Microcomputer Abstracts Takes New Name to Reflect Changes in Scope

Medford, NJ, February 1, 2000— Information Today, Inc. (ITI) has announced that Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (IPCA) will be the new name for its quarterly abstracts journal formerly published as Microcomputer Abstracts. 

Covering more than 120 of the most influential and widely read mainstream magazines (Yahoo! Internet Life, eBay, PC Magazine), industry publications (Internet Week, Internet World, InfoWorld) and academic journals discussing the Internet and personal computers, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts now has even more Internet coverage. IPCA has added over a thousand abstracts on such Internet topics as Web commerce, online trading, Web auctions, Web hosting, information retrieval, data mining, data warehousing, Web publishing, Internet business trends, and Web portals. 

Each year, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts publishes over 10,000 abstracts of articles discussing Web issues, networks, databases, telephony, corporate news, electronic commerce, information security, and more. Thousands of hardware, software, and Web-related reviews are succinctly summarized for quick access to the latest products. In addition, a subscription to IPCA includes the annual Cumulative Index, which is published separately at the end of each volume year. Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts is also available online through Dialog, OCLC, and Cambridge Scientific Abstracts services.

Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (4 issues/year/ISSN pending/$235.00) is published by Information Today, Inc. It is available by contacting the publisher directly at 800-300-9868 (outside U.S. call 609-654-6266), fax 609-654-4309, e-mail custserv@infotoday.com or simply click on the "Subscribe Now" button below.

Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (formerly Microcomputer Abstracts) Edited by Daniel R. Franzen and Marie A. Pitman Subscriptions to Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts include the annual Cumulative Index, which is published separately at the end of each volume year.  For a complete list of past Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts/Microcomputer Abstracts volumes available, including Cumulative Indexes, please call Information Today, Inc. at 609/654-6266 or e-mail us at microabs@infotoday.com. Volume 21 (2000)/4 issues a year/ISSN Pending 1 year $235.00/2 years $442.00/3 years $677.00 Canada & Mexico $245.00/outside N. America $260.00 U.S. funds