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OCLC's Linking Strategy: Internet and NREN
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU ((Erik Jul))
Tue Sep 15 14:36:22 1992
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 10:49:00 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
From: "(Erik Jul)" <ekj@oclc.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
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OCLC Internet White Paper Now Available
An electronic version of the OCLC White Paper, "OCLC's Linking Strategy:
Internet and NREN," is now available to Internet users via the File Transfer
Protocol (FTP).
From the Introduction:
"Advances in telecommunications are providing libraries with the ability to
link networks, to move information at faster and faster speeds, and to combine
data in ways barely perceived 20 years ago. In "Journey to the 21st Century,"
the summary of OCLC's Strategic Plan, OCLC's telecommunications strategy
stated that between 1995 and 2000, OCLC would become fully integrated into the
digital, global community that is emerging. This document summarizes OCLC's
linking strategy with respect to U.S. national networks that are becoming part
of that global community--the Internet and its next phase, the National
Research and Education Network (NREN)."
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File Location
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Host:zeus.rsch.oclc.org
Directory:pub/white_papers
File name:linking.txt (ASCII text, 14032 bytes)
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FTP Instructions
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1 To obtain a copy, at your system prompt enter:
ftp zeus.rsch.oclc.org
2 At the "Name" prompt, enter:
anonymous
3 At the "Password" prompt, enter"
guest
or
your network ID
4 At the ftp> prompt, enter:
cd pub/white_papers
5 To transfer the file to your local computer, enter:
get linking.txt
6 To close the FTP connection, enter:
quit
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For a Free Printed Copy
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To get a free printed copy of "OCLC's Linking Strategy," write to:
Internet White Paper
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin OH 43017-3395
USA
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Copyright
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OCLC grants the right to reproduce "OCLC's Linking Strategy" in print
and electronic formats and encourages users to share this information
widely with appropriate citation.
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Cross-posting
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forward this message to other lists and newsgroups, as appropriate.
Erik Jul, Communications Manager
Office of Research
OCLC
ekj@oclc.org
