Reviews the NOTIS "Acquisition Self-Paced Study Guide," designed to teach the inexperienced user the basic features of the NOTIS acquisition module, with references to the "NOTIS Acquisition User Guide" for those who need further study. Contents of the self-paced guide are listed. (EA)

Reviews the Total Library Computerization program, which can be used to manage small to midsized libraries. Discusses costs; operating system requirements; security features; user-interface styles; and system modules including online cataloging, circulation, serials control, acquisitions, authorities control, and interlibrary loan. (Author/JMV)

Discusses applications of Lotus Notes groupware developed by MCI Communications Corporation librarians. The development of administrative databases used for reference request tracking, interlibrary loan, book ordering and other purposes, and corporate wide databases used to disseminate internal and external information are described. The strengths…