ELECTRONIC NURSING JOURNAL NOW AVAILABLE

DUBLIN, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1994--The _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for
Nursing_, published by Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of
Nursing and OCLC, is now available.  

The new electronic peer-reviewed journal for nurses makes current research
findings available for the immediate use of clinical nurses, academicians,
and researchers and provides critical reviews of research literature to
guide nursing practice and research.  

Electronic journal articles will include a statement of the practice
problem, a summary of the research, annotated critical references,
practice implications, research needed, search strategies, and references
used.  The electronic format will allow timely access to information
without long publication delays.  Readers can search articles directly for
information of interest to them and review, download, or print relevant
information in whole or in part.  

Sigma Theta Tau provides the journal's editorial content and offers
subscriptions, and OCLC provides the electronic publishing and delivery
capabilities. 

Jane Barnsteiner, RN, Ph.D., and fellow of the American Academy of Nursing,
is the journal's editor.   Dr. Barnsteiner is associate professor and
director of the Pediatric Critical Care Graduate Program at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.  She is also director
of nursing practice and research at the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia.

Subscribers to the _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing_
access the journal using GUIDON, a graphical user interface developed by
OCLC, or a command-driven ASCII user interface.  GUIDON runs in the
Microsoft Windows environment on an 80386 or higher PC.  It supports
searching by subject, title, author, keyword, date, and a full range of
Boolean and proximity operators.  GUIDON displays full text, figures,
tables, and equations in quality that rivals the printed page.  The ASCII
interface runs on a terminal or PC with software emulating a VT100
terminal.

The journal is available on an annual subscription basis to individuals
($60) or institutions ($250).  Each subscription includes an access
package with GUIDON software, optional automatic notification of new
documents published in areas of interest, connect time, ability to print
locally, and downloading of document files.  Typeset-quality prints
delivered by mail or fax are available for additional fees.

The journal can be accessed through the Internet, the OCLC
telecommunications network, and CompuServe Dial Access.

Ordering information is available from Managing Editor Les Galbraith, Sigma
Theta Tau International, 550 W. North St., Indianapolis, IN., USA 46202. 
He can also be contacted by telephone, (317) 634-8171, or by fax, (317)
634-8181.

The _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing_ is OCLC's second
electronic journal.  In July 1992, the _Online Journal of Current Clinical
Trials_, published by the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, was launched.

Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing has 322 chapters
and more than 160,000 members worldwide.  Founded in 1922, Sigma Theta Tau
recognizes superior achievements in nursing, encourages leadership
development, fosters high nursing standards, and strengthens the
commitment to the ideals of the profession.  

OCLC is a nonprofit computer library service and research organization
whose computer network and services link more than 17,000 libraries in 52
countries and territories.

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