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Contact: Ramona J. Steffey
Automation Project Librarian
Phone (615) 322-7125
BITNET: STEFFERJ@VUCTRVAX
Internet: STEFFERJ@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU
TEXAS
Texas A&M Library System
VENUS.TAMU.EDU
Accessing the Texas A&M Library System:
VT100 emulation is possible but not explicitly present. Logoff instructions are
provided. NOTIS at Texas A&M contains materials held by the Sterling C. Evans
Library. NOTIS does not contain information about Government Documents or the
holdings of the Medical Sciences Library. The following steps are used to
access the Texas A&M Library.
1. Type SET HOST VENUS from a THENET node or telnet VENUS.TAMU.EDU from any
machine connected to the Internet.
2. At the Username: prompt, type VTAM.
3. At the Texas A&M Statewide Network screen, type NOTIS.
4. At the CICS screen, hit RETURN.
At this point, you are in NOTIS and can enter any command.
Title searches: To search for a particular title, use the t= search command
followed by the title.
Example: t=foundation
Author searches: To search for a particular author, use the a= search command
followed by the author's name.
Example: a=asimov
Subject searches: To search for a particular subject, use the s= search command
followed by the subject.
Example: s=tennis
Keyword searches: To search for a particular keyword, use the k= search command
followed by a string.
Example: k=cry wolf
You may use the logical operator (AND, OR, NOT) and parenthesis
to group the operators. Also, $ can be used as a wildcard
character.
Examples:
k=car and fast
k=computer and not ibm
k=comp$ and (toy or game)
Help: On most NOTIS screens, help can be seen by the h command.
Picking an item: On screens where a list of items appears, a particular item
can be selected by typing the number to the right of item.
Exiting: Just hit CTRL-Z.
Other Commands:
On a few screen, other commands exist. These commands are listed on the bottom
of the screen along with a short description.
UT Arlington Library System
ADMIN.ARL.UTEXAS.EDU
Accessing the UT Arlington Library System:
VT100 emulation is supported and logoff instructions are provided.
LUIS (Library User Information Service) at the University of Texas at Arlington
contains materials held by the UT Arlington Library. To access LUIS, perform
the following steps:
1. Type telnet ADMIN.ARL.UTEXAS.EDU from any machine connected to the Internet.
2. As soon as you are connected, hit RETURN.
3. At the TERMINAL TYPE prompt, type VT100.
4. At the VTAM selection menu, type NOTIS.
5. At the CICS Logo Screen, press RETURN.
6. On the next screen, type LUUT.
At this point, you are in LUIS and can enter any command.
Title searches: To search for a particular title, use the t= search command
followed by the title.