PAIS International To Be Available On Ovid, IAC InfoTrac SearchBank and
EBSCOhost

April 15, 1996 -- PAIS -- Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., whose
flagship database, PAIS International, is available from a number of
vendors on a wide variety of media and platforms, has signed additional
distribution agreements with three leading information providers. Later in
1996, the complete PAIS International database (1972 to present, including
authority files) will also be available for the first time from Ovid
Technologies and Information Access Company (IAC), and from EBSCO
Publishing Company via its new service, EBSCOhost. 

PAIS International on Ovid will feature the widely acclaimed Ovid software,
a Z39.50-compliant platform and media independent search engine that
provides a common user interface across DOS, Windows, Unix and other
operating environments. The database will be available as online pay as
you go, online fixed fee, local CD-ROM, network CD-ROM and magnetic
network. PAIS International on Ovid will be updated monthly online and
quarterly on CD-ROM. 

PAIS International will also appear on IAC InfoTrac SearchBank, a
centralized, Internet-accessible reference service that provides 24-hour
access to both IAC and non-IAC databases from any location. SearchBank
offers a choice of interfaces -- the traditional InfoTrac character-based
interface, a GUI Web browser, or the subscribers own Z39.50-compliant
OPAC. 

EBSCO Publishing Co. has distributed a CD-ROM version of PAIS International
since 1994. Soon the database will also be found on EBSCOhost, a
client/server, Z39.50-compliant reference system whose client interfaces
include Windows, ASCII terminal, Macintosh and Sun Solaris (Unix).
EBSCOhost, which features a wide collection of bibliographic and full-text
databases from EBSCO and other leading vendors, can be accessed via the
Internet using any Web browser, or through leased communications lines
using existing hardware. 

For more information, contact any of the aforementioned vendors or PAIS. A
complete list o PAIS International providers is available on the PAIS web
site at URL http://pais.inter.net/pais/

Public Affairs Information Service Inc
521 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036-4396
Administrative: 212-736-6629
Editorial: 212-736-4161
Fax: 212-643-2848
Email: inquiries@pais.org
 
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