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A view of the Reference area from the main stairway. There are well over 100 computing systems in the library, and almost two-thirds of these are available for the public's use. |
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There are 41 public stations in the Reference area. These workstations include access to the Online Library Catalog, the Internet, fulltext magazines and newspaper articles, CD ROM applications and databases, remote secure databases and encyclopedias, and many other resources. All of these resources are available though hypertext links, using intranet technology. |
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The new Circulation desk, along with it's UNIX terminals. The library's Online Catalog and Circulation / Technical Services automation system is an "Innovative Interfaces Millenium" UNIX-based database management system. |
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The Computer-Aided-Instruction area of the library, just beyond the Reference area. These 19 stations include access to specialized instruction applications and databases, on both PC and Macintosh-based platforms. |
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A peek inside the library's new multimedia classroom. There are 33 workstations for use in Internet and Library instruction. |
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Library NOS connectivity includes NT 4.0, Linux, and Netware 5.x. |
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Server farm, including two Meridian CD ROM servers. The larger tower, nicknamed "Jabba", has fifty-six 12x CD ROM drives. Yes, that thumbnail is the wrong one. :-) |