From: IN%"LISTSERV@UNMVM.BITNET" "Revised List Processor" 11-FEB-1991 17:03:01.37 To: VISBMS@UBVMS.BITNET CC: Subj: File: "CATALOG TEXT3" being sent to you Received: from UNMVM.BITNET by UBVMS.BITNET; Mon, 11 Feb 91 17:02 EST Received: by UNMVM (Mailer R2.05) id 3473; Mon, 11 Feb 91 14:49:39 MST Date: Mon, 11 Feb 91 14:48:18 MST From: Revised List Processor Subject: File: "CATALOG TEXT3" being sent to you To: VISBMS@UBVMS.BITNET Message-id: X-Envelope-to: VISBMS Address: Folsom Library Troy, New York Contact: Pat_Molholt@mts.rpi.edu The service has been known for some years as "Infotrac", a name created at Rensselaer before there was a commercial product by that name. The name will soon change to "Infotrax" in order to avoid confusion with this product. Instructions: 1. telnet INFOTRAC.RPI.EDU 2. Once connected, you will be prompted for terminal type; enter ? for a list of possible answers. 3. After entering your terminal type, you will get a banner, and a request to type "return". 4. Finally, you get the following menu: * * WELCOME TO INFOTRAC * RPI Libraries Information System * (Copyright 1989) * * * To look for BOOKS ................. type CATalog * To look for JOURNALS .............. type JOUrnals * To look for NEW BOOKS ............. type ORDers * To look for HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS .. type HOMework * To look for ARCHITECTURE SLIDES ... type SLIdes * To look for IEEE articles or papers type IEEe * To display Library NEWS bulletins . type NEWs * To send us a MESSAGE .............. type MESsage * To END the session ................ type STop * * Type one of the file names from the list above and press RETURN * * : From this point the system is self-explanatory; HELP is available in the various categories. State University of New York at Binghamton BINGVMC.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU TN3270 emulation is required and logoff instructions are provided. Instructions: (use tn3270) 1. From command line type "dial vtam" 2. From VTAM menu screen type "elixir" 3. The initial catalog screen will appear OPAC is NOTIS with usual search keys including keyword/boolean. To exit: 1. Clear screen (CTRL-Z works with tn3270) 2. type "off" 3. type "undial" (Internet connection will be closed) You must use the "tn3270" command to access ELIXIR. Contact: Andy Perry, Library Systems State University of New York at Binghamton (607) 777-4331 OHIO Case Western Reserve University EUCLID.CWRU.EDU Instructions: 1. telnet EUCLID.CWRU.EDU To exit: To exit, hit the telnet key, usually CTRL-], followed by Q. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Kent State University CATALYST CATALYST.KENT.EDU Instructions: 1. telnet CATALYST.KENT.EDU CATALYST contains the complete holdings of the KSU Libraries. CATALYST is available Mon-Sat 7:00 AM to 2:00 AM and Sun 1:00 PM to 2:00 AM (EST). All instructions should be on the screens. Contact: Jeff Gatten Systems Librarian Kent State University Libraries JGATTEN@KENTVM Ohio State University LCS.US.OHIO-STATE.EDU Contact: Susan Logan LOGAN@OHSTVMA Instructions: 1. telnet LCS.US.OHIO-STATE.EDU University of Toledo Instructions: These instructions are based on using KERMIT software, emulating VT100. You will have to use the TN3270 mode of commands for connecting to UTMOST. you type: OPEN UOFT01.UTOLEDO.EDU response: large UT logo on screen you type: response: "enter one of the following commands..." you type: DIAL MVS response: "dialed to mvs ####" you type: UTMOST response: UTMOST introductory screen, you are now using NOTIS NOTE: If the system does not seem to respond, trying depressing the . If after dialing MVS you receive a message "application invalid", then just go ahead and type UTMOST anyway. Disconnecting from UTMOST: Depress the ALT/C, several times if necessary, until you get a completely blank screen. Then type DISC, which should cause you to exit from UTMOST and also to sever the telnet connection. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Gary Klein Business Librarian FAC2813@UOFT01 (419) 537-2629 - voice (419) 537-2726 - FAX OKLAHOMA The University of Tulsa BULL.UTULSA.EDU (129.244.1.33) LIAS-TU is the on-line catalog of the University of Tulsa Libraries. The catalog contains approximately 500,000 titles, representing the holdings of McFarlin Library (the general campus library) and the Law Library. Besides monographic and serials records, LIAS also provides bibliographic access to the curriculum collection, microforms, archives and manuscript collections, and the MARC Books All database. Instructions: Telnet, preferably using VT100 emulation, BULL.UTULSA.EDU (129.244.1.33) at the request for logon, type in upper case letters: LIAS,TU. The user will then be requested to identify their user category and hardware. Now you can begin using the LIAS database. LIAS does not differentiate between author, title, series, or subjects in its command structure. Simply enter the words you wish to search. The user can type HELP for more information on using LIAS. For general reference material, type HELP COMMANDS. There is an extensive HELP structure that can answer questions about the system. To exit: To logoff, type END. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO USE THE SYSTEM, CONTACT: Don Smith Associate Director McFarlin Library The University of Tulsa 600 S. College Tulsa, OK 74104-3189 E-mail: DRS@TULSA.BITNET LIB_DRS@VAX1.UTULSA.EDU Telephone: (918) 631-2871 OREGON University of Oregon JANUS.UOREGON.EDU VT100 emulation is supported and logoff instructions are provided. Contact: Rick Gates RGATES@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Instructions: ***NOTE: You must be on a VT100, Wyse, or TVI925 terminal or emulator to be able to access JANUS! 1. telnet JANUS.UOREGON.EDU < connect to JANUS < wake up JANUS 2. What kind of terminal are you using? v < specify VT100 (must be lowercase) 3. y < confirm your terminal choice (Commence using JANUS) PENNSYLVANIA University of Pittsburgh PITTCAT GATE.CIS.PITT.EDU PITTCAT is the University of Pittsburgh's online library catalog. PITTCAT currently contains bibliographic information for over 1.4 million titles in all University of Pittsburgh libraries including the Hillman Library (humanities and social sciences), Afro-American, Buhl (Social Work), East Asian, Allegheny Observatory, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Darlington Memorial, Engineering, Fine Arts, Langley, Library and Information Science, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Public and International Affairs/Economics, Falk Library of the Health Sciences, Learning Resource Center (Nursing), Law, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, and the regional campus libraries at Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. PITTCAT is based on NOTIS Systems, Inc. software and provides author, title, subject and keyword access to all University of Pittsburgh serial titles and to most books added to library collections since 1981. Circulation and on-order status information is available for some library locations in PITTCAT. PITTCAT can be accessed seven days a week the following (EST) hours: 7:00 a.m. - midnight Monday 6:00 a.m. - midnight Tuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m Saturday 9:30 a.m. - midnight Sunday Dial (412) 624-6365 for details on system availability. Instructions: To connect to PITTCAT through the Internet, telnet to the following Internet address: gate.cis.pitt.edu A menu of network services offered by the University of Pittsburgh will appear. At the "Service:" prompt, type PITTCAT and press . You will receive a "Select:" prompt, asking you to indicate the type of terminal you are using (or emulating). Type the appropriate response at the "Select:" prompt and press . The PITTCAT Introductory screen will appear. To exit from PITTCAT, hold down the key and press the backslash "\". Your session will be disconnected. Exit from telnet using locally established procedures. Assistance: If you are having problems accessing PITTCAT through the Internet, consult your local Network Administrator. FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, CONTACT: Jo-Ann Michalak Assistant Director for Automated Services 271 Hillman Services University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, CA 15260 (412) 648-7710 BITNET: jam2@pittvms Internet: jam2@vms.cis.pitt.edu Pennsylvania: Miscellaneous Online Resources This section is arranged as follows: Provider/Service Description Availability Requirements Assistance Provider: CMU Service: LIS Availability: now IP-address: cmulibrary.andrew.cmu.edu Requirements:VT100, etc. Assistance: (412) 268-2442 VT100 emulation is supported and logoff instructions are provided. LIS is a library catalog information retrieval system which indexes all words in the entries. Several databases are available: the CMU library catalog and journal list, a set of bibliographies on a variety of topics compiled by CMU librarians, and in index to architectural pictures found in a number of standard reference books. Provider: Penn State Service: LIAS Availability: now IP-address: lias.psu.edu Requirements: vt100 Assistance: (814) 865-0672 VT100 emulation is supported. Volunteer surveyors reported that logoff was difcult or impossible. LIAS is the on-line catalog of the Penn State libraries. The catalog contains approximately 1.5 million titles, representing not only the holdings at the main campus at University Park, but also the holdings of the 20 Commonwealth campus libraries. Besides monographic and serial records, LIAS also provides bibliographic access to parts of the government documents collection; the maps collection; archives and manuscript collections; and machine-readable datafiles available on campus. Telnet, preferably using VT100 emulation, to LIAS.PSU.EDU (128.118.25.13). No action is necessary until after the following message appears: SELECTION? The user should hit a carriage return and will then be greeted with the following prompt: WE ARE PSU >>> Hit carriage return twice at this point. Now, you can begin searching the LIAS database. LIAS does not differentiate between author, title, series or subjects in its command structure. Simply enter the words you wish to search. The user can type HELP for more information on using LIAS. For general reference material, type HELP COMMANDS. There is an extensive HELP structure that can answer questions about the system. There is no logoff command. Users should manually close their telnet connections with their local software. Contact person for use of the system: Sally Kalin LIAS Coordinator E-6 Pattee Library University Park, PA 16802 E-mail: SWK@PSULIAS Telephone: (814) 865-0672 Provider: Penn State Service: PENpages Availability: now IP-address: psupen.psu.edu Requirements: vt100 User: pprepnet Assistance: (717) 787-6120 (PSDC) VT100 emulation is supported and logoff instructions are provided. PENpages is a database of agricultural and Extension related information ranging from daily, weekly, and monthly agricultural news and alerts to permanent reference material. It is maintained by the faculty and staff of the College of Agriculture and offered as a public service by the Cooperative Extension of Penn State. Provider: Penn State Service: EBB Availability: now IP-address: psuvm.psu.edu Requirements: tn3270 If emulate VT100-use address: cac3270.psu.edu Assistance: (814) 863-2494 TN3270 emulation is required for psuvm.psu.edu VT100 emulation is supported for cac3270.psu.edu Logoff instructions are provided. EBB is a database of information relating to Penn State, including academic programs, academic calendars, and phone directories. Provider: Penn State Service: EDIN Availability: now IP-address: psuvm.psu.edu IP-address: cac3270.psu.edu Requirements: tn3270 Assistance: (717) 78-6120 (PSDC) TN3270 emulation is required. The Pennsylvania State Data Center maintains this database of population and economic statistical data, which includes, among other things, the Commerce Business Daily. EDIN is accessible through the EBB service of Penn State. Provider: Lehigh U. Service: ASA Availability: now IP-address: asa.lib.lehigh.edu Requirements: VT100 Assistance: (215) 758-4998 jpl3@lehigh ujluci@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu VT100 emulation is supported but not required. TN3270 emulation is possible. Logoff instructions are provided. Lehigh's (GEAC-based) library catalog is now accessible through PREPnet. Provider: U. of Pennsylvania Service: PENNLIN Availability: now IP-address: pennlib.upenn.edu Requirements: VT100 Assistance: (215) 898-7555 pennlibr@upenn VT100 emulation is supported and volunteer surveyors found logoff difcult. PENNLIN is Penn's NOTIS-based on-line library catalog system. Provider: U. of Pennsylvania Service: MEDINFO Availability: now IP-address: med.upenn.edu Requirements: VT100 User: penn_med Assistance: (215) 898-9755 VT100 emulation is supported and logoff instructions are provided. UPenn's medical school provides access to a version of its MEDINFO bulletin board via PREPnet. Provider: U. of Pittsburgh Service: NIH Guide Availability: now IP-address: nic.cis.pitt.edu Requirements: VT100 Assistance: (412) 624-7417 Volunteer surveyors reported the instructions not sufficient to log onto this service. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) Guide contains information on scientific initiatives and administration regarding extramural programs. The guide is being provided to Pitt on-line as a pilot project. Files are available by anonymous FTP in the "nihguide" subdirectory. The guide is published weekly, and information from the last 4 weeks will be online. RHODE ISLAND Brown University BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU Address: Brown University Providence, Rhode Island 02906 OPAC: Western Library Network (WLN) software Running under MVS/XA and Com-Plete. TN3270 emulation is required and logoff instructions are provided. Logon Instructions: 1. telnet BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU 2. At the BROWN logon screen: TAB to "COMMAND" and type DIAL JOSIAH or: type DIAL JOSIAH on the VM logon screen 3. The passthru menu should display. TAB to any of the Josiah choices on the screen and 4. Follow the instructions on the screens which follow Searching Josiah: The Josiah Search Menu supports searches by author, title, subject, and author/title combinations. Help is available at any point by pressing the PF1 key. PF key alternatives are also supported by typing PF1 (or PF3, PF5, etc.) after any ">>" prompt. The direct command language is a modified form of the language developed by the Western Library Network (WLN). Use of this Josiah option requires familiarity with the WLN command language. The direct command supports bibliographic file searches by author, title, subject, series, isbn/issn, and year of publication; authority file searches by author, subject, and series; and call number browse. Boolean and keyword are also available. The menu searches are programmed to execute the command language behind the scenes. Each menu search uses the text typed on the menu screen as the search key for a direct command. In addition, each menu search is programmed to try alternate search strategies in order to locate bibliographic records. Logging off: 1. Press the PF10 key to display the Josiah logoff option and choose the option from the menu 2. Press the PF3 key