WLN Red Suit Buying Guide (last of ’84)

Well boys and girls, moms and dads, and all of you who aren’t sure, we have almost made it through 1984.  Not totally unscathed, but with enough left to put out the annual buying guide to library software.  As with previous years we’ve left stuff off the list that we wouldn’t even boot, and the expected WLN (not the bibliographic utility) cracks are included after the product listing in brackets (see what an expanded keyboard will do).  If you’re going to sue remember we borrowed money for all of the hardware around here against insurance policies, so even knocking me off isn’t worth your while.

Before we get to that, I need to share some hot stuff that can’t wait until next month:

            HabaMerge is a far out utility to let you do from letters and three by mailing labels from Appleworks  Look out renewal letters…..

            Skills Maker from Library Software gives you a tool to create library instruction materials from your place.  It’s outasight.

I failed last month to comment on the fine job the micro interest group of AASL did in getting the micro on the Atlanta program.  The sessions were not only many but good, and I have to come back down off of one of my ancient pleas: the professional association doesn’t address the kinds and types of things wired librarians need.  I would think JT from Hoosiersl and BC from Coors country had a lot to do with that…now if we can get them to change that from an “interest” to a “user’s” group.  I can see JT’s expression now…”Eric, You are never satisfied.”  On occasion, yes.  What are they going to be able to do in my backyard (Chitown this summer)…?

For those of you in the Chicago metropolitan area, don’t forget the Library Microcomputer Management Symposium to be held in conjunction with III on February 23rd at the Hyatt-Ohare; and the panel discussion on Friday the 22nd with the MICRO-IDEAS conference at the Arlington Park Hilton.  If you need more details on either of these meetings, just drop us a line at Micro Libraries.

Finally, my speculation on the “new” Apple hardware.  That’s been a real hot topic in the journals lately so I’ll put my guess I with the rest:  look at a “c” and imagine it with 3 ½” cartridge drive (and I’ll guess 320K for the tie-breaker) and an 80 column by sixty line flat panel flip up built in.  If this happens the hottest third party item ever made will be an “e” drive interface card with one set of pins for a 5 ¼” and a second connector for the 3 ½”.  Schools will have to have them.

Finally, thanks to all of you who have made this year dynamite for yours truly.  Remeber to catch the Wired Librarian’s favorite movie: “It’s a wonderful life.  They always drag it out of the vault at this time of the year.  The part when Billie brings in the laundry basket is how I feel every day when the mail comes – being able to touch base with so many tremendous folks.  Have a good holiday and see you next year…..

WLN Red Suit Buying Guide (last of ’84)

            The Wired Librarian’s Guide to

                        Library Software.

Any listing with a star carries the Wired Librarian’s Seal of Approval.

Don’t Buy anything without seeing it first!!!!

Accession Plus (Apple, TRS-80, Pet) Bibliographies: Right on Programs

                Huntington NY, 11743

                [re-init this one quick]

Automated Library System (TRS-80) Circulation / catalog (hard disk)

                Foundation for Library Research 505 McNeill Ave. Point Pleasant

                WV 25550

                [Known in an earlier life as “Simu-School”.]

AV Catalog Writer (Apple,TRS-80) Bibliographies –AV

Library Software Co. PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill CA 94523

[1,000 records / disk]

AVCAT (TRS-80, TRS-DOS, CPM) Card Production School Management Systems

                5973 Nandina St. Sweet Home, OR 97386

*Bibliography Writer (Apple, TRS-80) Bibliographies

                Library Software Co. PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill CA 94523

                [Good tool for kids, not a thesis]

Book Report (Apple – 64K) Circulation (floppy)

                Licorice Software 2992 Hyacinth St. Eugene OR  97404

                [Light pen and zebra labels,   1,500 records/disk]

Book Trak Catalog Card Production (Apple) Card Production

                Follett Library Book Co. 4506 Northwest Hwy.

                Crystal Lake IL 60014

Book Trak Magazine Control (Apple) Serials

                Follett Library Book Co. 4506 Northwest Hwy.

                Crystal Lake IL 60014

                [use when you have more than 200 titles]

Book Trak Online Catalog (Apple) Catalog (floppy)

                Follett Library Book Co.  4506 Northwest Hwy.

                Crystal Lake IL  60014

*Book Trak Online Circulation (Apple) Circulation (floppy)

                Follett Library Book Co. 4506 Northwest Hwy.              

                Crystal Lake IL  60014

                [Nobody stores more records/ floppy]

Book Trak Ordering System (Apple) Acquisition

                Follett Library Book Co.  4506 Northwest Hwy.

                Crystal Lake IL  60014

Bookworm (Apple, TRS-80) Overdues

                Hammett Box 545 Braintree, MA  02184

                [Marketed as circ system, really is not]

*Card and Label Manager (Apple) Card Production

                Speak Softly 303 Calvert Ave Clinton, SC  29325

                [Great screen editor; for folks with intricate needs]

*Card Prep (Apple) Card Production

                Learning Technology and Libraries P.O. Box 309 Carbondale, IL  62902

                [Good for small libraries

Card Printer (TRS-DOS & CPM) Card Production

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*Cards (Apple) Card Production

                Addison Public Library  235 N. Kennedy Drive Addison, IL  60101

                [A good screen editor, very flexible]

Catalog Card and label printing (Apple) Card Production

                Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System 17 Oak St.

                Plattsburgh, NY  2901

Catalog Card and Label Writer (Apple, TRS-80) Card Production

                K-12 Micromedial 172 Broadway Woodcliff Lake, NJ  07675

                [Would you use a “commonsense cataloging” as your standard?

Catalog Card Maker (Apple) Card Production

                Winnebago Software 115 W. Main St. Caledonia MN 55921

Catalogit (Apple, TRS-80, Pet, MS-DOS) Card Production

                Right on Programs P.O. Box 977 Huntington, NY  11743

Cataloguing by Computer (Apple) Card Production

                Delmar Software 107 N. 4^th RR#2 Pierceton, IN 46562

Circulation Management System (Apple) Overdues

                Orchard Systems 207 E. Third St. Waunekee, WI  53597

Circulation Manager (Apple, TRS-80) Overdues

                K-121 Micromedia 172 Broadway Woodcliff Lake, NJ  07675

Circulation Manager (Apple) Overdues

                Micro Solutions 305 W. 96^th St. Suite A Indianapolis, IN  46260

                [I sent it back. $445 price tag way too high.]

*Circulation Plus (Apple, TRS-80, MS-DOS) Circulation (hard disk)

                Library Software Co. P.O. Box 23897 Pleasant Hill, CA  94523

                [5,000 records/meg, a job well done]

Compulog (CPM DBase II clone) Catalog (hard disk)

                Embar Information consultants 234 Folkstone ct. Wheaton, IL  60187

                [For special libraries, much more reasonable that other clones]

Computer Cat (Apple hard disk) Catalog (haard disk)

                Think Small Computers 8600 Concord Lane Wetminster, CO  80030

                [also available from Winnebago]

Computer cataloguing quick and easy (Apple) Card Production

                Jenny Lloyd 37 Countyr Club Drive Rochester, NY  14618

Data transfer system (Apple CPM. MS-DOS) Bibliographic downloading

                Personal Bibliographic Software P.O. Box 4250 Ann Arbor, MI  48106

                [Download vendor records into your bibliographies]

Eastwind Micro Circulation Software (Apple II/Mac/Lisa MS-DOS)

                Circulation (hard disk)

                Data Phase PO box 797 Shawnee Mission, KS  66201

                [These guys are main frame junkies who don’t understand micros.]

*Electronic Bookshelf  (Apple) Reading motivation

                Jerry & Rosie Carter Rte. 9, Box 64 Frankfort, IN  46041

                [This will be the “surprise of 85”

*Elementary Library Media Skills (Apple) Library instruction

                Combase Suite 890 333 Sibley Blvd St. Paul, MN 55101

                [Very well done, my favorite]

Elementary Overdue Writer (Apple, TRS-80) Overdues

                Library Software Co.PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill, CA  94523

                [Elementary version of Overdue Writer]

*ERIC Microsearch (Apple) Library instruction

                ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources

                030 Huntington Hall Syracuse University, NY  13210

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Fiction Finder (Apple) Bibliographies

                Calico PO Box 15916 St. Louis, MO 63114

*Innovation 45 Plus (MS-DOS) Catalog/Circulation (hard disk)

                Scribe Software 4435 N. Saddlebag Trail Suite #1

                Scottsdale AZ  85251

                [Nice screens on the user module.]

*Knowledge Explorer Series (Apple) Library instruction

                Grolier Sherman Turnpike Danbury, CT  06816

                [First time kids ever sat down with micro and encyclopedia]

Letus A-B-C (MS-DOS) Bibliographies

                R. Nelson 3790 El Camino Real Suite 2006 Palo Alto. CA  94306

                [Database of articles about PC’s – a neat concept]

Library Circ Systems II (Apple) Circulation (floppy)

                Winnebago 115 W. Main St.Caledonia,  MN  55921

Library Circ Systems III (Apple) Circulation (hard disk)

                Winnebago 115 W. Main St.Caledonia, MN  5921

Library Monitor (Apple) Overdues

                Colorado Computer West PO Box 206 Kremmling, CO  80459

Library Processes System  (Apple, TRS-80) Card Production

                EDUCOMP 919 W. Canadian St. Vinita, OK  74301

*Library Useage Skills (Apple) Library instruction

                JMC Computer 1005 W. Elm St. Lake City, MN  55041

                [Another excellent skills offering]

Media Track  (TI Pro)  Catalog/Circulation (hard disk)

                Dalton Computer Services 1850 Cleveland highway Dalton,  GA  30720

MicroCIRC (CPM) Circulation (hard disk)

                Micro Library Software 450 N. Belt Suite 292 Houston, TX  77060

MicroPAC (CPM) Catalog              (hard disk)

                Micro Library Software 450 N. Belt Suite 292 Houston, TX  77060

Ocelot Catalogue Module  (MS-DOS/PC DOS)  Catalog (hard disk)

                A.S. Ball Software 2268 Osler St. Regina Canada S4P 1W8

                [We’ll see how this develops, a lot of potential]

Ocelot Circulation Module  (MS-DOS/PC DOS) Catalog (hard disk)

                A.S.  Ball Software 2268 Osler St. Regina Canada S4P 1W8

                [Independent of CAT module, records are strpped, neat idea]

Ocelot Ordering System (MS-DOS/PC DOS) Catalog (hard disk)

                A.S. Ball Software 2268 Osler St. Regina Canada S4P1W8

Overdue Collector (Apple, TRS-80) Overdues

                Library Software Co. PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill, CA  94523

                [Use with Overdue Writer]

*Overdue Writer (Apple, TRS-80) Overdues

                Library Software Co. PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill, CA  94523

                [Handled my school’s overdues for four years now]

Personal Bibliographic System (Apple, MS-DOS) Bibliographies

                Personal Bibliographic Software PO Box 4250 Ann Arbor MI  48106

*Professional Bibliographic System (Apple/CPM, MS-DOS) Bibliographies

                Personal Bibliographic Software PO Box 4250 Ann Arbor MI  48106

                [Great software, great library]

Public Access Online Catalog (Apple) Catalog (hard disk)

                Calico PO Box 15916 St. Louis, MO 63114

**Quick Card  (Apple, MS-DOS)   Card production

                Library Software Co. PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill, CA  94523

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Quick Search Librarian   (Apple)  Bibliographies

                Interactive Micro PO Box 771 State College PA 16804

                [Dedicated data base for periodical citations.]

Ribbon re-inker   All       Tool

                Computer Friends 100 NW 86^th Ave Portland OR 97229

                [Nobody uses more ribbons than libraries]

Riley’s Catalog Cards    (Apple, TRS-80, MS-DOS)   Card Production

                Richard Riley Box 2227 August, ME  04330

School Library Management System (CPM Dbase II clone)

                Catalog/Circulation/Acquisition    (hard disk)

                Gaylord Box 4901 Syracuse, NY  13221

                [If you’ve seen Data Trek, you’ve seen this.]

*Skills Maker    (Apple)   Library instruction

                Library Software Co. PO Box 23897 Pleasant Hill,  CA  94523

Supply Wizards     All    Stuff that’s hard to find

                University Products PO Box 101 South Canal St. Holyoke, MA 01041

                [If you need library computer supplies, these folks are tops!]

Telemarc III   (Apple)    Card production

                Catalog Card Corporation of America

                1300 E. 115^th St. Burnsville, MN  55337

Ultracard    (MS-DOS)     Card production

                Small Library Computing 837 Twining Road Dresher PA  19025

Index to Products          Only Program Titles are listed

                Bibliographies

Accession Plus; Bibliography Writer; Data transfer system; Fiction Finder;

Personal Bibliographic System; Professional Bibliographic System; Letus

A-B-C; Quick Search Librarian; AV Catalog Writer;

Automated Library System

                Card Production

AVCAT; Book Trak Catalog Card Production; Card and Label Manager; Card

Prep; Card Printer; Cards; Catalog card and label printing; Catalog Card

and Label Writer; Catalog Card Maker; Catalogit; Cataloguing by Computer;

Computer cataloguing quick and easy; Library Processes System; Quick Card;

Riley’s Catalog Cards; Telemarc II, Ultracard

                Catalog

Compulog; Compute Cat; Innovation 45 Plus (Scribe); Media Track; Micro

PAC; Ocelot Catalogue Module;  Public Access Online Catalog; School Library

Management System

                Circulation – floppy

Book Rpeort; Book Trak Online Circulation; Library Circ System II

                Circulation – hard disk

Circulation Plus; Eastwind Micro Circulation Software; Library Circ System

III; Micro CIRC; Ocelot Circulation Module

Book Trak Online Catalog

                Overdues

Bookworm; Circulation Management System; Circulation Manager; Circulation

Manager; Date Due; Elementary Overdue Writer; Library Monitor; Overdue

An Index to the Online Issues

1983 - When there were four microcomputers at the ALA show

December 1984

1985 - wow we've got hard drives !!!