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Tuesday, December 2, 1986AThe Battalion/Page 3 State and Local bur new systems added to library Computers make research easier By Lynne Dampier Reporter ‘K to tall m startiii i||u c i n; Folu new electronic access services have been I Ided to the Sterling C. Evans Library, and li- n ' fBofficials say the additions will make search- y Ham 1 fl)r subjects faster and easier than ever be- ;anza. life. in the (He new technologies — InfoTrac, the Elec- vhoelsejnil Encyclopedia, DA'EEX'E and the Ednca- Ijj.jj jnal Resources Information Center — are be- gfilmded by a grant from James and Virginia ile\ ollediorBiters are available for each system, and stu- , mts cari get printouts free of charge. ^^'“Hthy Jackson, head of the library’s reference r unde: lision, said InfoTrac is an electronic system can t it provides a general periodicals index and a writers pimnent publications index. 1101 ^“field Anders, head of Automative Informa- wetrieval Services, said students have access five wot k stations. InfoTrac will print citations Include call numbers, and the call numbers will allow the student to go directly to the shelves, Anders said. The library currently has the back file for 1980 to 1982, along with the current laser disc from 1983 to the present, Anders said. Jackson said government publications are not available in the card catalog, so the new system enables students to find the citations easier. InfoTrac is located in the reference area, and is available to everyone. The Electronic Encyclopedia is a compact disc system that includes the full text of 12 complete issues of the Academic American Encyclopedia, Anders said. Users can search for specific words, phrases or concepts in context in seconds by us ing the electronic index. One Electronic Encyclopedia station currently is available. Jackson said DATEXT is a business database that can be used to find financial information, summaries of companies, references to journal articles and names of directors of companies. Anders said DATEXT includes information on approximately 10,000 companies. “It doesn’t take too long to do anything you want,” Anders said. “The system is very useful for answering standard reference questions that a student might otherwise have to run to five, six or seven different books to find the answer.” Naomi Caldwell-Wood, microtext librarian, said the Educational Resources Information Center will be available to students within the next few weeks. ERIC is an educational database that includes references to more that 345,000 ar ticles and reports related to education. Two work stations will be set up for students’ use, she said. One station will be used to search for citations that may be on the files from Jan uary 1967 to December 1982 and the other for current citations. Jackson said each of the new systems will in clude an instruction sheet on how to use it, and that librarians and student workers are available to offer individual help. mtinga a compi WSC Council OKs proposal ™/«for Aggie Cinema promotion editor t§ f H'V promotional agreement be- Igcen a student organization to (fcplay cars by Rudder Fountain Barked discussions at tbe Memo- Bi Student Center Council’s reg- Ht meeting Monday that such i|lomotions might be interpreted !as endorsements by Texas A&M oil J)e council. ■MSG Aggie Cinema plans to display General Motors cars afotind the fountain in exchange ■r underwriting from the com- n; series of films. ( [limy on; Ijim Reynolds, secretary-!rea- slrei lot the council, said histori- Hlly there have been some feel- |ijgs On campus that allowing S slch displays could set a danger- Iptis precedent, although current Hmversity regulations don’t sup port denying the request. Reynolds said he was involved in a study three years ago to rec ommend a policy regarding such agreements. He said every uni versity the committee contacted said it was wrestling with the same problem but was unable to for mulate a workable policy. “There’s an awful lot of anxiety about the University selling its soul to corporate sponsorships and ultimately turning the Uni versity grounds into a shopping center,” he said. The council gave the venture the go-ahead, but agreed a policy decision is imminent. Members of Aggie Cinema agreed to contact other car dealers in the area prior to the event to explain the ar rangement. Police 'cabbies 9 nab crooks in parking lots WEBSTER (AT) — Police detec tives here are taking cabs to work in an effort to curb crime. Non-uniformed officers in Webster, south of Houston, have been conducting an undercover sur veillance operation called “Opera tion Yellow Cab” the past two weeks. The effort has netted 29 arrests and the recovery of stolen merchan dise, along with the arrests of I 1 ju veniles suspected of possession of drugs or alcohol, said Webster Police Chief Reyes Sonora. On most days, the policemen- turned-cabbies park in two shopping centers during daylight hours, while a marked police unit sits in the third lot, Sonora said. The shopping cen- fon arc invited to ^oin us for a Medieval/ Mabrigal eastc' CArhy KyiAnbot cr>e fecrcw fcob, music arib entertainment 4'6 December 1986 6 : 30 pm. Riiddcr Exhibit Hall ^Tickets available at the 1ASC Bqx Office 5ponsore6 by 4rMbC MabrigaL Dinners ters were chosen to monitor possible auto break-ins, hubcap thieves and shoplifters during the holiday shop ping rush. “T he marked car kind of flushes them to the other shopping centers where the cabs are,” Sonora said. Participating officers wear baseball caps, blue jeans and flannel shirts to look the part, and politely say “no” when asked if they are for hire. “We have more auto theft and lar ceny cases than any other crime,” So nora said. “It reached a point where something had to be done about it. This being the holiday season was as good a time as any.” The idea to disguise the cops as cabbies was proposed to Sonora by a Yellow Cab company executive. Tuesday COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS: will present a panel dis cussion concerning the “dual-career marriage” at 5 p.m. in 402 Rudder. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS: Captain Winzeler will discuss “Engineers in the Military” at 7 p.m. in 103 Zachry. TAMU SCUBA CLUB: Frank Viola will present a program on the Philippines and the Caribbean at 7 p.m. in 401 Rud der. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: will hear a guest speaker from Lufthansa Airlines at 7 p.m. in 164 Blocker. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 161 Blocker. AGGIE PARTNERS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 274 Read. BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 201 VMS. TEXAS STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder. ABILENE HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Tomato. Wednesday COOKE COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB: will have photos taken for Aggieland ’87 at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Zachry Engineering Center. GREAT COMMISSION STUDENTS: will present a pro gram, “Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places,” at 7:30 p.m. in 115 Kleberg. AGGIE SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 4 10 Rudder. MSC POLITICAL FORUM: will meet at 7 p.m. in 601 Rud der. SAILING CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 401 Rudder. OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: will meet at 6:30 p.m. in 102 Zachry. INTRAMURAL RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will hold a meeting for soccer officials at 6 p.m. in 167 Read. A meet ing for basketball officials will be held at 6 p.m. in 164 Read. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: anyone with information concern ing a copy machine removed from 224 MSC on the eve ning of Nov. 18 is requested to call the University Police Department at 845-2345. FISH CAMP: applications for Fish Camp ’87 co-chairmen are available in 213 Pavilion. Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three working days prior to desired publication date. "These are musicians anybody could love/ -NEW YORK DAILY NEWS By popular demand, the Canadian Brass returns to Rudder Auditorium at 8 p.m., December 2. The MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society brings this ensemble of two trumpets, a french horn, a trombone and a tuba. The Canadian Brass has been cheered by millions for their magical mixture of musicality, virtuosity, comedy and wit. Whether classical or ragtime their performances inspire audiences to new heights of laughter and admiration. This performance will surely sellout. Tickets are on sale at the MSC Box Office, 845-1234. Buy yours today! VISA and MasterCard accepted. MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society =5^ v 1cmoridl Student tenter • Te\ds l nnersit) • Box i t • College Station T\ 77H44 9081