From lpsmail@access.digex.net Sat Oct 19 10:19:39 1996 Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:50:00 -0500 From: Shipment Reply-To: Discussion of Government Document Issues To: Multiple recipients of list GOVDOC-L Subject: ADNOTES: GATEWAYS TO GPO ACCESS: SEPT. 1996 THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES, VOL. 17, #15 (Oct. 25, 1996) GATEWAY CONNECTIONS TO GPO ACCESS September 1996 The depository libraries listed on the next pages offer local gateway connections to GPO Access, the Government Printing Office's electronic dissemination service. GPO Access provides online access to the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the full text of all published versions of bills introduced in Congress, the U.S. Code, and many other government information sources. Through these gateways, the Federal Depository Library Program offers 24-hour free online access to Government information via the Internet. WAIS Client Access via World Wide Web (WWW) Alabama - Auburn University Library Gateway Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.auburn.edu/gpo or http://auburn.edu/gpo/index.html User Support: Faculty of Microforms and Documents Department (334) 884-1702 Tech. Contact: Beth Nicol (334) 844-1731 or bnicol@lib.auburn.edu California - University of California Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.gpo.ucop.edu User Support: Trisha Cruse (619) 534-4175 or pcruse@ucsd.edu Indiana - Purdue University Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/gpo User Support: Carl Snow (317) 494-2764 or carl@smart.lib.purdue.edu Tech. Contact: Bert Chapman, at chapmanb@sage.cc.purdue.edu Kansas - Washburn University Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/washlaw/doclaw/gpoacc. html. User Support: Paul Arrigo (913) 231-1010, ext. 1785 or zzarri@acc.wuacc.edu Kentucky - University of Kentucky Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://govinfo.uky.edu. Telnet to uknet.uky.edu; or dial (606) 323-1996; hit enter a few times until you see >>; at the >> prompt, type: c (spacebar) gw; at the gateway menu type: GOVINFO; login; gpoguest, password: gpo123; then follow directions on the screen. User Support: Kandace Rogers (606) 257-8397 or kandace@pop.uky.edu Louisiana - Louisiana State University Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gpo. Telnet to indigo.lib.lsu.edu: login as gpo or dial (504) 334-1096; press enter; type "dtigerla"; press enter 3 times at the 'connected' message; at the username prompt press ctrl z; at the Xyplex prompt type "telnet indigo.lib.lsu.edu; login as gpo User Support: Kiran Prasana (504) 388-4236 or kprasa@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu Maryland - SAILOR - Maryland's Online Public Information Network Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://sailor.lib.md.us/forms/gpo.html User Support: Arleen Talley (410) 396-5426 or atalley@epfl1.epflbalto.org Tech Support: Agnes Tatarka (410) 396-5551 or admin@sailor.lib.md.us Michigan - Library of Michigan, University of Michigan/MLink & Michigan Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://mel.lib.mi.us/gpo/ User Support: Ann Marie Sanders or Mary Karpinski (517) 373-1300 or govdoc@libofmich.lib.mi.us Montana - Renne Library, Montana University - Bozeman Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.montana.edu:80/GOVVDOC/gpo.html User Support: Patrick Ragains (406) 994-5294 or alipr@gemini.oscs.montana.edu Tech. Support: Bruce Albert (406) 994-5306 or aliba@gemini.oscs.montana.edu New Mexico - University of New Mexico Zimmerman Library Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.unm.edu/~cmclean/gpo.html User Support: Maria Teresa Marquez or Clark McLean (505) 277-5441 or govref@unm.edu North Carolina - North Carolina State University Libraries Gateway Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/gpo/ Telnet to library.ncsu.edu and login as LIBRARY. From the NCSU Libraries Information System Main Menu, choose #2, Journal Article Indexes, then #2, GPO Access. User Support: Mary Ellen Spencer (919) 515-4221 or mary_ellen_spencerl@library.lib.ncsu.edu Ohio - WINSLO - (World Wide Web Information Network, State Library of Ohio) Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://winslo.ohio.gov/gpo User Support: State Library of Ohio Help Desk (614) 728-8627 or nberends@mail.slonet.ohio.gov Oklahoma - Oklahoma State University Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.okstate.edu.gpolink.htm User Support: Suzann Holcombe (405) 744-6546 or slatour@okway.okstate.edu Tennessee - University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.utk.edu/gpo/govdoc.html User Support: Bill Britten (615) 974-4304 or bill@aztec.lib.utk.edu Texas - University of North Texas Libraries Instructions: Point your Web browser to http://www.library.unt.edu/gpo User Support: Cathy Hartman (817) 565-2870 or chartman@library.unt.edu WAIS Client Access via Lynx World Wide Web Browser North Carolina - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Instructions: Telnet to library.unc.edu, or dial (919) 962-9911, at 300-14.4 baud. Login as library. There is no password. Select Government Databases (#2) and option 2 again for GPO Access. User Support: Ridley Kessler (919) 962-1151 or kessler.davis@mhs.unc.edu Tech. Contact: Derek Rodriguez (919) 962-1288 or Derek_Rodriguez@unc.edu Via SWAIS Interface Alaska - SLED - Alaska's Statewide Library Electronic Doorway Instructions: Telnet to sled.alaska.edu. Within Alaska dial into via the AlaskaNet node nearest you or, for questions, dial (800) 478-4667. Once connected with SLED, press the return key to continue; at the SLED Main Menu, choose Government Information (#5); then choose Federal Government Information (#2); choose GPO Access under Federal Government Information (#4). User Support: Walt Herried ffwh@aurora.alaska.edu Arizona - Aztec (Arizona Telecommunication Community) Instructions: Telnet to aztec.asu.edu or dial in (602) 965-4151; or, at 9.6, 14.4 or 28.8 baud, dial in (602) 965-6699. Login as guest: password is visitor. From the Main Menu, select option #2, Government Databases, then option #2 Federal Government, and finally option #3 for GPO Access Online Services. User Support: Joe Askins (602) 965-5985 or joe.askins@asu.edu Arkansas - University of Arkansas at Little Rock Pulaski County Law Library Instructions: Telnet to themis.law.ualr.edu or dial in (501) 324-9432. Choose option G (GPO Access from the menu. User Support: Susan Goldner (501) 324-9980 or sdgoldner@ualr.edu Colorado - CARL Colorado Association of Research Libraries, with University of Colorado Denver Instructions: Telnet to csn.carl.org. Dial in (2400 baud or higher) at (303) 758-1551. No login or password is required. From Groups of Databases, select option #1, Library Catalogs. Then select #22, Government Publications, then #75 for GPO Access. User Support: George Machovec (303) 759-3399 ext. 101 or gmachove@coalliance.org. Colorado - Pueblo Library District Instructions: Telnet to pldvax.pueblo.lib.co.us or use the IP address of 198.247.6.1) Dial (719) 542-7629 (up to 9600 baud). Press to obtain a prompt. Login as library. Then select (#6) from the Main Menu. User Support: Robert Farries (719) 543-9600 or bob@pueblo.lib.co.us District of Columbia - Georgetown University Instructions: Telnet to library.georgetown.edu. Login as gpo. Follow the prompts. For a modem connection up to 9600 baud, dial (202) 687-3052. To obtain the prompt, press twice. When prompted for a login password, type access, all lower case. Press to continue, then select GPO Access (#1). When prompted for the next login, type gpo User Support: Joan Cheverie (202) 687-7467 or jcheverie@guvax.georgetown.edu Tech. Contact: Steve Jackson sjackson@guvax.georgetown.edu Georgia - Georgia Southern University Instructions: Telnet to gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu, or dial into GSnet at (912) 681-0005 (9600 baud). To obtain the GSnet prompt, press twice. From the GSnet prompt, enter the following commands: connect gsvms2. Users with slower modems (1200 baud) may dial PeachNet at (912) 681-0500. From the PeachNet prompt, enter: connect gsvm2.cc.gasou.edu. (All four periods in the command are significant, including the final one.) Once connected with gsvms2, users should enter INFO as their username; no password required. From the Public Information Services menu select GPO Access. User Support: Lynn Walshak (912) 681-5032 or soliblw@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu Tech. Contact: David Ewing (912) 681-5364 or dewing@gasou.edu Idaho - University of Idaho Library Instructions: Using lynx, through a telnet session connect to ida.lib.uidaho.edu; hit "enter" at the "destination" prompt, then follow the instructions to log on. Using a modem, dial (208) 885-7721. Select "Ida and Idalaw Library Systems" from the menu, hit "enter" at the "destination ?" prompt, then follow instructions to log on. User Support: Ron Force (208) 885-6534 or rforce@belle.lib.uidaho.edu Kentucky - Morehead State University Camden-Carroll Library Instructions: Telnet unicorn.morehead-st.edu: login as "library", Pin no. is "library." Choose "Internet Gateway," then choose "Government Resources" and "GPO Access" from the final menus. To exit the system, choose "END" from the top of the screen, then type "yes". Connect via modem by dialing (606) 783-3282 (9600bps+) or (606) 703-4881 (2400bps). At the Morehead prompt, type "telnet unicorn" and Login as indicated above. User Support: Government Documents Department (606) 783-2160 Louisiana - Louisiana State University Libraries Instructions: Telnet to indigo.lib.lsu.edu; Login as gpo, no password. Dial (504) 334-1096; press enter; type "dtigerla", press enter three times at the 'connected' message; at the username> prompt, press z; at the Xyplex> prompt type "telnet indigo.lib.lsu.edu"; login "gpo". User Support: Kiran Prasana (504) 388-4236 or kprasa@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu Missouri - COIN - Columbia (Mo.) Online Information Network Instructions: Telnet to telnet.coin.missouri.edu, or dial (314) 884-7000. Login as guest; no password. From the Main Menu select "Government Center; then #6, United States of America and #14, GPO Access. User Support: Marilyn McLeod (314) 443-3161 or mmcleod@mail.coin.missouri.edu Ohio - Case Western Reserve University Instructions: Telnet to catalog.cwru.edu. Once connected with EuclidPLUS, select "GPO Access." Dial into Cleveland Free-Net at (216) 368-3888 at 300-14.4 baud. In order to use Cleveland Free-Net, users must be registered, which can be done online free of charge. Once registered, select "The Library", then "CWRU Libraries", then "University Library", then "EuclidPLUS." Within EuclidPLUS, select "GPO Access." User Support: George Barnum (216) 368-6512 or gdb2@po.cwru.edu Oregon - Portals Oregon Instructions: Gopher to portals.pdx.edu. No login is required. >From the Portals Main Menu, select option #1, Databases: then option #6, Federal Government Documents. From there, options 1-6 will connect to GPO Access. Users can dial (503) 227-3962 up to 9600 baud. From the Multnamah County Library Dialup Information System Main Menu, select option 36 Portals: then follow the instructions above. User Support: Karen J. Starr (503) 725-5049 or webmaster@portals.pdx.edu Pennsylvania - Penn State University's Library Information Access System Instructions: Telnet to LIAS.psu.edu, or dial (814) 865-5427, at 300-14.4 baud. Once connected with LIAS, press and respond to the prompts for terminal emulation. When prompted for a "Penn State ID Number," press . No password is required. The LIAS Welcome Screen will appear. From there type SELECT to go to the selection menu, and then choose "GPO Access." An extensive help message is available by typing "help gpo" at the LIAS prompt. User Support: Debora Cheney (814) 863-1345 or dlc@psulias.psu.edu Pennsylvania - Ursinus College Instructions: Telnet to lib.ursinus.edu. Login as library. GPO Access is choice #7 on the gateway menu. Modem users dial (610) 409-3616. Once connected, press the return key once or twice. Choose the library option; GPO Access should be choice #7 on the menu. User Support: Bebbie Malone (610) 489-4111 ext. 2460 or dmalone@lib.ursinus.edu Tech. Contact: David Mill (610) 489-4111 ext. 2283 or dmill@lib.ursinus.edu Rhode Island - Ocean State Free Net - (in cooperation with RI Federal Depository Libraries) Instructions: Telnet to osfn.rhilinet.gov, or dial (401) 658-3995. Login as guest. Password is guest. From the Main Menu, choose Gov't Cntr. (#8); then Federal information; then select GPO Access. Please note: If all simultaneous connections are being used, you'll be told to "try again later." User Support: Dan O'Mahony (410) 863-2522 or ap201159@brownvm.brown.edu Tennessee Technological University Instructions: Telnet to atlas.tntech.edu, or dial (615) 372-6160. Username is PAC. Choose Find from the menu bar, then choose Database, and select GPO Access (Federal Info). User Support: Joel Noel (615) 372-3841 or jhn5012@tntech.edu Tennessee - University of Memphis Instructions: Telnet to msuvx1.memphis.edu; login as library or dial (901) 678-3600 (19,200 baud) and login as guest. Connect to University Library. From the Main Menu select Find; choose Database; select GPO Access. User Support: Saundra Williams (901) 678-2206 or willias@cc.memphis.edu Tech. Contact: Phil Smith (901) 678-4399 or smithp@cc.memphis.edu Texas - Texas State Library Instructions: Telnet to link.tsl.texas.gov, or dial (512) 475-4444. Login as link, all lower case. Once connected to the Texas State Electronic Library, select choice (#15), Find a Menu Item in the Electronic Library by Keyword. Enter gpo as the word to search. You will then see a gopher client listing of GPO Access databases. User Support: Diana Houston (512) 463-5426 or diana_houston@tsl.texas.gov Tech. Support: Christine Masleid (512) 463-5528 Virginia - University of Virginia Instructions: Telnet to gwis.virginia.edu. Login as gwis. Choose Library Services: Social Sciences Data Center; Government Printing Office; GPO Access. For a modem connection, dial (804) 982-5966. At the "Connect" prompt, type telnet gwis; login and password are both gwis. User Support: Walter Newsome (804) 924-4963 or wln@virginia.edu Washington - Seattle Public Library Instructions: Telnet to spl.lib.wa.us (198.137.188.2), or dial (206) 386-4140. Login as library (all lower case) and answer the terminal emulation questions. Select "Internet" off both the first and second menus. From the Gateways menu, select GPO Access. User Support: Patrick Grace (206) 386-4139 Tech. Contact: Jim Taylor (206) 386-4169 or jtaylor@spl.lib.wa.us NOTE: Modem settings are 8 data bits, full duplex, no parity, 1 stop bit; terminal emulation is VT100. Unless otherwise specified, modem connections are at 2400 baud. Interested in becoming a gateway? Contact William Thompson at (202) 512-1125, fax (202) 512-1432, or e-mail . Contact the GPO Access User Support Team for additional information: gpoaccess@gpo.gov or (202) 512-1530