************************************************************** ****************** WELCOME TO SGML NEWSWIRE ****************** ************************************************************** * * * To subscribe, send mail to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com. * * * * To receive a current table of contents and instructions * * for ordering back issues, send mail to * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com with "send toc" * * in the subject header. * * * * (Please pass along to interested colleagues) * * * ************************************************************** GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ACHIEVES POWERFUL SEARCH & RETRIEVAL USING SGML =============================================== The following excerpts were taken from "Administrative Notes; Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program," Vol. 15 no. 10, 25 July 1994. The notes summarize a meeting of the Depository Library Council, which took place 25-27 April 1994. "The GPO [Government Printing Office] will be providing a suite of products and services in support of the online Access [System]. These services will include the Federal Bulletin Board, the WAIS Server, and the products developed using powerful search and retrieval software. The Federal Bulletin Board became operational in September of 1992 and offers immediate, self-service access to government information. GPO will be offering two services to meet online search and retrieval needs. The first, phase one, is the WAIS Server which will be operational June 8, 1994. The second service, phase two, is based on full bore search and retrieval software which uses SGML files as input and is applicable to both online and CD-ROM media. The strength of phase one, the WAIS Server, is its ability to search multiple databases on local and remote servers with one search query. The strength of phase two software will be in the search and retrieval capabilities and its application to both the online and the CD-ROM media via a common interface.... One of the most challenging activities currently underway involves efforts to apply "industrial strength" search an retrieval access to the total contents of the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and other governmental publications. "Industrial Strength" refers to the following characteristics: search and retrieval features that enable you to identify and retrieve information based not only on a particular word you are looking for but also on the context of words; the ability to search within a hierarchical structure, for example, finding terms within a speech but not within the extension of remarks; and software that allows for searching both online and CD-ROM. GPO hopes to award the contract for the software in Fall 1994 with plans to have the Congressional Record and Federal Register up under this software in January of 1995. The RFP and the Amendment to the RFP are available on the Federal Bulletin Board." ************************************************************** * SGML NEWSWIRE LIST MANAGER * * * * Linda Turner * * Corporate Communications * * Avalanche * * 4999 Pearl East Circle * * Suite 100 * * Boulder, CO 80301 * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com * * linda@avalanche.com * * Vox: (303) 449-5032 * * Fax: (303) 449-3246 * **************************************************************