From: "SNDT WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY LIBRARY" 
Subject: MINISIS
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                  SOFTWARE THAT IS
             
                   USED WORLDWIDE,

               TRUSTED AND VERSATILE.

            Now available in India from
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        | MINISIS Resource Centre               |
        | SNDT Women's University Library       |
        | 1, Nathibai Thackersey Road           |
        | Mumbai 400 020                        |
        | Tel.No. 2072792, 2031879 Ext.262/263  |
        | E-Mail : sndtulib@bom3.vsnl.net.in    |                
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WHAT IS MINISIS?

MINISIS

* is a Relational Database Management System
* is an economical, integrated, multi-functional information 
  management tool
* addresses the needs of organizations that have a requirement 
  to manage information that is primarily text-oriented
* is developed by International Development Research Centre,
  Ottawa, Canada

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT MINISIS?

Features

* Data structures
  > flexibility - database manager defines data elements and
    characteristics
  > variable length
  > variable number of occurrences
    - elementary and grouped
  > unlimited number of fields
  > 4 Gigabyte limit on data

* Content management
  > field-specific context sensitive help
  > validation
  > duplicate checking
  > mandatory/forbidden fields
  > global modification
  > online expansion of data

* Extensive and powerful search features
  > command or "query by form"
  > nested Boolean operations
  > proximity, truncation, range
  > thesaurus support
    - bt, nt, rt, any, forbidden
  > word, phrase or whole field
  > save, combine, edit search strategies 
* Report Writer
  > customized reports
  > formatting, sorting, computation
  > conditional control 
    - dynamic formatting based upon record content
  > columnar output, page headers and footers
  > hyper text linking
  > ability to display images and video, to hear audio and to view
    word processor files
  > SGML, HTML output

* Data exchange
  > ISO 2709
  > MARC
  > Batchin

You can use MINISIS in several ways :

* Create your own databases to store and retrieve information
  about persons, objects, documents, projects, archival material,
  press clippings, intellectual property records, administrative 
  records, legislative information ... and others

* Use the Application Programming Interface to customize the 
  software

Soon will be available

* MINISIS Web Interface
  > allows easy access to MINISIS databases via common Web Browsers
    such as Netscape and Internet Explorer. 

* MINISIS Management for Libraries
  > M2L is an integrated library application being built around
    MINISIS software. It is composed of modules that handle acquisition,
    cataloguing, inter-library loan, serial registration, research
    services etc.

* MINISIS Management for Museums
  > M3 is a tailored application suitable for large museums and can be 
    adapted to meet specific user requirements.

* MINISIS Management for Archives
  > Ideal for organizations in need of IT for archival holdings,
    descriptive and authority databases, collection management etc.

* STEMMA - Self-contained Multilingual Terminology Management 
  > a specialised application which facilitates effective and efficient
    control of thesauri and terminology databases

Environments : 

MINISIS operates in the following environments:

* Windows '95 and Windows/NT
* Single user DOS
* Novell or Banyan LAN
* SUN/Solaris
* VAX/VMS using pathworks