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- WLN provides free use of the WLN Easy Access System through Internet
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- October 16, 1992 (Rev.)
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- WLN began providing free use when it inaugurated the new WLN Easy Access System
- through Internet on August 1, 1992.
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- To access WLN, type TELNET WLN.COM or 192.156.252.2 at your system's prompt.
- You'll see some copyright information and instructions on WLN. Then just
- follow the instructions.
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- Easy Access is a new easy-to-use searching interface to the WLN online system.
- It combines and reduces the dozens of sophisticated WLN commands to a few
- essential search types. Through online user instructions and context-sensitive
- help screens, Easy Access assists the untrained or infrequent user in searching
- the WLN database.
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- The WLN database currently contains nearly 7.5 million bibliographic records in
- all formats and a broad range of languages, and over 16 million holdings.
- Records are contributed regularly to the WLN database from the Library of
- Congress, U.S. Government Printing Office, National Library of Medicine,
- National Library of Canada, WLN member libraries and several other sources.
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- Beginning on November 1, 1992, the cost of accessing the WLN system through
- Internet will be $15.00 per hour. Credit card billing will also be available.
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- Easy Access is also available by dial-up and from leased line workstations.
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- For additional information on accessing the WLN database via Internet and Easy
- Access searching, contact Rush Brandis at 1-800-DIALWLN, (206) 923-4000, or
- info@wln.com.
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- Search IAC reference databases free on WLN until November 1, 1992
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- Three of the Information Access Company's most popular indexing and abstracting
- services are now available through WLN free of charge until November 1, 1992.
- IAC's Magazine Index/Plus, Business Index, and Expanded Academic Index
- databases are searched through WLN Easy Access, WLN's new easy-to-use searching
- interface, which is available by dial-up, WLN leased line workstations and the
- Internet. After the free trial period, libraries can continue to search the
- IAC databases on WLN after negotiating a flat rate license fee with IAC.
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- Magazine Index Plus
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- A comprehensive index to over 400 of the most popular and widely read magazines.
- Subject areas covered include current affairs, consumer information, travel,
- arts and entertainment. Magazine Index Plus includes the most current 60 days'
- indexing of the New York Times.
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- Business Index
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- Business Index includes indexing of over 800 business, management, trade
- journals and newspapers, along with business-related articles from over 3,000
- other publications. It contains abstracts for approximately 150 major
- management and computer journals. Newspaper coverage includes the business and
- financial sections of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Asian Wall
- Street Journal and the Financial Times of Canada, as well as business-related
- articles from other national newspapers.
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- Expanded Academic Index
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- Provides indexing and abstracting of approximately 1,500 scholarly journals
- covering the humanities, social sciences, and science and technology with
- emphasis on areas of high academic interest such as communication studies,
- computer science, engineering, environmental studies and women's studies. Also
- includes the current six month's indexing of the New York Times.
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- For additional information about searching IAC reference databases on WLN
- contact Rush Brandis at 1-800-DIALWLN, (206) 923-4000 or info@wln.com.
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