Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!uunet!bionet!uwm.edu!rpi!jtwarden From: jtwarden@pawl.rpi.edu (Joseph T. Warden) Newsgroups: bionet.general Subject: Re: Creating Electronic Research Libraries Summary: CAS is investigating an internet node for access to STN (?) Keywords: Usenet M_Lesk Refer Software Terabyte_Optical_Disk_Devices Message-ID: Date: 20 Dec 89 02:02:54 GMT References: <617@mbph.UUCP> Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 32 In article kristoff@genbank.BIO.NET (David Kristofferson) writes: >Albert, > > You may be relieved to note that many people at the NIH read >the bionet.* newsgroups, so if Santa lives at the NIH then he/she may >be listening. The usual problem, though, is who is going to pay for >all of these wonderful things. Perhaps an answer might be found in >the long term savings on library shelf space, buildings, etc. > > This is more than just an NIH jurisdictional issue >unfortunately. It may be of interest to note that Senator Gore is >pushing a national networking initiative and this may be a good place >to begin rallying support. > > Dave Kristofferson > GenBank On-line Service Manager > > kristoff@genbank.bio.net When queried about the possibility that Chemical Abstracts/STN would be made available to internet access, a CAS representative implied that this possibility was under consideration. NOTE: this is not a confirmed decision, and should be treated as a rumor. However, internet access to STN would be a step toward creating a national information network. Joseph Warden Department of Chemistry and Center for Biophysics Rensselaer Troy, NY Internet: jtwarden@charis.chem.rpi.edu BITNET: jtwarden@rpitsmts