SABIO - The University of Arizona Library's Information System _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: Administrative Office A349 Main Library University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 _E_m_a_i_l: Mohamed Taleb (Systems Librarian) Stuart Glogoff (AUL/Systems) _P_h_o_n_e: (602) 621-6441 Library Information FAX: (602) 621-9733 _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n SABIO is a Spanish word meaning Wise One or Learned One, and is the name of the University of Arizona Library's Informa- tion System. SABIO went public in December 1992 and is being implemented in stages. When completed in June 1993, SABIO will offer approimately 2 million bibliographic records from the fol- lowing UA Libraries: Main Library, Science-Engineering Library, Music Library, and Center for Creative Photography Library. The collections to the Architecture Library and College of Law Library will be loaded during the summer/fall of 1993. At the time this entry was written, there were 1.5 million records in SABIO. SABIO has online information screens that users are asked to consult to the most recent information. Select I > Library Information off the main menu. SABIO, which uses Innovative Interfaces, Inc., software, runs on two DEC VAX 5900. It features a highly functional Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) which provides: search capabilities by keyword, author, title, subject, call numbers and government documents numbers; up-to-the-moment circulation status; order information for books not yet received; journal holdings information; course reserve _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. March 7, 1993 NNSC Section 2.29, Page 1 lists; an EXPORT features to create bibliographies in ascii, MARC and Pro-Cite formats; an Internet gateway to remote library OPACs and databases; locally mounted commercial databases (available to the University Community only); local databases; Spanish languages menus; Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters displayed via specially equipped microcomputers; and access to the CARL UnCover service. Beginning in the fall 1993, the Library will be loading the Marchive database to government publications, and biblio- graphic records to its dissertations. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s Internet access: telnet sabio.arizona.edu Dial-in access: 2400 baud (602)621-4141 Dial-in access: 9600 bps (602)621-6633 At the terminal server prompt, type "telnet sabio". Follow the online login instructions. _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_A_B_I_O Access to SABIO is open to the public. Only the access to commerical databases mounted on SABIO is restricted to the University Community. _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s Buckyballs, a local database that was mounted on SABIO in December 1992, may be of interest to many readers. It is a unique bibliography on buckminsterfullerenes (AKA: Carbon 60), that is maintained by members of the U of A Physics Department. Buckyballs can be accessed from SABIO's main menu option, O> Other Libraries and Databases. It is searchable by SABIO's main search engine and is presently updated monthly. The Buckyballs file is available via anonymous ftp. Consult the Buckyballs Information screen on SABIO for the ftp information as well as a general descrip- tion of the Buckyballs database. March 7, 1993 NNSC Section 2.29, Page 2