Beth Fischi: Bibliography
Games
TABLETOP ROLEPLAYING BOOKS & FICTION
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 MONGOOSE PUBLISHING
PARANOIA: Service, Service! (co-edited with Allen Varney): Oct 2005 supplement to PARANOIA XP tabletop roleplaying game.
PARANOIA: Crash Priority! (co-author): Sept 2004 supplement for PARANOIA XP roleplaying game.
PARANOIA XP (contributing author): Aug 2004 core rulebook reboot of beloved satiric science fiction roleplaying game, PARANOIA.
WHITE WOLF PUBLISHING
Cities of Darkness Volume 3 (co-author): 1998 campaign setting and adventure for Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game.
Tradition Book: Order of Hermes (co-authored with Allen Varney): Aug 1997 rulebook for Mage: The Ascension tabletop roleplaying game.
Shadow Players Guide (co-author): Feb 1997 supplement for Wraith: The Oblivion tabletop roleplaying game.
Isle of the Mighty (co-author): Dec 1, 1996 sourcebook for Changeling: The Dreaming tabletop roleplaying game.
Buried Secrets: Screen and Book (co-editor): Sep 1996 supplement and gamescreen for White Wolf Game Studio.
Horizon: The Stronghold of Hope (co-authored with Allen Varney): Jul 1996 supplement for Mage: The Ascension tabletop roleplaying game.
Technocracy: Void Engineers (editor): Mar 1996 supplement for Mage: The Ascension.
Guildbook: Sandmen (author): Feb 1996 sourcebook for Wraith: The Oblivion tabletop roleplaying game.
Freak Legion: A Players Guide to the Fomori (co-author): Feb 1995 players guide for Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
The Fragile Path: Testaments of the First Cabal (co-author): Dec 1995. Fiction for Mage: The Ascension.
Destiny's Price (co-author): Dec 1995 sourcebook for Mage: The Ascension.
Midnight Express (co-author): Dec 1994 adventure guide for Wraith: The Oblivion.
The Book of Shadows (co-author): Dec 1994 supplement for Mage: The Ascension tabletop roleplaying game.
Dark Colony (co-authored with John Cooper): Dec 1993 campaign setting and adventure for Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game. Later editions incorrectly credited only to other writers.
Laws of the Night: The Pocket Guide (editor): Dec 1991 rulebook for Mind's Eye Theatre, the live action roleplaying imprint of White Wolf Game Studio.
The Quick and the Dead (author): Dec 1991 sourcebook for Wraith: The Oblivion.
Magazines
Collectible Trading Card Games
INQUEST (by Wizard Entertainment)
"Wall Street Meets Glorantha": Issue #38, June 1998
"Full Deck: InQuest Reviews Every Collectible Card Game on the Market": Issue #25, May 1997.
"InQuest World's Records II": Issue #22, Feb 1997.
"The Sabbat": Issue #21, Jan 1997.
"Actors Thwart Highlander, Star Trek CCGs": Issue #19, Nov 1996.
"Star Wars Introductory Two-Player Game": Issue #16, Aug 1996.
TUFF STUFF's COLLECT!
"Purple Mountains' Majesty: America's National Parks Come to Trading Cards": Jan 1997
"Critic's Choice": 1997 card review
THE DUELIST (by Wizards of the Coast)
"Dino Hunt! Bagging the Biggest Game in History": Apr 1997 - Review of the Steve Jackson Games card game.
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"A Grave Alien Matter": (March 27, 1998) - An article about a Fringeware venue to raise money for an alien gravemarker, Austin-style.
DOVER-SHERBORN SUBURBAN PRESS
"Parents told healthy families take work" (Feb 4, 1993)
"Dover students learn math the fun way" (Jan 21, 1993)
"Hospitals address health care wish list" (Dec 3, 1992)
"Regional School Committee reviews math curriculum" (Dec 3, 1992)
"Women's stories found in antique quilts"
"Technology whiz talks about new tools in the classroom"
"Children invited to discover the meaning of Christmas" (Dec 10, 1992)
"Redistricted parents assured Hillside is safe" (Jan 14, 1993)
"Couture in favor of state's school reform package" (contributor, Nov 19, 1992)
"Committee examines middle school plan" (Nov 12, 1992)
"VNA thanks Stan Tippett posthumously" (Dec 24, 1992)
"Pudding stone reveals Sherborn geologic history"
"2 former teachers at Hillside suing town" (co-authored, June 3, 1993)
Technical
Technical Writing
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCUMENTATION (multiple releases)
Home Device Manager (HDM) Deployment Guide
HDM Administration Guide
HDM Readme
HDM Release Notes
HDM Programming Guide
HDM Javadoc
HDM Dashboard Console Help
Femtocell Deployment Guide
Femtocell Administration Guide
Femtocell Readme
Femtocell Release Notes
Intelligent Workflow Engine (IWE) Help
IWE Deployment Guide
IWE Administration Guide
IWE Javadoc
SmartConnect Server Reference Guide
SmartCall Server Integration Guide: Customizing and Deploying SmartCall Components
SmartConnect Server Release Notes
Motive Activation Server Readme
Motive Administration and Customization Guide: Maintaining and Customizing Service Network Components (Internal guide)
SmartActivation Server Administration Guide: Managing Deployment of Web-Based Workflows (PDF & CHM)
SmartActivation Server Reference Guide: Managing Deployment of CD-Based Workflows (PDF & CHM)
ControlWorks Control Panel Configuration & Branding Guide (Internal)
ControlWorks Core Server Installation Guide
ControlWorks Core Server Reference Guide
ControlWorks Core Server Release Notes
ControlWorks Core Server Migration Guide
ControlWorks Activation Edition: Server Reference Guide
ControlWorks Activation Edition: ControlWorks Server Reference Guide (PDF & CHM)
BroadJump ControlWorks Activation Edition Read This First
BroadJump ControlWorks Activation Edition API Documentation: Overview, BJCOM, BJNet
BroadJump Technical White Paper: Deploying and Throttling Client Updates
BroadJump Manual of Style & Process for Technical Publications, Glossary (internal)
Other
Applying SDTC Templates: A brief end-user guide providing procedures on applying templates to existing Lotus Word Pro and Lotus Freelance Graphics documents and presentations. (IBM)
SIROD User Manual: An end-user manual describing how to use the legal compliance tracking database at the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC).
SAVE User Manual: An end-user manual describing how to use the Sample and Voucher Database. (TAHC)
Audit Tracker Handbook: An end-user manual describing how to use Audit Tracker, an audit compliance tracking database I created. (TAHC)
Listen Getting Started Guide: An end-user manual describing how to use Listen for Windows, a speech recognition software package. (Verbex Voice Systems)
Respond Guide: A technical manual for developers describing how to use Verbex's sound recording and editing software. (Verbex Voice Systems)
VATSL/VAT31 Installation Guide: A technical manual describing how to install Verbex boards for speech recognition software. (Verbex Voice Systems)
Microsoft Word documentation: Brandeis University Libraries' staff intranet site. (Brandeis University)
POLICY MANUALS
Employee Handbook (TAHC)
General Policies and Procedures Handbook (TAHC)
20+ stand-alone policies (TAHC)
HELP SYSTEMS
Suite of multilingual online help files for videoconferencing hardware (Polycom, Inc.)
Listen Online Help and release notes (Verbex Voice Systems)
QUICK REFERENCE CARDS AND FORMS
HDM Database Schema Reference Poster (Motive)
Listen Quick Reference Card and Speech Interface Cards (Verbex Voice Systems)
25+ PDF forms, including electronic version of Texas State Application for Employment (TAHC)
WEBSITES
Texas Animal Health Commission intranet site
Technical Editing
TECHNICAL MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS
e-ESM 4.1 Installation Guide: A database and system administrator's guide to installing and configuring the electronic Enterprise Systems Management (e-ESM) Tivoli Service Desk tool suite. (IBM)
e-ESM Planning Guide: A technical administrator's guide to planning an e-ESM installation, include client- and server-side configurations. (IBM)
Tivoli Asset Management Administrator's Guide for e-ESM 4.1: A system administrator's guide to installing and configuring Tivoli Asset Management, an application that is part of the e-ESM 4.1 suite. (IBM)
Enterprise Service Delivery Technical Architecture: A document for system architects, overviewing the Enterprise Service Delivery Technical Architecture (ESD TA) and its relationship with the other architecture components of the Enterprise Systems Management Architecture (ESMA). ESMA enables end-to-end management of business applications and the systems and processes that rely on them. (IBM)
Call, Problem, Change, Asset Management (CaPCAM) Technical Architecture Using TSD for e-ESM 4.0/4.0.1: A system architect's guide, describing the latest architectural and technical information about the strategic Customer Service Center (CSC) portion of the Strategic Outsourcing e-ESM Tool and Technology Architecture. (IBM)
TSD/GEMS Problem Ticket Exchange System Installation and Administration Guide: A system administrator's guide to installing and configuring the TSD/GEMS Problem Ticket Exchange System. This system enables AT&T's problem ticket database system Global Enterprise Management System (GEMS) to exchange tickets with the Tivoli Service Desk (TSD) database, and vice versa. (IBM)
EPP: A Framework for Measuring the End-to-End Performance of Distributed Applications: This document describes the technology, architecture, and functional capabilities of the End-to-End Probe Platform (EPP). (IBM)
e-ESM White Paper: A white paper discussing e-ESM, the next generation of technology for the successful delivery of IT relationship management as part of overall Service Management with the IBM Global Services Managed Operations Competency. (IBM)
Application Performance Management: The End-User Perspective: A white paper discussing Tivoli, Inc.'s performance management solution that encompasses three measurement techniques to provide an accurate view of the end-user application performance experience. (IBM)
WEBSITES AND ONLINE HELP
Technology and Leadership Conference (TLC) 2000 Registration Website (IBM)
WebUser and WebMonitor Online Help (IBM)
ONLINE COURSES
AssetWorks 3.0: A course that provides an overview of IBM Global Services, asset management, IMAC processes, and the AssetWorks 3.0 toolset that IBM Global Services uses to help manage the IMAC processes for its customers. (IBM)
Tivoli Problem Management for Level 2/3 Personnel: A course teaching Level 2/3 help desk personnel how to use and configure the Tivoli Problem Management application. (IBM)