Penn State University Library Information and Access System (LIAS)


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            Penn State University Libraries
            E-6 Pattee Library
            University Park, PA 16802
            Attention: Sally Kalin, LIAS Coordinator

            _E-_m_a_i_l: swk@psulias.bitnet

            _P_h_o_n_e: (814) 865-0672


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            LIAS is the online catalog of the Pennsylvania State Univer-
            sity Libraries.  The catalog contains approximately 1.5 mil-
            lion unique titles, representing not only  the  holdings  at
            the main campus at University Park, but also the holdings of
            the twenty campus libraries of the Commonwealth of  Pennsyl-
            vania.   In addition to monographic and serial records, LIAS
            provides  bibliographic  access  to  the  maps   collection,
            archive  and manuscript collections, parts of the government
            documents collection, and the  machine-readable  data  files
            available on campus.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s:

            Telnet, preferably using VT100  emulation,  to  LIAS.PSU.EDU
            (128.118.25.13).   No  action  is  necessary until after the
            following message appears:

            _S_E_L_E_C_T_I_O_N?

            The user should press return and will then be greeted by the
            following prompts:

            _W_E _A_R_E _P_S_U
            >>>

            Press return twice at this point.
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            Now you can begin searching the LIAS database. LIAS does not
            differentiate  between  author,  title,  and subjects in its
            command structure.  Simply  enter  the  words  you  wish  to
            search.

            The user can type HELP for more information on  using  LIAS.
            For  general  reference  material,  type  HELP COMMANDS. The
            extensive help command structure can answer  most  questions
            about the system.

            There is no logoff command. Users should close their  telnet
            connections with their local software.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g:

            The Penn State Library  Information  and  Access  System  is
            available to all members of the Internet community.


































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