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- From: richard smith <rjs@lis.pitt.edu>
- Subject: #17 Libraries
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- NAVIGATING THE INTERNET: LET'S GO GOPHERIN'
-
- Richard J. Smith and Jim Gerland
-
- LIBRARIES
-
- I'm winding up my part of the workshop before Jim takes over, but
- I'd be remiss if I didn't include how to access libraries in this
- workshop. Librarians are pioneers in making free access to
- information available over the Internet. With the automation of
- library catalogs came the realization that remote access was both
- viable and desirable. Today hundreds of library catalogs are
- accessible, and Gopher makes navigating those catalogs easy.
-
- Going through several screens of information such as "Other Gophers
- and Information Servers/" and "Recommended Gopher Servers for
- Exploration", I want to get to the University of Minnesota's Gopher
- and select "Library Catalogs via Telnet/".
-
- >From the menu "Library Catalogs from Other Institutions" you may
- want to read the file "About Library Catalogs". Here are some
- excerpts.
-
- "Maintenance is currently a collaborative effort between
- Marie-Christine Mahe at Yale University, Lou Rosenfeld at the
- University of Michigan, and Billy Barron at the University of Texas
- in Dallas. Barry Bouwsma steadily contributes many obscure foreign
- library listings. Error corrections and additions are always
- welcome, and should be sent to
-
- GOPHLIB@GOPHER.YALE.EDU"
-
- "History:
- This directory was originally based on the data files from
- HYTELNET, a program written by Peter Scott of the University of
- Saskatchewan. Conversion to Gopher format was kindly provided by
- Michigan State University, and we send many special thanks to Rich
- Wiggins and Dennis Boone for their invaluable help. The connections
- were updated against the list published by Billy Barron, previously
- at the University of North Texas. Some information was also culled
- from the list published by Art St George of the University of New
- Mexico. This tree is now the basis for the automatically-produced
- 'Billy Barron's list of Internet-accessible libraries'."
-
- Again a collaborative effort to get information to the Internet
- community.
-
- I'll go to libraries located in the United States. The library
- catalogs are listed geographically. I'll start this
- example with the State Library of Pennsylvania. It is found on the
- third page of four pages of listings of libraries accessible in
- Pennsylvania. Located in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, it is a good
- library for me to search because if my local library does not have
- a book I need they may be able to get it from the state library on
- interlibrary loan. Most states have a state library or the state
- library encourages cooperation among libraries to share materials.
-
-
- *********
- Internet Gopher Information Client v1.11
-
- Pennsylvania
-
- 37. Millersville University <TEL>
- 38. Pennsylvania State University.
- 39. Pennsylvania State University <TEL>
- --> 40. State Library of Pennsylvania <TEL>
- 41. State Library of Pennsylvania.
- 42. Temple University.
- 43. Temple University <TEL>
- 44. Temple University School of Law Library.
-
-
- Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu Page: 3/4
-
- ***********
-
- I get a warning and some information on how to connect to the
- remote machine when I select this item. It tells me I'm leaving
- Gopherspace and I'll be own my own. To connect I just need to
- press return. (sometimes you'll receive a login name or password
- to access a machine at this time. A common password or login for
- a library catalog is the word "library")
-
- This item is a telnet session. I will be connected to a remote
- machine and that remote machine will have different commands than
- Gopher.
-
- I'll need to know how to work the remote machine.
- Librarians, library catalog vendors, and other database
- producers are working to solve the dilemma of users needing to
- learn how to use a variety of machines by remote login. Ideally,
- once you learn how to use one system that is all you should need
- to learn. The commands you use with your favorite system should
- work on most other systems.
-
- This is especially true for library catalogs that are
- based on a common library bibliographic standard--the MARC
- (Machine Readable Cataloginging) record. No matter what vendor a
- librarian selects for their automated catalog the MARC record is
- the basis of the database produced. If standards are followed,
- there should be easy communications between machines no matter what
- vendor is selected.
-
- One standard that may help this come about is Z39.50. It is a
- standard that, if implemented, could do exactly as describe above.
-
- *********
- Internet Gopher Information Client v1.11
-
-
- Pennsylvania
-
- 37. Millersville University <TEL>
-
- P+-------------State Library Pennsylvania--------------+
- |
- | Gopher program and connect to another host. If |
- | you get stuck press the control key and the ] key, |
- | and then type quit |
- | |
- | Connecting to 192.102.245.100, port 23 using telnet. |
- | |
- | Use the account name "<ret>" to log in |
- | |
- | [Cancel - ^G] [OK - Enter] |
- +--------------------------------------------------------+
-
- 52. University of Pennsylvania Law School.
-
-
- Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu Page: 3/4
-
- **********
-
- In any case, I'll be using the State Library of Pennsylvania's
- library system which as we'll see is pretty easy to use. Here is
- the main screen from their OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalog).
-
- **********
-
- Trying 192.102.245.100 ...
-
- LUIS
- Connected to 192.102.245.100.
- Introduction
- E----------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
- -
- State Library of Pennsylvania
-
-
- Welcome to the Online Catalog!
-
-
- Use the following to search by author, title, subject, keyword,
- or call number:
-
- A= Author CD= Dewey Call Number
- T= Title CL= LC Call Number
- S= Subject CS= SuDocs Call Number
- K= Keyword CO= Other Call Number
-
- Then press <ENTER> after each command.
-
- You may begin a new search at any time on any screen.
-
- EXP Options For additional explanation of the use of LUIS.
-
-
- news For updates from the State Library.
- stop For dial-in users to exit LUIS.
-
- NEXT COMMAND:s=internet
-
- ************
-
- I'll use the word "internet" for a subject search. The command for
- a subject search is "s=" with the search word. Here is the result
- of that search:
-
- ***********
- Search Request: S=INTERNET
-
- LUIS
- Search Results: 14 Entries Found
- Subject Index
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- INTERNET COMPUTER NETWORK
-
- 1 EXPLORING THE INTERNET A TECHNICAL TRAVELOGU <1993>
- 2 INTERNET COMPANION A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO GLOB <1992>
- 3 INTERNET CONNECTIONS A LIBRARIANS GUIDE TO D <1993>
- 4 INTERNET GETTING STARTED <1993>
- 5 INTERNET MESSAGE CLOSING THE BOOK WITH ELECT <1993>
- 6 INTERNET PASSPORT NORTHWESTNETS GUIDE TO OUR <1993>
- 7 INTERNET PRIMER FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL <1992>
- 8 NAVIGATING THE INTERNET <1993>
- 9 WHOLE INTERNET USERS GUIDE CATALOG <1992>
- 10 ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET A BEGINNERS <1993>
- INTERNET COMPUTER NETWORK--HANDBOOKS MANUALS ETC
- 11 CROSSING THE INTERNET THRESHOLD AN INSTRUCTI <1993>
-
- ------------------------------------------------ Continued on
- next screen
-
- COMMANDS: Type line # to see individual record
-
- F Forward
- O Other Options H Help
-
- NEXT COMMAND:8
-
- **********
-
- I got 14 hits on the word Internet. Which one should I look at?
- Which one looks the most appealing, the most interesting? Which
- one was listed in the November 8, 1993 (p82) U. S. News and World
- Report as being the number one selling Internet guide at
- Waldenbooks?
-
- You Guessed it! Let's look at number eight "Navigating the
- Internet".
-
- **********
- Search Request: S=INTERNET
-
- LUIS
- BOOK - Record 8 of 14 Entries Found
- Brief
- View ------------------------------ Screen 1 of 1
-
- Title: Navigating the internet
-
- Author: Smith, Richard J. (Richard James), 1951-
-
-
- Edition: 1st ed.
-
- Published: Carmel, Ind. : Sams Publishing, c1993.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- LOCATION: CALL NUMBER STATUS:
-
- 1. ROOM 102 - MAIN 384.3 Sm64n Charged, Due: 12/06/93
- OPEN STACKS
-
- COMMANDS: LO Long View I Index
- N Next Record H Help
-
- O Other Options P Previous Record
-
- NEXT COMMAND:lo
-
- **********
- Search Request: S=INTERNET
-
- LUIS BOOK - Record 8 of 14 Entries Found
-
- Long View
- ----------------------------- + Screen 1 of 2
-
- Title: Navigating the internet
-
- Author: Smith, Richard J. (Richard James), 1951-
-
- Edition: 1st ed.
-
- Published: Carmel, Ind. : Sams Publishing, c1993.
-
- Description: xxiii, 500 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
-
- Subjects: Internet (Computer network)
-
- Other authors: Gibbs, Mark.
-
- Notes: "Includes the Internet gazetteer: a complete
- directory to over 600 locations, groups and other
- Internet resources dealing with subjects from A
- to Z" -- Cover.
- ------------------------------------------------ Continued on
- next screen
- Search Request: S=INTERNET
-
- LUIS
- BOOK - Record 8 of 14 Entries Found
- Long
- View
- ----------------------------- + Screen 2 of 2
-
- Title: Navigating the internet
-
- Notes: Includes index.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- LOCATION: CALL NUMBER STATUS:
-
- 1. ROOM 102 - MAIN 384.3 Sm64n Charged, Due: 12/06/93
-
-
- **********
-
- I've found bibliographic information for my book and, if my local
- library does not have it, I can suggest they try the State Library
- of Pennsylvania or an other cooperative library that will
- interlibrary loan the book.
-
- That is one of numerous library systems you will find on the
- Internet. Most are easy to use some are not so easy.
-
- Millions of bibliographic records are available for you to help you
- in your work, research or recreational studies. Gopher make access
- to those records quick and easy.
-
- I'll let Jim take over for awhile. I'll see you in a bit. Rich
-
- Richard J. Smith
- smithr@clp2.clpgh.org
- The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- or
- rjs@lis.pitt.edu
-
- Jim Gerland
- gerland@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Academic Services, Computing and Information Technology
-
-