ACCESSING ON-LINE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES

ACCESSING ON-LINE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES

by Billy Barron and Marie-Christine Mahe
<[email protected]>

(c) 1993 Billy Barron, Marie-Christine Mahe and Yale University

Permission is granted to any individual or institution to distribute
this document freely as long as it is not sold for profit.
Excerpts from this document may be used in other documents
provided credit is given. While every precaution has been
taken in the preparation of this book, neither the authors
nor their home institutions can take any responsibility
for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the
use of this information.

This document in all its parts can be retrieved from the
original Gopher (Host=yaleinfo.yale.edu, Port=7000, Path=1/Libraries)
or by anonymous ftp from ftp.utdallas.edu:/pub/staff/billy/libguide.
See the libraries.intro file for a complete distribution list, and for
the locations of the Gopher links this list was generated from.
Additions and corrections should be sent to the address above:
<[email protected]>.

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LIST FOR CONTINENT: Asia

(Tue Aug 3 1993)

Academy Sinica Taiwan

Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Catalog: INNOPAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET LAS.AS.EDU.TW.
2. At the login prompt, enter library.
3. Select v for VT100.

To exit, hit Q on the main menu.

IP address: 140.109.4.14

Australian Bibliographic Network

To access:

1. Type TELNET ABN.NLA.GOV.AU or 192.102.239.2
2. At the login prompt, type nla.
3. Enter 19 as terminal type for VT100.
4. At the On-line Services screen, type 1.
5. Type ALL for daily news or just hit RETURN otherwise.
6. Enter a valid ABN account name (requires account).

To exit, hit the TELNET escape key.

IP address: 192.102.239.2

Australian Defence Force Academy

Location: University of New South Wales, Campbell ACT Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.ADFA.OZ.AU or 131.236.1.13
2. When prompted for a destination, enter LIBRARY.
3. When asked to login, type E.

To exit:

1. Pick the X option from the main menu.

Special collections: Australian military history, Australian literature

Contact:
<[email protected]>
IP address: 131.236.1.13

Australian National University

Location: Canberra
Catalog: Urica

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.ANU.EDU.AU

To exit, use the TELNET escape key.

Contact:
<[email protected]>
IP address: 150.203.84.3

Bond University

Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Catalog: URICA

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.BU.OZ.AU.
2. At the login prompt, type opac.

To exit, type OFF on main menu

Contact:
Joanna Richardson
<[email protected]>
075 95 1401
IP address: 131.244.7.7

Charles Sturt University

Location: Bathurst and Wagga, New South Wales Australia
Catalog: GEAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET OPAC.CLANN.EDU.AU.
2. Hit RETURN.
3. At the CLANN ID prompt, type CSUMITRIVREG for Bathurst or CSU-W L122 for
Wagga.

To exit, hit the TELNET escape key.

IP address: 192.70.216.128

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Location: Hong Kong
Catalog: DOBIS/LIBIS

To access:

1. Type TELNET VAX.CSC.CUHK.HK
2. Username: LIBRARY

Or:

1. Type TN3270 LIBRARY.CUHK.HK
2. No logon required

To exit, type 5 on main menu, then LOGOFF

IP address: 137.189.20.193

Commonwealth Scienticis and Industrial Research Organisation

Location: Canberra, ACT Australia
Catalog: GEAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.ITS.CSIRO.AU.
2. At the login prompt, enter library.

To exit, use the TELNET escape key.

IP address: 152.83.8.2

Cumberland College of Health Sciences, University of Sydney

Location: Sydney, New South Wales AustraliaOA
Catalog: VTLS

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.CCHS.SU.OZ.AU.
2. At the : prompt, type hello ref.clas01

To exit, type /quit.

IP address: 129.78.140.20

Curtin University of Technology

Location: Bentley, Western Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET CC.CURTIN.EDU.AU
2. At the "Username" prompt enter GUEST

To exit, enter E

Special collections: Also includes access to the Software and Courseware
Online Review database.
Keywords: education, software

IP address: 134.7.70.1
Contact:
<[email protected]>

Notes:
aka the T.L. Robertson Library

Deakin University and Gordon Technical College

Location: Geelong, Victoria Australia
Catalog: INNOPAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.DEAKIN.OZ.AU.
2. At the login prompt, enter library.

To exit, hit Q on the main menu.

Contact: <[email protected]>
IP address: 128.184.1.1

Edith Cowan University

Location: Western Australia, Australia

To access, connect to the Western Australia University:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.UWA.OZ.AU.
2. At the USERNAME prompt, enter COWANLIB.
3. When asked if you are on a VT100 terminal, type YES.
4. At the Welcome screen, press RETURN.
5. On the next screen, type the number for the search mode you want.

To exit, use the TELNET escape key.

IP address: 130.95.128.2

Flinders University

Location: Bedford Park, South Australia Australia
Catalog: DYNIX

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.CC.FLINDERS.EDU.AU.
2. At the login prompt, enter central.
3. Enter 1 for VT100.

To exit, pick option on the main menu.

Contact:
Ian Brown
<[email protected]>
IP address: 129.96.250.7

Griffith University

Location: Nathan, Queensland Australia
Catalog: Geac

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.GU.EDU.AU or 132.234.1.218

To exit, use the TELNET escape key.

Associated libraries:
Includes records for the Mount Gravatt campus and the Gold Coast
University College of Griffith University.

Contact: <[email protected]>
IP address: 132.234.1.218

Hong Kong Polytechnic

Location: Hong Kong
Catalog: DRA

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.HKP.HK
2. Username: LIBRARY
3. Select 1 for library catalogue

To exit, type 5 on main menu

IP Address: 158.132.6.15
Also includes:

HONGKONGIANA ON-LINE

An Index to Journal Articles (in English) about Hong Kong in Selected
Local Periodicals.

Hongkongiana is an index to Hong Kong information found
in periodicals published in Hong Kong. The printed version was
published from 1978 to 1987. This on-line version covers
entries in English language from 1986 to date.

To access Honkongiana Online, connect to the Hong Kong Polytechnic library,
and select '2 other databases' on the main menu.

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Location: Hong Kong
Catalog: INNOPAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET USTLIB.UST.HK.
2. At the login prompt, type library.

To exit, type D on the main menu.

IP address: 143.89.14.5

James Cook University

Location: Townsville, Queensland Australia
Catalog: Dynix

To access:

1. Type TELNET JCULIB.JCU.EDU.AU.
2. At the login prompt, type opac.

To exit, select 9 from the main menu.

IP address: 137.219.16.23

LIBLINK: Access to New South Wales Libraries

Location: New South Wales Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET UNILINC.EDU.AU.
2. At the login prompt, type liblink.

To exit:

1. Type X repeatedly.
2. When you get to the Exit? prompt, type y.

Associated libraries:
This system includes the online catalogues of the universities in New South
Wales, including:
Charles Sturt University (Mitchell, Murray, Riverina)
Macquarie University
University of New England (and North Rivers, Orange Agricultural College)
University of New South Wales (and College of Fine Arts)
University of Newcastle
University of Sydney (and Conservatorium of Music, Sydney College of the Arts)
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Sydney (Hawkesbury, Macarthur, Nepean)
University of Wollongong

IP address: 192.70.216.10

La Trobe University

Location: Bundoora, Victoria Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.LATROBE.EDU.AU.
2. At the login prompt, enter catalogue (or opac).

To exit, use the Telnet escape key.

Special collections: Canadian studies, health sciences, Latin American
studies, nursing, Romance literature

Keywords: medicine
Contact: <[email protected]>
IP address: 137.219.16.23

Macquarie University

Location: New South Wales, Australia

To access:

1. Type library.mq.edu.au.
2. At the login prompt, type mars

To exit, use the TELNET escape key.

Contact: Fides Lawton <[email protected]>
IP address: 137.111.9.11

Massey University

Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBSERVER.MASSEY.AC.NZ.
2. At the Username prompt, type any character and hit RETURN.
3. At the Local prompt, type C MU-LIBRARY.
4. Press RETURN.

To exit, hit the TELNET escape key.

IP address: 130.123.64.102

Monash University

Location: Clayton, Victoria, Australia

To access:

1. Type telnet library.monash.edu.au

To exit, type CTRL-P di

Associated libraries: Clayton Campus

Contact:
Sue Steele
<[email protected]>
+61 3 565 2663
IP Address: 130.194.1.151

Murdoch University

Location: Murdoch, Western Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.MURDOCH.EDU.AU or 134.115.4.113
2. Press RETURN to display the Search Menu.

To exit, hit the Telnet escape key.

Contact:
Social Sciences Librarian <[email protected]>
IP address: 134.115.4.113

National Central Library - Taiwan

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

To access:

1. Type TELNET 192.83.186.1.
2. Enter LTACL at the Enter Choice prompt.
3. Enter LOGON 5509,DEMB:DEM at the NBINET prompt.
4. Enter BIG5 as password.

This system appears to only function in Chinese.

To exit, type LOGOFF.

National Chiao Tung University

Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIB1.NCTU.EDU.TW.
2. At the login prompt, type library.
3. Select 3 (Non-Chinese) as terminal type.

To exit, type Q on main menu.

IP address: 140.113.3.47

National Library of Australia

Location: Canberra ACT, Australia
Catalog: DYNIX

To access:

1. Type TELNET JANUS.NLA.GOV.AU.

To exit, type 10 on the main menu.

Contact: <[email protected]>
IP address: 192.102.239.30

National Taiwan University

Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Catalog: INNOPAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET 140.112.196.20.
2. At the login prompt, type library.
3. Select v for VT100.

To exit, hit Q on the main menu.

National Tsing Hua University

Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan

To access:

1. Type TELNET 140.114.72.2.
2. At the login prompt, type search.
3. Press RETURN.

To exit:

1. Hit Q.
2. Then Y to confirm.

National University of Singapore

Location: Singapore

To access:

1. Type TELNET LINC.NUS.SG
2. Hit RETURN twice
3. If not connected to Main Menu type two periods (..)

To exit, hit the Telnet escape key

IP address: 137.132.224.9

Northern Territory University

Location: Casuarina, Northern Territory Australia
Catalog: Dynix

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIB2.NTU.EDU.AU.
2. At the login prompt, enter libnet.

To exit, choose option 15 off the main menu.

IP address: 138.80.128.6

Queensland University of Technology

Location: Queensland, Australia
Catalog: URICA

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.QUT.EDU.AU
2. No login required

To exit, select 3 on main menu

IP address: 131.181.22.47

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Location: Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Catalog: GEAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET CCANNEX02.XX.RMIT.OZ.AU.
2. Press RETURN.
3. When menu appears, select either VICNET96 or VICNET24.
4. At the "Which System?" prompt, enter MATLAS.

Or:

1. Type TELNET VICNET.XX.RMIT.OZ.AU.
2. At the "Which System?" prompt, enter MATLAS.

To exit, type END.

Associated libraries:
Victorian College of Pharmacy,
Victorian College of the Arts

Contact:
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
IP Address: 131.170.8.14 and 131.170.8.10

South Australian Institute of Technology

To access:

1. Type TELNET LV.SAIT.EDU.AU or 130.220.16.6
2. Enter OPAC at the Username prompt.

To exit:

1. Hit CTRL-\.

Contact:
Dennis Walter <[email protected]>

State Library of South Australia

Location: Australia
Catalog: INNOPAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET FERRARI.SLSA.SA.GOV.AU.
2. At the login prompt, type library.

To exit, type D on the main menu.

IP address: 143.216.21.4

Swinburne University of Technology

Location: Hawthorn, Victoria Australia
Catalog: DYNIX

To access:

1. Type TELNET OLLIE.XX.SWIN.OZ.AU.
2. At the login prompt, type pacnet.
3. At the password prompt, hit RETURN.

To exit, type 11 on the main menu.

IP address: 13.186.1.10

University of Adelaide

Location: Adelaide South Australia
Catalog: Dynix

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.ADELAIDE.EDU.AU
2. At the login prompt, enter bslnet

Associated libraries: Barr Smith Libraries
Law Library
Waite Agricultural Research Institute

Keywords: agriculture
Contact: <[email protected]>
IP address: 129.127.48.1

University of Aukland

Location: Aukland, New Zealand
Catalog: NOTIS

To access:

1. Type TELNET CCVCOM.AUKUNI.AC.NZ.
2. At the Username, enter AUCAT.

To exit, hit the Telnet escape key.

IP address: 130.216.1.2

University of Canberra

Location: Belconnen, ACT Australia
Catalog: Urica

To access:

1. Type telnet library.canberra.edu.au
2. At the login prompt type uclid

To exit:

1. Type . RETURN from the main menu.
2. Type OFF.

Contact:
Iain Brown, Senior Librarian (Information Technology)
<[email protected]>
IP Address: 137.92.1.6

University of Canterbury

Location: New Zealand
Catalog: URICA

To access:

1. Type TELNET CANTVA.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ.
2. At the Username: prompt, type OPAC.
3. When the CONNECTED message appears, hit RETURN.

To exit, type QUIT at the main menu.

IP address: 132.181.30.3

University of Melbourne

Location: Parkville, Victoria

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.UNIMELB.EDU.AU

To exit:

1. Hit CTRL-X.

Associated libraries:
Includes the catalogs of the Baillieu Library, the Education Resource
Center, and the Institute of Education on Kew Campus.

IP address: 128.250.129.2

University of New England

Location: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Catalog: VTLS

To access:

1. Type TELNET OPAC.UNE.OZ.AU.
2. When connected, type PAC.

To exit, use the TELNET escape key.

Contact:
<[email protected]>
067 73 2187
IP address: 129.180.1.57

University of New South Wales

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBPRIME.LIBSYS.UNSW.OZ.AU
2. Enter login libcat.

To exit, type /lo.

Contact: <[email protected]>
IP address: 129.94.128.19

University of Newcastle

Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU.
2. At the username prompt, type ALLEYCAT.

Associated libraries:
Auchmuty, Huxley and Central Coast campuses.
Gardiner Library (medical library for University Hospital)

Keywords: medicine
Contact: <[email protected]>
IP Address: 134.148.4.24

University of Otago

Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Catalog: DYNIX

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBCAT.OTAGO.AC.NZ.
2. At the login prompt, enter libcat.

To exit, type 12 on the main menu, then hit the Telnet escape key.

IP address: 139.80.64.6

University of Queensland

Location: StLucia, Queensland Australia
Catalog: PALS

To access:

1. Type TELNET libsys.campus.uq.oz.au
2. Enter BE when prompted to.

To exit:

1. Type END or BYE.

Contact:
<[email protected]> (reference)
<[email protected]> (systems)
IP Address: 130.102.42.17

University of South Australia

Location: The Levels, SA Australia
Catalog: Dynix

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.UNISA.EDU.AU.
2. Enter OPAC at the login prompt.
3. Select 3 for VT100.
4. Select REMOTE.

To exit, type 10 on the main menu.

Contact:
Dennis Walter
<[email protected]>
+61 8 302 3186
+61 8 349 4213 (FAX)
IP address: 130.220.18.50

University of Southern Queensland

Location: Queensland, Australia
Catalog: VTLS

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.USQ.EDU.AU
2. At the MPE XL: prompt, type hello libbie.vtls

To exit, type /quit

IP address: 139.86.192.7

University of Sydney

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIB2.FISHER.SU.OZ.AU.
2. At the OK prompt, type login.
3. At the userid prompt, enter library2.
4. At the password prompt, press RETURN.
5. At the Welcome screen press RETURN.

To exit, type /lo.

Contact:
Enid Roberts
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
02 692 4304
IP address: 129.78.72.2

University of Tasmania

Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.UTAS.EDU.AU.
2. At the "Library Terminal Server: Type HELP to get command list" prompt,
hit RETURN.

To exit, type OFF on the main menu.

Contact:
David Fraser
<[email protected]>
IP address: 131.217.16.3

University of Technology, Sydney

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Catalog: GEAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET OPAC.CLANN.EDU.AU.
2. Press RETURN.
3. At the userid prompt, type UTS L119 (this is uppercase with 3 spaces
between UTS and L119).

To exit, type END.

IP address: 192.70.216.128

University of Western Australia

Location: Nedlands, Australia
Catalog: Urica

To access:

1. Type TELNET library.uwa.oz.au
2. At the Username prompt, enter library.
3. When prompted if you have a VT100 terminal, enter Y.

To exit, hit CTRL-D.

Associated libraries: Reid Library (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Medical Library
Law Library
FIZ Library (Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
Biological Sciences Library
Music Library
Geology Library
Zoology Library
Dental Library
Edith Cowan University (formerly WACAE)

Keywords: medicine, biology, dentistry
Contact: <[email protected]>
IP Address: 130.95.128.2

University of Wollongong

Location: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Catalog: PALS

To access:

1. Type TELNET WOLFEN.CC.UOW.EDU.AU.
2. At the TELNET: prompt, type pals.

To exit, use the Telnet escape key.

Contact:
J. Burke
<[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
IP address: 130.130.68.4

Victoria University of Technology

Location: Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Catalog: INNOPAC

To access:

1. Type TELNET ZEBRA.VUT.EDU.AU.
2. At the login prompt, type library.

To exit, hit D on the main menu.

IP Address: 140.159.34.46

Victoria University of Wellington

Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Catalog: Dynix

To access:

1. Type TELNET LIBRARY.VUW.AC.NZ.
2. Press RETURN.
3. At the LOGON PLEASE prompt, enter OPAC.

To exit:

1. Pick Quit Search menu option.
2. Enter LATER.

IP address: 130.192.2.90-93