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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!usenet.coe.montana.edu!news.u.washington.edu!tdowling
  2. From: tdowling@lib.washington.edu (Thomas Dowling)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.internet.services
  4. Subject: Re: Telnet/Encyclopedias?
  5. Date: 22 Jan 1993 00:20:39 GMT
  6. Organization: University of Washington Libraries
  7. Lines: 37
  8. Distribution: world
  9. Message-ID: <1jneknINNhi@shelley.u.washington.edu>
  10. References: <16B5DE8A7.SMCMILLN@NUACVM.ACNS.NWU.EDU>
  11. NNTP-Posting-Host: rainier.lib.washington.edu
  12.  
  13. In article <16B5DE8A7.SMCMILLN@NUACVM.ACNS.NWU.EDU>, SMCMILLN@NUACVM.ACNS.NWU.EDU writes:
  14. > Can anybody tell me of any networks with encyclopedia databases that
  15. > can be reached by telnet. I know the University of Georgia has
  16. > the American Academic Encyclopedia as part of their network, but I
  17. > don't know how to reach them by Telnet. Thanks!
  18. >                                         smcmilln@nuacvm.acns.nwu.edu
  19.  
  20. As with most institutions that offer network access to a commercial service, UGA restricts use to people with UGA ID numbers. to wit:
  21.  
  22.          .----------------- PASSWORD IDENTIFICATION ------------------.
  23.          |            AAE - Academic American Encyclopedia            |
  24.          |                                                            |
  25.          |    Due to contract restrictions, access is permitted to    |
  26.          |  only those with valid UGA identification.                 |
  27.          |                                                            |
  28.          |    Enter your password, UGA identification number, or      |
  29.          |  UGA library patron number in the box below, then press    |
  30.          |  the ENTER key to proceed.                                 |
  31.          |                                                            |
  32.          |                     .----------------.                     |
  33.          |                     |                |                     |
  34.          |                     '----------------'                     |
  35.          |                                                            |
  36.          |    If your password is authorized for more than one        |
  37.          |  database, you will not need to enter the password again.  |
  38.          |                                                            |
  39.          |  Press ENTER by itself to return to the previous screen.   |
  40.          '------------------------------------------------------------'
  41.  
  42. If you still want access to their catalog, it's available via tn3270 to uga.cc.uga.edu (apparently also by telnet to gsvm2.cc.gasou.edu, but our nameserver does not care for that address).
  43.  
  44. If this is important to you, contact your own library and ask what plans they have for adding an encyclopedia to their online catalogs.  I note that NWU is already shelling out for Medline and the Expanded Academic Index; Grolier's Encyclopedia is probably already high on their list of possible additions, and the squeaky wheel usually gets the grease.
  45.  
  46. Thomas Dowling
  47. University of Washington Libraries 
  48. (Yes, we have Grolier's also, and yes, we restrict access also).
  49. tdowling@u.washington.edu
  50.