog, a patron can search using natural
language or boolean search operators, or can browse the list
of subjects displayed to the right of the screen for
serendipitous discoveries. It is designed to "recognize any kind
of entry" and "to prevent any search from failing". If the color-
coded keyboard is not self-explanatory enough, there is also
an on-screen tutorial, as well as context-sensitive help
messages at every point in the search process. The Catalog
EPA Headquarters Library
NEW JOURNAL REVIEW
- Liliana Vivanco
Tlie International Collection has
added a new title, Earfhwatch. to its
journal holdings. Earthwatch. a
bimonthly magazine published by
Earthwatch Expeditions, Inc.,
features articles on global
environmental, anthropological and
archaeological issues. Environmental
and scientific research articles are
supported by outstanding
photographs and maps.
Earthwatch Expeditions is an
international non-profitorganization,
with government officials and
university professors from different
countries acting as advisers and
directors. Regular features of
Earthwatch include: Great
Explorations; Findings; Thinking
Aloud; Discoverers; Worlds Beyond
Our View, Cost ofLiving, and Letters.
In the June issue, all Earthwatch
researchand exploration expeditions
for 1991-92 are described in the
section "Mission to Earth".
Expeditions based on the principles
of ecotourism are categorized
broadly by their nature
(Understanding the earth; Strategies
for survival; Human factor; Managing
the planet Earth), and then more
precisely by their purpose (Learning
from extinction; Animalbehavior; Rise
and fall of societies; Monitoringglobal
change; etc.).
will give search advice when
requested, log the search, save it
and print it. BiblioFile can be
programmed to reply to any of three
levels of user sophistication, can be
updated monthly as new records are
added, and will produce circulation
status reports to locate library
materials.
------- |