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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1981 Local Publisher says books will fall to computers BY MICHELE ROWLAND Battalion Reporter Word processors, computer printouts, optical character read ers and image scanners, all driven by electronic impulses, will even tually replace the scholarly pub lishing industry, a book publisher says. Frederick A. Praeger, founder of the Westview Press, told an au dience of around 100 Wednesday afternoon in the Sterling C. Evans Library that while the impact of technological advance is wonder ful, scientific publishers find the situation somewhat depressing. With the advent of information storage units electronically con nected to a machine which will spit out print at the push of a but ton, Praeger said the “the scien tific publishing institution will simply disappear.” Libraries will become utility centers, with keyboards connect ing to data banks, Praeger said. A researcher will be able to scan information on a screen and choose what parts he wants printed at the press of a button. Libraries will no longer house mostly print and some microfiche, but will change to accomodate 80 percent electronic devices, 15 percent printouts, and only 5 per cent books. “The entire world will have ac cess to knowledge,” Praeger said. By individually owning a cou pling device and a printout machine, a person could call and connect with an information bank and have the world’s knowledge at his or her disposal, Praeger said. In this turmoil and computer ization, the scholarly publisher will be left behind, Praeger said. People won’t need all the un necessary copies of papers which take up shelf space, he said. With the new technology, one copy or access to copy will suffice, he said. The demand for 600 copies of a book now will dwindle to 50 copies, each stored in easily acces sible information banks scattered throughout the nation, he said. Praeger said that he used to be an innovator, but now felt like an ancient gladiator marching past Caesar saying “Those who must die, salute you.” Combatting copy machines, the scholarly publishing industry already faces an economic crunch, but with the technological adv ances of tomorrow, Praeger said, the industry has too many ene- Rules and regulations changes to be considered Photo by Wang Borchwen Founder of the Westview Press, Frederick A. Praeger, told listeners in the Sterling C. Evans Library Wednesday after noon that while computer technology is wonderful, he feels like an ancient gladiator marching past Caesar saying “Those who must die, salute you.” By JANE G. BRUST Battalion Staff The Texas A&M University Academic Council will consider proposed changes in the Universi ty Rules and Regulations at its meeting Friday at 1:30 p.m. in 601 Rudder. Council members will also approve candidates for graduate and undergraduate degrees and candidates for the Doctor of Medi cine degrees to be awarded in May. One part of the proposal would create a new Appendix that de scribes penalties for tampering with campus fire alarm systems. The Class A misdemeanor is pun ishable by: — a fine not to exceed $2,000, — confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, — or both the fine and impris onment. The student offender would also be subject to appropriate Univer sity administrative sanctions. Another proposed change in the rules and regulations deals with section 18(l)(a) concerning autho rized absences from class. The reason reading “participation in an authorized University activity” would be changed to read “partici pation in an activity appearing on the University Authorized Activ ity List.” Another proposal would add a new item to section 20 regarding the “X” notation on grade reports. The “X” notation is assigned to a course by the registrar at the end of a semester or summer term when a grade is not submitted by the instructor. The instructor would have 30 days from the beginning of the semester to report a change of grade to the registrar. If a change of grade report was not received, drive Texas Off lee of Traffic Safety Appearing MVE Thursday Night L,1XE IvOVETT Cover H 1 00 4410 College Main 040.0400 VALERIE MARTIN’S GALLERY OF DANCE ARTS V will have [jzcjLnnLncj lit Ballet Jazz 107 Dowling ■\ Enroll Starting May 4th Tap Exercise Aerobics C& W 693-0352 Robin (JUillis I Love Vou — WOULD YOU PL6R5G MURRY MO? LOV€, m,'. MARK DON’T FORGET SCHMALTZ’S SPECIAL IS TONIGHT! By JEW) Battalion The Texas AM the registrar would remove lk gineering Extens “X” notation and assign a grade; die Texas Aeron “F.” Bon are conduc Another new item would k fitructor recertif added concerning crini ^fresher course in offenses occurring off camp® >22. 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