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Friday, September 30,1983/The Battalion/Page 3 a« Library offers computer use by Wanda Winkler Battalion Stall M | ;The Sterling C. Evans Lib- rary is offering its Automated Information Retrieval Service on a free one-time basis to gra duate students who are prop osing or beginning work on a thesis or dissertation. AIRS is a computerized „ system that compiles an exten sive bibliography of publica tions that relate to a particular- research topic. The bibliogra phy provides titles, authors, publishers and summaries of publications such as books, magazine articles, profession al journals and governmental works. “It gives you a list of the initial publications you need to look up,” Charles L. Gil- reath, head of AIRS, said. You can pick and choose from what’s there.” AIRS, part of the library re ference department, strives to | improve the quality of refer- 1 ence services offered to Texas A&M students and faculty. “We’re looking for new ways to deliver information services to faculty and gradu ate students,” Gilreath said. We hope this (free computer run) is one step in the right direction.” The retrieval service has )een offered for 10 years at Texas A&M, but this is the first semester it is available free of charge to qualifying graduate students. The Uni versity library plans to offer b.ldpll Path/ the service lhrou g hout t he gulden ratty. 1983 . 84 school AIRS om your letter you i w j]| ^ reassessed by the de- but you seem to m partment in December to de- ig opinions other i termine whether the free ser- 3U are not alone inijvice will be continued after icar from your kind, ;. Most, not all oftk ; was your letter. choose to believe tails from listenen s you love rock. our suggestion to zz altogether," h ,'ould please everyk 1 to. I understand)! >usly doubt you w one else’s. Grants :, but I am light) Besides, the "conn sic” you’re looking from 7-10 o clock -s to answer yourc May 1984, Gilreath said. The bibliography will prob ably contain more sources than needed for a research project, he said. Using AIRS in the pre liminary stages of research is advantageous because it can tap into computer centers throughout the world. It pro duces a thorough source list by simultaneously indexing two key words from a particu lar research topic. A graduate student who plans to use the service should schedule an hour-long con ference with a University re ference librarian to discuss the research topic. The librarian will explain the operation and advantages of AIRS and will teach the student how to lo cate publications from other libraries. “People are wanting easier and easier access to informa tion,” he said. “Within an hour they have a feel for the kind and amount of reference material that’s available.” The printout of a bibliogra phy takes about a week to re ceive because it has to be mailed from the computer center that compiled the in formation. The goal of AIRS is to pro vide useful reference infor mation that will further a stu dent’s research. The service caters to graduate students be cause they will “make use of it more liberally than other groups we might target,” Gil reath said. Graduate students who are interested in the service should call the AIRS office at 845-5741. ATTENTION CORPS Do you need your senior boots before Christmas? If so, Guaranteed delivery if you order before October 5th. Bring your deposit now. VICTORS II JUST BOOTS 3601 TX Ave. 846-4114 Student’s design chosen as model for Houston medical building by Maria Gautschy Battalion Reporter The Texas Medical Center of Houston has chosen a design by Jim Vandenberg, an environ mental design major at Texas A&M, for its new Central Facili ties Building. Vandenberg’s design won first place and $ 1,000 in a state wide contest sponsored by the Texas Medical Center Inc. and the American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Health. Vandenberg’s design in cludes a health club, library, cafeteria and several shops. The building will be the tallest in the Center. Vandenberg designed the building according to guidelines set by the Medical Center, he said. Because the area alotted for the building was small, he decided to make it a tower. The diamond-shaped tower is 36 stories and is surrounded by a four-story base. He said that when thinking of the design, he first considered its use of space, shape and look. “Once I came up with the basic concept all I had to do was work out the kinks,” Vanden berg said. Dr. Philip G. Hoffman, presi dent of Texas Medical Center Inc., will present Vandenberg with his prize money at a lun cheon today. Texas A&M en vironmental design students Connie Stephens and Glenn Fuhrman will receive honorable mention awards. Vandenberg said he would like to oversee the building of the project, but the architect who devised the contest, Victor Gelsomino, said the Center probably will commission a firm to detail the drawings and man age the rest of the work. Vandenberg undertook the two-month project because he wanted to enter in at least one contest before he graduates in the fall, he said. With the $1,000 prize money he can afford to continue school here, he said, and receive his master’s in architecture. 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