hollasch@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Steve Hollasch) (01/08/91)
Recently I responded to a request for an article in Byte magazine
concerning relaxation techniques. I mentioned in passing that I'd used a
service called CARL to obtain the reference, and have received some e-mail
inquiries for this service.
CARL is offered from Arizona State University as a service provided by
the campus libraries. According to the library personel, this service is
provided to the public (and is free), so you can access it by dialing into
the local number here. Here's the info for dialing in:
You can use 300, 1200 or 2400 baud, full duplex, even parity.
The phone numbers are 602-965-700x, where x is [1-5]. When you get
connect, press the carriage return several times (at least eight times
when you use 300 baud, less for higher baud rates). At the prompt for
destination, enter "library". You'll receive instructions after that.
However, this would mean long-distance calls for most of you, so I did
some digging around for more information. Here's what I found:
ASU uses a database that is known as the Online Computer Library
Center, which is based in Ohio. It has 22 million records and is used in
10,000 libraries in 38 countries. The OCLC is available as a service
to any institution and charges subscription, connect and service rates.
However, after speaking to one of the people there, many libraries that
use this service provide public access to this information. If you're
interested in this sort of service, give them a call at 1-800-848-5878.
According to the person I spoke to, they should be able to point you to a
library in your area that uses their service.
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Steve Hollasch | Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
hollasch@enuxha.eas.asu.edu | uunet!mimsy!oddjob!noao!asuvax!enuxha!hollaschtpoind@boulder.uswest.com (Tom Poindexter) (01/08/91)
In article <1990@enuxha.eas.asu.edu> hollasch@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Steve Hollasch) writes: >concerning relaxation techniques. I mentioned in passing that I'd used a >service called CARL to obtain the reference, and have received some e-mail >inquiries for this service. OK, I know this is comp.graphics, but I too have found CARL to be of use, especially in looking up references, authors, etc. mentioned here. The CARL I use is the "Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries", and I can get to it either via telnet csn.carl.org (192.54.81.121) or dial-up at 303-863-1350 (300/1200/2400 bps) Some dialog with CARL follows, including libraries online (not just Colo.), those not interested press 'n' now........... >>> Systems That Inform <<< Welcome to the CARL System (Release 83) A Computerized Network of Systems and Services Developed by the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Marketed and supported by CARL Systems, Inc. 777 Grant St.,Suite 306 Denver, Co. 80203 Voice: 303-861-5319 Fax: 303-830-0103 Internet: help@carl.org LIBRARY CATALOGS 6. Auraria Library 17. Regis College/Teikyo Loretto Univ 7. Colorado School of Mines 18. Luther College Network 8. Univ Colo at Boulder 19. Northwest College 9. Univ Colo Health Sciences Center 20. State Department of Education 10. Univ Colo Law Library 21. Colorado State Publications 11. Denver Public Library 22. Government Publications 12. Denver University 23. Univ Colo Film/Video - Stadium 13. Denver University Law Library 24. CCLINK -- Community Colleges 14. University of Northern Colorado 25. Colorado Health Sciences Libraries 15. University of Wyoming 26. High Plains Regional Libraries 16. Colorado State University OTHER LIBRARY SYSTEMS 70. Boulder Public Library (Boulder, CO) 71. MARMOT Library System (Colorado Western Slope) 72. Pikes Peak Library System (Colorado Springs, CO) 73. University of Hawaii System (Honolulu, HI) 74. Montgomery County Dept. of Public Libraries (Rockville, MD) 75. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) 76. Sno-Isle Regional Library (Marysville, WA) 77. University of Maryland System 78. MELVYL (University of California) CARL SYSTEM HARDWARE The computer hardware used with CARL PAC is a sixteen (16) processor Tandem system. The computer handles over 2 million transactions every day. The reliablity of the Tandem system significantly reduces the risk of system failure and protects the CARL database from damage caused by electronic malfunctions. A Tandem system consists of 2 to 16 processors, each working independently but concurrently. A Tandem user can start with a minimum size system and expand incrementally as needs grow. The current CARL hardware configuration looks like this: Tandem TNS II/TXP System 4 TNS II processors (12 megabytes main memory each) 12 TXP processors (8 megabytes main memory each) Total 144 megabytes of main memory 2 264 megabyte (formatted) "WINCHESTER" disc drives 8 125 megabyte (formatted) "WINCHESTER" disc drives 16 415 megabyte (formatted) "WINCHESTER" disc drives 32 895 megabyte (formatted) "WINCHESTER" disc drive 2 240 megabyte (formatted) removable pack disc drives Total 37.288 gigabytes of disc storage 1 optical "JUKEBOX" drive capable of storing up to 84 gigabytes of data Approximately 1000 dedicated terminals are in use at this time. Telecommunications via Tellabs and Paradyne statistical multiplexing and X.25 equipment operating terminals at 4800 bps over 9600 bps or 56kb composite link dedicated leased lines. Various other telecom configurations are used at some locations. ------------- In particular, selecting #78, Univ. of Cal., allows access to even more libraries, as well as the U of C libraries. -Tom Poindexter tpoind@uswest.com ..!uunet!boulder!uswat!tpoind I miss IVRS!
pw0l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Paul Christopher Workman) (01/12/91)
> ASU uses a database that is known as the Online Computer Library >Center, which is based in Ohio. It has 22 million records and is used in >10,000 libraries in 38 countries. The OCLC is available as a service >to any institution and charges subscription, connect and service rates. >However, after speaking to one of the people there, many libraries that >use this service provide public access to this information. If you're >interested in this sort of service, give them a call at 1-800-848-5878. >According to the person I spoke to, they should be able to point you to a >library in your area that uses their service. I'd like to point something out here. It's true that many libraries use their service, but these libraries do not (as far as I know, anyway) duplicate the OCLC database. (The OCLC database has records on most books ever published, as well as info about journals, publishers, authors' names, etc etc etc.) Libraries that subscribe to OCLC should have access to the full OCLC database, but when a library creates a database of their own -- that is, a public-access index of their materials, an electronic card catalog -- they'll only duplicate OCLC records for books they hold. So if you use the database that a library makes publicly available, and you don't find a record for a particular title, it doesn't mean that the OCLC bibliographic database doesn't include the title; if you wanted to find this info you should ask the reference librarian for additional help. It's a subtle point, but it could lead to misunderstanding at times, so I thought I'd try to clarify it. thanks, --paul PS: a LOT of libraries use OCLC!