3 
of the file, but this service will not 
five years, at which time the file shou 
such search worth while. They anticipa 
the file for information concerning any 
subject, or any combination of them. 
The costs of the preparation of th 
in detail, and they are so significant 
such operations that I quote them here 
Computer costs... .. 
Printing and composition.„... 
Distribution of 3000 copies.. 
Supporting staff (3 people).. 
Office supplies.............. 
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53200. 
To continue their operation, they will need 3000 subscriptions 
at- $18.00 each, or 2 000 at $26.00 each. They are offering the 
next volume (1969) at $10.00, which will cover only production 
costs. 
The second bibliography is called "Computer Produced 
gional Bibliography (Eastern Mediterranean, Suez Canal and 
Sea), 8 ' and has been prepared by Ruth Paldi, Sea Fisheries 
Station, Haifa, Israel. Bulletin no. 57, of the Station, 
cribes the bibliography in considerable detail, and would 
sumably be available upon request from Dr. Paldi. There w 
covering 194 
be three series in the bibliography, with 
"B" covering 1900-4 5| and "C* covering be fore 1900 . Each 
will include about 10 volumes, and the price per series wi 
be $400 . From the announcement I have read, it would appe 
that, although the entire bibliography is computerized, th 
is no contemplated procedure to make the stored files avai 
for search and retrievalrJAP. 
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lable 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SURVEY 
"GIS " 
(Generalized Information System) 
GIS is a large generalized information processing system 
which operates in either batch or teleprocessing mode. It pro¬ 
vides a high level user language for query and file maintenance 
and in addition to Boolean selection logic, permits specifica¬ 
tion of complex arithmetic and logical processing. The system 
can operate on sequential and indexed sequential files and sup¬ 
ports a limited hierarchical data organization. Query may be 
performed on multiple files simultaneously. 
The system is an IBM program product which operates on 
the IBM 360 under full OS. It rents for $1500 per month. 
