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