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SYSTEM: DALNET (Detroit Area Library Network). COVERAGE: Holdings of: Wayne
State, Oakland University, University of Detroit, Detroit Public Library.
Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne County community colleges. Beaumont Royal Oak,
Botsford, and Children's Hospital libraries. Center for Research Libraries,
Chicago. ACCESS: 313-577-0335 (300/1200), 313-577-0321 (2400). Access is via
the MERIT network. See the entry for MERIT for further information. LOGON: At
the "Which host?" prompt on MERIT, type "WSUNET" and press <enter>.
Type "LUIS" at the resulting menu, press <enter>. Type "LUIS" again
when prompted, press <enter>. Follow prompts thereafter. SEARCH: Keyword,
title, subject, author searches. Non-Boolean. HELP: Network Control Center
313-577-4746. Consulting office 313-577-4778.
SYSTEM: MERIT. COVERAGE: Not itself a library, but provides access to the
DALNET libraries, University of Michigan, and Michigan State University.
ACCESS: 313-577-0335 (300/1200), 313-577-0321 (2400). E71/N81/7mark1. There are
over 20 MERIT nodes in Michigan. The above are the Detroit numbers. LOGON: Once
connected, press <enter> for all prompts until you see "Which host". Then
enter the host name, or enter "help" for further information, hosts,
phone numbers, etc. SEARCH: ? HELP: MERIT central office 313-764-9430. User
consulting same number.
SYSTEM: Michigan State University MAGIC. COVERAGE: Michigan State University
graduate and undergraduate libraries. ACCESS: 517-353-8500 (300/1200/2400)
direct, or via MERIT. N81, VT100 emulation, full duplex. Vadic 3400 series
support at 517-353-8578 (300/1200). LOGON: When connected, press <enter> till
you see "%terminal". Keep pressing <enter> till "Which host"
appears. Enter "MAGIC" if calling direct, "MSU-MAGIC" if calling
via MERIT. Enter your terminal type when asked (usually "VT100"). Follow
prompts thereafter. SEARCH: Keyword, title, subject, author. Non- boolean.
HELP: Computing Information Center, 517-353-1800 Mon- Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
SYSTEM: University of Kansas OCAT. COVERAGE: At least 25 percent of KUUs
holdings, especially items acquired since 1975. (The 25 percent figure is as
of 1988.) ACCESS: 913-864-5300 (300/1200), 864-5350 (1200), 864-5370 (2400).
7E1. VT100 emulation preferred, many emulations available. LOGON: At the
"*" prompt, enter 'C .LC'. Enter terminal type when prompted. Press
<enter> for a list of types. At the KU network banner, enter "OCAT" or
"LBRY". At the CICS-VS prompt, enter a control-Z and re-enter
"OCAT". Follow menus and prompts from there. SEARCH: Author, title,
subject, and call number searches. No Booleans available. Combined author/title
search HELP: Academic Computing Services, 913-864-0410. Hard-copy write-ups
available.
SYSTEM: University of Wisconsin NLS Network Library System. COVERAGE: 1.4
million titles at Madison, another 800,000 at Milwaukee. ACCESS: 608-262- 8670
(Madison), 414-229-4046 (Milwaukee). 300/1200/2400 7E1. VT100, IBM3101, and
HDCPY (hard copy, i.e. dumb ASCII) emulations. It is possible to access either
catalog from either number. LOGON: No formal logon. Upon connecting, enter
terminal type, then follow menus and prompts. To log off, simply hang up.
SEARCH: Author, title, subject searches. No Boolean searches. HELP: Automation
Help Desk 608-262-8880. Memorial Library 608- 262-3193. Hard copy write-up
available.
SYSTEM: University of Oregon JANUS. COVERAGE: University of Oregon library
system. ACCESS: 503-346-4391 (300/1200) 346-3565 (2400). 8N1. LOGON: At
"enter class" enter "uonet". At "UOnet>" enter "c
janus". At "login" enter "janusS again. Keep everything in all
lower-case, especially the "login" response. Disconnect by choosing
"X" for Exit System. When you get "UOnet>" hang up. SEARCH: Several
search types available, details lacking. HELP: Knight Library Reference
Department 503-364-3053.
SYSTEM: University of Illinois ILLINET. COVERAGE: Brief records on holdings at
28 academic institutions throughout Illinois. Full records at Urbana and
Chicago, possibly others. ACCESS: 217-333-2494 (Urbana 300/1200/2400) 312-
996-8844 (Chicago 300/1200/2400). 7 bits, no parity or mark parity, 1 stop bit,
half duplex. LOGON: On connect press <enter>. At "ILLINET Online" enter
"B". Enter search commands from that point. To log off, simply hang up.
SEARCH: Command-driven. Author, title, subject, call number. Boolean search
available. HELP: User Services (217-333-8340). Ask for printed guides.
Difficult to use without documentation.
SYSTEM: University of Texas at Austin UTCAT. COVERAGE: 4 million records;
unclear whether other campuses are covered. ACCESS: 512-471-9420. 7E1. VT52
emulation. LOGON: At connect, press <enter>. At "CLASS=" enter
"UTCAT". At "Terminal Type" enter "VT52". At the University
of Texas at Austin banner, enter "UTCAT" again. Follow menus thereafter.
SEARCH: Author, title, subject, call number. No Booleans. HELP: ?
SYSTEM: University of Michigan MIRLYN. COVERAGE: All U of M libraries. Several
million records. ACCESS: 313-763-4800 (300/2400), 763-6520 (1200 Bell),
763-6521 (1200 Vadic). E71/N81/7mark1. Access is via the MERIT network; see the
MERIT entry for further information. LOGON: When connected, press <enter> till
you see "%terminal". Keep pressing <enter> till "Which host"
appears. Enter "MIRLYN". Enter your terminal type when asked (usually
"VT100"). Follow prompts thereafter. SEARCH: Author, title, subject. No
Boolean. Same software as DALNET. HELP: ?
SYSTEM: University of California MELVYL. COVERAGE: All University of California
libraries at all campuses, plus California State Library. ACCESS: 213-825-0941.
7E1. LOGON: After you connect, press <enter>. Enter "MELVYL" at the
prompt. Enter terminal type if it asks you. TYPETERM gives you a dumb-ASCII
emulation. SEARCH: ? HELP: ?
SYSTEM: Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute INFOTRAX. COVERAGE: Renssalaer
libraries. ACCESS: 518-276-8989 (300/1200), 276-8990 (2400). 8N1. LOGON: At
connect, press <ENTER> several times. At terminal type prompt, enter a terminal
type or "HELP" for a list. At "which host" enter "InfoTrax".
It may take as much as 60 seconds to get started. Follow menus thereafter.