76 lines
4.4 KiB
Prolog
76 lines
4.4 KiB
Prolog
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PUBLIC ACCESS TO LIBRARY CATALOGS VIA MODEM
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Several college libraries in the Boston area now have on-line catalogs which
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the public can access. Each one uses a different system, though, so to help
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you out, here is a guide to systems we know work and how to get into them. All
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accept 8-1-N settings (except UMass-Boston) and an 80-character screen is
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recommended. All have fairly easy to understand on-line help sections. Some
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may require a specific baud rate. If you have questions, all have voice
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numbers, or you can leave a message for the sysop on Fred the Middlesex News
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Computer, (508) 872-8461. Happy hunting!
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY: TOMUS. Data for 710,000 books and publications.
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ACCESS: (617) 353-9601 (either 300 or 1200 baud). Hit enter a couple of times,
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then type ``connect bux'' and hit enter. When you get the ``bux'' prompt, type
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``telnet library'' (no ``e'' after the ``l'' in telnet). Hit enter. Keyword
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search supports Boolean searches. To log off, type ``end,'' hit enter,
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``quit,'' enter and then ``off'' and enter. Voice help: (617) 353-3704.
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BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: LOUIS (Library On-line User Information System). Catalogs
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roughly 90 percent of the university's two main libraries and most current
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periodicals. Older periodicals, government documents and most books and
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periodicals in Hebrew or Yiddish are NOT cataloged.
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ACCESS: (617) 736-4690 (1200 baud). Hit enter a couple of times, and you're in
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the system. To log off, type ``end.'' Voice help: (617) 736-4670.
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MIT: BARTON. Includes all material acquired since 1974 except for periodical
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articles, maps, pamphlets and non-MIT technical reports. Some pre-1974
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publications are included.
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ACCESS: (617) 258-6700 (1200 baud). Hit enter a couple of times. Uses same
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software as LOUIS at Brandeis. To log off, type ``end.'' Voice help: call
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(617) 253-7018 or 253-1617 for connection problems, (617) 253-5683 for other
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questions.
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TUFTS UNIVERSITY: TULIPS. Catalogs 300,000 books, 25,000 serials. Older
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publications and most government documents not included.
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ACCESS: (617) 381-3812 (1200 baud); 381-3824 (2400 baud). At ``enter
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selection'' prompt, hit L and then enter. For ``username,'' type ``TULIPS''
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and hit enter. It takes a few moments for the system to connect. If you use
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communications software that does not support VT100 or VT220 emulation
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directly (such as Telix), your screen will begin to flash and seem to go
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berserk. Wait until it stops, then type ``??'' (yes, two of them) and you will
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get a help screen. Uses more complicated search system than other catalogs, so
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read directions carefully. Voice help: (617) 381-3345.
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WELLESLEY COLLEGE: INNOPAC. Covers 350,000 books, 8,000 magazines. Does not
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include government documents.
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ACCESS: VT100 emulation required. (617) 237-9010 (1200 baud). At ``username''
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prompt, type ``library'' and hit enter. At ``local'' prompt, type ``connect
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lib-cat.'' In addition to standard searches, lets you see what books are
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shelved near the one you originally requested. Voice help: (617) 235-0320,
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ext. 2104.
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT BOSTON: ULYSIS. Catalogs all of the library's
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books and periodicals and some government documents and maps.
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ACCESS: 7-1-E. (617) 265-3598 or 265-0393 (300 or 1200 baud); (617) 265-0883
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or 265-9882 (2400 baud). At ``enter service'' prompt, type ``server'' and hit
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enter three or four times. At ``server'' prompt, type ``connect libra'' and
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hit enter. At ``username,'' type ``catalog, hit enter. You'll then be asked
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for your terminal type. Make a choice and hit enter. Uses a more complicated
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search system than other libraries, so read on-line help screens carefully.
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Voice help: (617) 929-7622 or 929-7635.
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BOSTON LIBRARY CONSORTIUM/ UNION LIST OF SERIALS. Catalogs all periodicals and
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serials held by a number of libraries in the Boston area, including the ones
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above, the State Library and some others. Located in Colorado, because the
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consortium is using an existing system there to help develop its own.
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ACCESS: (303) 830-1546, 1547, or 1548. Hit enter a couple of times, then
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enter terminal type. Hit enter for main menu. Boston material is located in
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area 17. Supports the Boolean AND function when you add words together. Type
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"quicksearch'' for other search commands.
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