This message was sent to Maps-L by Larry Cruse. The gateway connections
described, are sites that give connections to GPO Access.------Johnnie
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> depository mp collections are conspiciously absent. could the
> Cartographic Users Advisory Committee (CUAC) address this?
> would one of them assemble an equivalent list of map
> depositories accessible on the net? LC
>
THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES,
VOL. 16, #12 (Sept. 15, 1995).
Gateway Connections and Contacts
Revised August 31, 1995
Highlights: There are now 22 gateways; the newest are the Web sites at
the University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries, the Oklahoma State
University, Oklahoma Gateway, and the SWAIS telnet gateway at Tennessee
Technological University.
For Gateway information, contact:
William Thompson <[log in to unmask]>
or
Gil Baldwin <[log in to unmask]>
GPO, Library Programs Service
(202) 512-1002, fax (202) 512-1432
*WAIS access via World Wide Web (WWW)
Purdue University (IN)
Point your Web browser to http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu/gpo
User Support: Carl Snow (317) 494-2764, or <[log in to unmask]>
Technical Contact: Bert Chapman <[log in to unmask]>, or
Cary Kerr (317) 494-2857
Portals (OR)
Point your Web browser to http://www.portals.pdx.edu. Choose Top 10;
then Public Access Databases; choose one of the databases to make a
connection to GPO SWAIS.
User Support: Millard Johnson (503) 725-5049, or <[log in to unmask]>
University of California Gateway to GPO Access (University of California
San Diego) (CA)
Point your Web browser to http://ssdc.ucsd.edu/gpo
User Support: Trisha Cruse (619) 534-4175 or <[log in to unmask]>
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries (TN)
Point your Web browser to http://www.lib.utk.edu/gpo/govdoc.html
User Support: Bill Britten (615) 974-4304 or <[log in to unmask]>
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Gateway (OK)
Point your Web browser to http://www.okstate.edu/gpolink.htm
User Support: Suzann Holcombe (405) 744-6546 or <[log in to unmask]>
*WAIS client access using Lynx WWW browser
Missouri - COIN (Columbia Online Information Network; in cooperation with
the University of Missouri - Columbia) (MO)
Telnet to telnet.coin.missouri.edu, or dial (314) 884-7000. Login as
guest; no password. From the main menu select choice 7, Government
Center." From the resulting menu, select choice 6, United States of
America and then choice 13, GPO Access.
User Support: Marilyn McLeod (314) 443-3161, or
<[log in to unmask]>
Technical Contact: Jim Newton (314) 882-2000, or <[log in to unmask]>
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (NC)
Telnet to library.unc.edu. Dial in (300-14.4 baud) at (919) 962-9911.
Login as library; no password. Users of GPO Access should select option
2-Government Databases and option 2 again for GPO Access.
User Support: Ridley Kessler (919) 962-1151, or <[log in to unmask]>
Technical Contact: Derek Rodriguez (919) 962-1288, or
<[log in to unmask]>
*via SWAIS (telnet, gopher, or dial-in)
Where dial-in is an option, modem settings are 8 data bits, full
duplex, no parity, 1 stop bit; terminal emulation is VT100. Unless
otherwise specified, baud rate is 2400.
Alaska - SLED (Alaska's Statewide Library Electronic Doorway) Telnet to
sled.alaska.edu. Users within Alaska may dial into SLED via the
AlaskaNet node nearest their city or village or, for questions, dial 1
(800) 478-4667. Once connected with SLED, press the return key to
continue; at the SLED main menu, choose Government Information (#5),
enter; then choose Federal Government Information (#2), enter; then
choose GPO Access.
User Support: Walt Herreid <[log in to unmask]>
Arizona - AzTeC (Arizona Telecommunication Community)
Telnet to aztec.asu.edu. Dial in (300-2400 baud) at (602) 965-
4151, or at 9.6, 14.4, or 28.8 baud at (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 and technical support: Joe Askins (602) 965-5985, or
<[log in to unmask]>
Colorado - CARL (Colorado Association of Research Libraries, in
cooperation with the University of Colorado at Denver)
Telnet to csn.acrl.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 and technical support: George Machovec (303) 758-3030, ext. 156; or
<[log in to unmask]>
Colorado - Pueblo Library District
Telnet to pldvax.pueblo.lib.co.us. Dial in to (719) 542-7629 at up to
9600 baud; press Return to obtain a prompt. Login as library. Then
select #6 from the main menu.
User Support: Robert Farries (719) 543-9600, or <[log in to unmask]>
District of Columbia - Georgetown University
Telnet to library.georgetown.edu. Login as gpo; then follow the
prompts. For a modem connection up to 9600 baud, dial (202) 687-3052.
To obtain the prompt, depress <enter> twice. When prompted for a login
password, enter access, all lower case. Press <enter> to continue, then
select 1 for GPO Access. When prompted for the next login, enter gpo to
connect with GPO Access.
User support: Joan Cheverie (202) 687-7467, or
<[log in to unmask]>.
Technical Contact: Steve Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
Georgia - Georgia Southern University
Telnet to gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu, or dial into GSnet (9600 baud) at (912)
681-0005. To obtain the GSnet prompt, press <enter> twice. From the
GSnet prompt, enter this command to reach the host GSU computer: connect
gsvms2. Users with slower modems (1200 baud) may dial PeachNet at (912)
681-0500. From the PeachNet prompt, enter this command to reach the host
GSU computer: connect gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu. (Note: All four periods in
the command are significant, including the final one.) Once connected
with gsvms2, public users should login as INFO; no password. From the
Public Information Services menu select GPO Access.
User Support: Lynn Walshak (912) 681-5032, or <[log in to unmask]>
Technical Contact: David Ewing (912) 681-5364, or <[log in to unmask]>
Ohio - Case Western Reserve University
Telnet to catalog.cwru.edu. Once connected with EuclidPLUS, select "GPO
Access." For a modem connection (300-14.4 baud), dial into Cleveland
Free Net at (216) 368-3888. In order to use Cleveland Free Net, users
must register online at no cost. Once registered, users select "The
Library", then "CWRU Libraries", then "University Library," then
"EuclidPLUS." Within EuclidPLUS, select "GPO Access."
User support at CWRU: George Barnum (216) 368-6512, or <[log in to unmask]>
Oregon - Portals
Gopher to portals.pdx.edu. No login is required. From the Portals main
menu select choice 1, Databases; then 6, Federal Government Documents.
>From there, choices 2 through 6 will connect to GPO Access. Users may
dial in to (503) 227-3962 at up to 9600 baud. Choose VT100 as terminal
type. From the Multnomah County Library Dialup Information System main
menu, select choice 6, Portals; then follow instructions above.
User Support: Millard Johnson (503) 725-5049, or <[log in to unmask]>
Pennsylvania - Penn State University
Telnet to LIAS.psu.edu, or dial (814) 865-5427, at 300-14.4 baud. Once
connected with LIAS (Library Information Access System), press the enter
key, and then respond to the prompts for terminal emulation. When
prompted for a "Penn State ID Number," press the enter key. 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. Please note: a limited number of simultaneous connections is
available on GPO Access. If all connections are in use, you'll be told
to "try again later."
User Support: Debora Cheney (814) 863-1345, or <[log in to unmask]>
Pennsylvania - Ursinus College
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 is
choice #7 on the menu.
User Support: Debbie Malone (610) 489-4111, ext. 2460, or
<[log in to unmask]>
Technical Contact: David Mill (610) 489-4111, ext. 2283, or
<[log in to unmask]>
Rhode Island - Ocean State Free Net (in cooperation with the Federal
Depository Libraries of Rhode Island)
Telnet to osfn.rhilinet.gov, or dial (401) 658-3995 (other numbers also
available). Login as guest. From the Main Menu, choose 8, Government
Center; then Federal information; then select GPO Access.
User support: Dan O'Mahony at Brown University, (401) 863-2522,
or <[log in to unmask]>.
Tennessee - University of Memphis
Telnet to msuvx1.memphis.edu, or for a modem connection up to 19,200
baud, dial (901) 678-3600. For telnet use login as library; modem users
login as guest. Confirm choice of VT100 terminal emulation. Connect to
University Library; from the menu select Find; then Choose Database;
select GPO Access.
User support: Saundra Williams (901) 678-2206, or <[log in to unmask]>.
Technical support: Phil Smith (901) 678-4399, or <[log in to unmask]>.
Tennessee - Tennessee Technological University
Telnet to atlas.tntech.edu; or dial (615) 372-6160. Username is PAC.
Choose Find from the menu bar; then choose database; then GPO Access
(Federal Info).
User support: Ann Sanders (615) 372-3841 or <[log in to unmask]>
Texas - Texas State Library
Telnet to link.tsl.texas.gov, or dial into (512) 475-4444. Login as link
(all in lower case). Confirm terminal emulation as VT100. 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
<[log in to unmask]>.
Technical support: Christine Masleid (512) 463-5528
Virginia - University of Virginia
Telnet to gwis.virginia.edu. Login as gwis. Use VT100 terminal
emulation. Then 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 <enter>; login
and password are both gwis.
User Support: Walter Newsome (804) 924-4963, or <[log in to unmask]>.
Washington - Seattle Public Library
Telnet to 198.137.188.2, or dial (206) 386-4140. Login as library - all
lower case. Select VT100, and answer the terminal emulation questions.
Select "Internet" from first and second
menus. From the gateways menu, select GPO Access.
User Support: Patrick Grace (206) 386-4139
Technical Contact: Jim Taylor (206) 386-4169, or
<[log in to unmask]>
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