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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Smith Richard J)
Fri Jun 19 15:47:35 1992
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1992 10:13:26 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
From: Smith Richard J <rjs4808@usl.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
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Colorado College
AWILLIAMS@CC.COLORADO.EDU
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One ftp site I would definitely tell them about would be the archive
of U.S. Supreme Court decisions available through Project Hermes. This
is an experimental project to make these decisions more widely available
to the public.
ftp to
ftp.cwru.edu
login as anonymous
cd hermes
get the README files in this directory or go directly to the ascii
subdirectory.
You need to know the docket number of the case in advance to be able to
ftp it.
Bonnie R. Nelson BITNET: BRNJJ@CUNYVM
John Jay College of Criminal Justice INTERNET: BRNJJ@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
City University of New York 212-237-8267
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Have you thought about demonstrating or talking about the Cleveland
Free-Net? They have several addresses you can telnet to:
129.22.8.75 (or change the 75 to either 76 or 82) or
cwns10.ins.cwru.edu
There's a nice article about the Free-Net in the _chronicle of Higher
Education_, ?xsd April 29, 1992, page A21.
I would be interested in hearing what other responses you get.
--Nancy R. Curtis, Reference Librarian
UAMS Library
nrcurtis@uams.bitnet
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You asked about public libraries and the Internet and the best source of
information would be to contact Jean Armour Polly. She is Assistant
Director of public services at the Liverpool Public Library in Liverpool,
NY (address: 310 Tulip St. Liverpool, NY 13088-4997 - I don't have
her email address or phone number, I'm afraid) I heard her speak at
a conference in April on Designing Information. Her talk discussed how
public libraries can get in the internet, the costs, and resources
appropriate for public libraries. She seemed extremely knowledgeable
and willing to share. give her a try.
Barbara Shepard
egs2g96@mvs.oac.ucla.edu
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I am glad to see someone addressing the issue of public
libraries use of the internet. I think this will be an
up and coming thing, you have just gotten on it during the
upswing. As an FYI on state libraries use of the internet,
I know the Kansas State Library is using it. One contact
for you could be Bruce Flanders flanders@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu
He works with automation and is someone I knew in Kansas,
before I came to Washington. Feel free to say I gave you his
name and address. I would be interested in a copy of the
handouts you use in your presentation. Thanks!!
Allison Level
Science & Technology Division
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540
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You have asked a lot of questions to which there are answers, but
I don't have time to go through all of them before you have to do
your workshop (and where your audience will want those answers).
I suggest you ftp and print out a master copy of the Northwestnet
Users Guide; it's about the best yellow pages around. If you have
Mac users in your audience they can get two disks from our users
group that contains guides, background info on the Net by sending
a self addressed label to: Internet Stuff, Apple Library Users Group,
10381 Bandley Dr. MS8C, Cupertino, CA 95014 The files are ascii and
postscript (for the guides) and obviosly someone could convert them
to DOS disks and re-distribute those.
Lots of state agencies are on: NY, CT, CA, CO, NC, OH, TX, KS and by that
I mean that someone, not necessarily the state librarian, is using the
Net. Oh yeah, add PA too. I'm sure others will speak up that I have not
included.
As for other interesting info: be sure and show them a Free Net; it is
a model that interests groups that stress public access.
We are going to put up Smithsonian digitized phots on ftp.apple.com
and will be demoing this at ALA at the end of the month. They can
check the /ftp/alug/Smith directory for preliminary info, but be sure
and go through a generic ftp session PLUS how to use archie to find
files.
That's a start. I'd prefer you summarize what I said if this goes
on PACS-L rather than re-post. Thanks,
Steve Cisler, Apple Library
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To Richard Smith:
Just read your PACS-L message about resources to share
at your public librarian workshop. I encourage you to
give the following two ERIC resources a try: five
years of the ERIC database through SUINFO, and the
ERIC Digests Online file through the UNC Bulletin Board.
Instruction "sheets" for each will be appended below.
Nancy R. Preston (315) 443-3640
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
Syracuse University BITNET: ERIC@SUVM
Syracuse, NY 13244-2340 Internet: ERIC@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU
ERIC Networker ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
#1 Syracuse University
June 1992 Syracuse, New York 13244-2340
(315) 443-3640
Internet: ERIC@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU
ACCESSING THE ERIC DATABASE THROUGH SUINFO
Internet users can access the latest five years of the ERIC Database
through SUINFO, a campus information system at Syracuse University
that uses the SPIRES/PRISM interface. Instructions follow:
1. Telnet acsnet.syr.edu
or
Telnet 128.230.1.21
2. At the > prompt, type SUINFO.
3. At the ENTER TERMINAL TYPE prompt, type VT100.
4. Bypass the USERID prompt (with the tab key).
5. Bypass the PASSWORD prompt (with the tab key).
6. At the COMMAND prompt, type SUINFO.
7. After a pause, you will see a Welcome to SUINFO screen. Read
the messages and type Y to continue. (Note: If you do not get
the welcome screen, try typing SUINFO again and hit return.)
8. After a pause, you will see a Welcome to PRISM screen, followed
by the main menu. Choose "General Interest" from the main menu
by typing 1.
9. You will see a File Selection menu. Choose ERIC by typing the
numeral (13 as of this writing).
10. Follow screen instructions to search the database.
11. To end the SUINFO session, type LOGOFF.
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This publication was prepared with funding from the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education,
under contract no. RI88062008. The opinions expressed in this report
do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of OERI or ED.
ERIC Networker ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
#2 Syracuse University
June 1992 Syracuse, New York 13244-2340
(315) 443-3640
Internet: ERIC@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU
ACCESSING ERIC DIGESTS THROUGH THE UNC BULLETIN BOARD
A full-text file of over 850 ERIC Digests is available to Internet
users through the Extended Bulletin Board of the Office for
Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Instructions follow.
ERIC Digests are short reports on topics of current interest in
education. The 16 ERIC clearinghouses produce about 150 new digests
every year. For more information, contact ACCESS ERIC: 1-800-USE-
ERIC.
