LIAS - Penn State University's Library Information Access System


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

            _E_m_a_i_l: swk%psulias.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu

            _P_h_o_n_e: (814) 865-0672


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            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.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            Telnet, preferably using VT100 emulation,  to  lias.psu.edu.
            When  the  telnet  session  is  established,  the  user will
            receive a message similar to:


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                   "Welcome to the Pennsylvania State University
                        Library Information Access System."


            You can negotiate VT100 emulation at this point. If you have
            emulation  problems, try typing  terminal VT100 at the ">>>"
            prompt.

            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.

            To see a list of databases that are available, type "SELECT"
            and press return.

            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-
            tem.

            To exit the system and close your connection, type "END"  or
            "EXIT."

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g

            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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