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In article <1992Dec16.190509.20499@netcom.com> horen@netcom.com (Jonathan B. Horen -- [408] 736-3923) writes:
>In article <BzCtKt.Cz9@nocusuhs.nnmc.navy.mil> yoshi@nocusuhs.nnmc.navy.mil (D M Yoshikami) writes:
>
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>I would like to add that increasingly, libraries are permitting remote access
>to their computerized catalogs, via modem -- the Sunnyvale (CA) Public Library
>is one such critter. Here, I can perform a limited number of commands (search
>by title, author, subject; display entries, # of copies), but cannot (yet)
>reserve books or access inter-library databases.
>
>How about others? Also, does anyone know of online, ASCII-format collections
>available for browsing/ftp/etc. over the Internet?
>
>I know, for example, that one can ftp to ftp.uu.net and find a lot of
>interesting stuff in the /docs directory...
>
>
>Jonathan B. Horen
>Sun System Administrator/Sr. Technical Writer
>tel: (408) 736-3923 | email: horen@netcom.com



	Here in Santa Cruz, you can access the catalogues, reserve
books, and request an inter-library loan.

	There is also a computerized periodical database in the 
Monterey Bay Area that works by modem, though I believe only libraries
currently have access.

-geoff

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