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- LIAS - Penn State University's Library Information Access System
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- _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
- Attention: Sally Kalin
- Penn State University Libraries
- E-6 Pattee Library
- University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- _E_m_a_i_l: swk%psulias.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu
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- _P_h_o_n_e: (814) 865-0672
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- LIAS is the Library Information Access System of the
- Pennsylvania State University Libraries. It includes the
- online catalog and access to other databases/services. The
- catalog contains approximately 1.5 million unique titles,
- representing not only the holdings at the main campus at
- University Park, but also the holdings of Penn State Harris-
- burg; Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; Great Valley;
- and the seventeen Commonwealth campuses. In addition to
- monograph and serial records, LIAS provides bibliographic
- access to the the maps collection, musical scores, sound
- recordings, archive and manuscript collections, parts of the
- government documents and microforms collections, and the
- machine-readable data files available on campus. LIAS also
- provides access to the collections of Audio-Visual Services,
- the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, and the National Cable
- Television Center and Museum. Databases include ERIC and
- electronic journals. Some databases are restricted to Penn
- State faculty, staff, and students.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
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- Telnet, preferably using VT100 emulation, to lias.psu.edu.
- When the telnet session is established, the user will
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- _________________________
- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
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- September 1, 1992 NNSC Section 2.20, Page 1
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- "Welcome to the Pennsylvania State University
- Library Information Access System."
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- You can negotiate VT100 emulation at this point. If you have
- emulation problems, try typing terminal VT100 at the ">>>"
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- Now begin searching the LIAS database. LIAS does not dif-
- ferentiate between author, title, and subjects in its com-
- mand structure. Simply enter the words you wish to search.
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- To see a list of databases that are available, type "SELECT"
- and press return.
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- The user can type "HELP LIAS" for information. For a list
- of LIAS commands, type "HELP COMMANDS." The extensive help
- command structure can answer most questions about the sys-
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- To exit the system and close your connection, type "END" or
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g
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- The Penn State Library Information Access System is avail-
- able to all members of the Internet community. Some of the
- databases available through this service may be restricted
- to use by Penn State faculty, staff, and students.
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- September 1, 1992 NNSC Section 2.20, Page 2
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