






                   RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network)


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            RLIN Information Center
            Research Libraries Group, Inc.
            1200 Villa St.
            Mountain View, CA 94041-1100

            _E-_m_a_i_l: bl.ric@rlg.stanford.edu, bl.ric@rlg.bitnet

            _P_h_o_n_e: 1-800-537-RLIN (RLIN Information Center)


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            RLIN is the information management and retrieval  system  of
            The  Research  Libraries  Group, Inc.  It includes an online
            bibliographic database cataloging the holdings of well  over
            one   hundred  research  libraries,  archives,  and  special
            collections-a total of over forty million records in  August
            1990.   Entries are divided among eight files:  books, seri-
            als, archival materials (e.g., personal papers, governmental
            records),  maps,  music  scores,  sound  recordings,  visual
            materials (e.g., films and photographs), and computer files.
            Smaller  subject-oriented  databases  contain  citations for
            articles in art and architectural  periodicals;  eighteenth-
            century  English-language  publications;  art sales catalogs
            dating from the 1500s to the present; and  research  in  the
            humanities  scheduled  for  publication  within the next two
            years.

            Users search RLIN with  command-line  searches  rather  than
            from  a  menu, by specifying index terms.  Indexes available
            include title, subject, author, conference  or  corporation,
            ISBN,  LC  number,  and  many more; some are specific to the
            file being searched (such as the index to music  publishers'
            unique  numbers  on  sound  recordings  and scores).  Search
            results can be further restricted by language, date of  pub-
            lication, publisher, terms found in notes fields, etc.


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            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            RLIN is available to subscribers over the Internet.  It  can
            also  be  dialed  into  through  the  public packet network,
            SprintNet.  A private packet network supports RLIN users who
            maintain entries in the database.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _R_L_I_N

            Charges for Internet access:
                 For individuals:  $119 for 10 hours connect time
                 For libraries:  $200 one-time start-up  fee  plus  per-
                             search charges ranging from 50 to 80 cents.

            Subscribers for RLIN searching receive  an  account  ID  and
            password,  descriptions  of RLIN and its files, step-by-step
            directions for accessing the system, and assistance from the
            RLIN  Information  Center via a toll-free service number: 1-
            800-537-7546 (537-RLIN).
































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