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Research and information science - and computer possibilities

The University of Belgrade's TEACHING STAFF and associates make up the majority of the Republic of Serbia's scientific potentials. In addition to research projects with the immediate goal of improving instruction and modernizing the scientific-educational process, the University staff is responsible for or participates in the realization of a considerable number of projects from the Republic of Serbia's Scientific Research Program and the Technological Development Program.

An average of 300 doctoral dissertations are defended annually at the faculties of the University of Belgrade.

The University of Belgrade Computer Center (ABC) and the Academic Telecommunications-Computer Network in the Belgrade area (BEONET) provide information science support to research work at the University and to students, associates and teachers at the University enabling them to take part in and utilize the heritage and results of the world revolution in information science.

The University of Belgrade Computer Center is a specialized organization within the University that provides services in the field of computer technology and information science to all members of the University of Belgrade. The foundation of BEONET is comprised of equipment received from the IBM Corporation within the scope of the "IBM Academic Initiative", an international operation through which IBM gave universities in Europe around twenty computer systems for their use along with all available software. The equipment that the University received is among the larger modern IBM computer systems with a wide range of software and good telecommunications support to link up into a network. During several years of work, the ABC developed a local network with a hookup of PC computers, and several routers and a powerful UNIX server were acquired. The ABC also has multiple links with the local network of technical faculties and the local networks of several other institutions in Belgrade.

In addition to its basic function - used for research and the educational needs of teachers, associates, researchers and students of the University of Belgrade, ABC is also the basic node of the academic telecommunications-computer network of Belgrade, one of the most important nodes of the telecommunications-computer network in Serbia and Yugoslavia and one of the information centers of the Scientific and Technological Information System of Serbia.

The main unit of ABC is located at Bulevar Revolucije 84. Additional classroom terminals are organized at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Mathematics.

BEONET, the academic telecommunications-computer network in the Belgrade area, is primarily intended to link all the academic and research institutions of Belgrade, both those that are members of the University of Belgrade, and all others. This network can also be used by other interested institutions, under certain conditions.

There are several spatially compact groups within the BEONET network that form special local networks:

These three local networks, owing to their spacial distribution and the distribution of corresponding PTT centers, can be connected by special rapid main optical communications, and this has already been partially completed. Further development is expected during the next two years.

There are relatively compact groups of institutions located in Vo`dovac and Zemun/Novi Beograd, that have been partially completed and can form the local networks LOV and LOZ.

Other institutes and faculties are located at a distance from each other and have their separate segments that are directly linked to one of the network nodes.

The BEONET network is hooked up through special main links to the networks of other universities in Serbia and Yugoslavia, and the complete Yugoslav network has an international hookup to large world networks, in particular the INTERNET.

Owing to its functions and the possibility of linking with other international networks, the BEONET network, as part of the total network of the Scientific and Technological Information System of Serbia and Yugoslavia, is a typical network for direct communications and the transfer of knowledge.

The BEONET network provides the following services:

The above-mentioned and other services are available to all teachers, associates and users who are hooked up to the BEONET network.