Complete Guide to Dial-up DatabasesReview by: Mary BiggsThe Library Quarterly, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Jul., 1985), p. 355Published by: The University of Chicago PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4307880 .

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Guide to Software Publishing: An Industry Emerges. By EFREM SIGEL and Louis GIGLIO. White Plains, N.Y.: Knowledge Industry Publications, 1984. Pp. 104. $95.00 (paper). ISBN 0-86729-108-7.

Originating as an adjunct to the microcomputer hardware manufacturers, microcomputer software distribution has now become a large and complex independent industry with characteristics tying it to the publishing industry. This report analyzes the role and economics of this industry, which is divided, for purpose of analysis, into consumer, education, and business components. After pointing out the importance of software development for the vitality of the microcomputer manufacturers-an importance far beyond its relative reve- nues-the authors discuss in detail how the industry is structured, who buys its products, and how costs are distributed. Each section is accompanied by tables breaking down costs and other quantitative variables. The last third of the report describes the players of the game-the producers, distributors, and retailers- giving descriptive information such as names of the top executives, history, and sales data.-Abraham Bookstein, University of Chicago

Complete Guide to Dial-Up Databases. 1984 ed. Delran, N.J.: Datapro Research Corporation, 1984. Unpaginated.

This hefty, up-to-date, loose-leaf service provides a good deal of concise, conveniently arranged information about online databases and database ven- dors, indexed by subject and database name. Profiles for each database include address and telephone number, name of contact person, type of organization, frequency of update, "typical pricing arrangements," applications emphasis, training and installation services available, documentation, vendor(s), and a brief description of subject coverage and scope. Most vendor profiles are several pages long, giving company background, services provided, an annotated list of data- bases offered, and, in some cases, a fee schedule. "Feature Reports" on various aspects of microcomputing, and a discussion of user ratings, are also included. Mary Biggs, University of Chicago

How to Edit a Scientific Journal. By CLAUDE T. BISHOP. Philadelphia: ISI Press, 1984. Pp. xii+ 138. $14.95 (paper). ISBN 0-89495-034-7.

Sensible, thoughtful, and highly readable, this book considers a range of issues, including the selection of an editor, advantages and disadvantages of a variety of common editorial systems, management of the refereeing process, ethical problems, record keeping, and the few details of production with which most editors need to be concerned. Bishop writes from the perspective of an

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