Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!UHUPVM1!LIBPACS From: LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET (PACS Forum) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l Subject: UK OPACS on JANET, Part 1 of 4 Message-ID: Date: 9 Feb 90 03:33:46 GMT Sender: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Lines: 99 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Although this is probably old news to UK PACS-L users, I thought that the rest of you would be interested in seeing this list, which I asked Peter to send me. -- Charles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The UK OPACS can be accessed by account holders on NSFNET-RELAY at the University of London Computing Centre. To login to a networked service, enter the command: PAD and at the prompt "PAD>", enter "CALL", followed by the NRS (Name registration scheme) name, e.g. PAD> call aberdeen.library (PAD is to the UK's X.25 networks what TELNET is to the Internet's TCP/IP) MAIL addresses for all UK libraries, their services and staff, are listed in a separate directory: mail LIBRARY@CLUSTER.SUSSEX.AC.UK for the text. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Peter Stone BITNET/EARN/Internet - : p.stone@cluster.sussex.ac.uk Information Services, University of Sussex Library, ( or : p.stone@rl.ac.uk ) Brighton, BN1 9QL, U.K. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 January 1990 Aberdeen ------------------------------- OPAC coverage 100% of main stock (System Dynix) Monographs: All main collection NRS address: 0000 7237 8000 70 large proportion of NRS name : ABERDEEN.LIBRARY special collections. NRS abbrev.: abdn.lib Periodicals: all main library: current titles for branch libraries Aberystwyth ---------------------------- OPAC coverage approx. 60% (System: Swalcap) NRS address: 0000 1300 0007 NRS name : ABERYSTWYTH.LIBRARY NRS abbrev.: aber.lib [Service: LIB] Aston ---------------------------------- OPAC coverage largely complete (System: Geac) NRS address: 0000 2011 0051 NRS name : ASTON.GEAC Bangor (System: Geac) NRS address: 0000 1311 0000 00 NRS name : BANGOR.LIBRARY NRS abbrev.: bangor.lib Bath (System: Microdata) NRS address: 0000 6012 1000 68 NRS name : BATH.LIBRARY NRS abbrev.: bath.lib [at prompt: ENQUIRY] (UPPER CASE ONLY) (Press more than once if necessary to get back to main menu. Clear the call with CTR/P A.) Queens University Belfast (System BLCMP) NRS address: 0000 1120 6030 24 NRS name : QUEENS-BELFAST.LIBRARY NRS name : QUB.LIB Bristol (System: Libertas) NRS address: 0000 6021 0017 NRS name : BRISTOL.LIB NRS abbrev.: BRIS.LIB Brunel -------------------------------- OPAC coverage: 98% approx. (System: BLCMP) NRS address: 0000 4115 1000 NRS name : BRUNEL.LIBRARY NRS abbrev.: brunel.lib Cambridge ---------------------------- OPAC coverage: 1978 onwards (System: CATS) NRS address: 0000 0801 0060 79 NRS name : CAMBRIDGE.UNIVERSITY-LIBRARY NRS abbrev.: cam.ul City of London Polytechnic (System: Libertas) NRS address: 0000 4550 1000 NRS name : CITY-POLY or CITY-POLY.JEWRY-VAX NRS abbrev.: clp or clp.jvax [Username: LIBRARY] Cranfield Institute of Technology (System: Libertas) NRS address: 0000 5050 0103 NRS name : CRANFIELD.LIBRARY NRS abbrev.: cran.lib (End of Part 1)