TELNET searching for books
(Need help on how to use
TELNET?)
(for online Internet libraries, see
Dewey Classified
Links )
Universities and other academic institutions provide online search
facilities for books and periodicals, often by author, title,
classification system etc. Connection is usually by telnet for
which a username and password is required.
What
to do when you find a book
GEGNIR-
National Library of Iceland searchable Telnet interface.
General information on
WWW
If you want to telnet direct, then do the following:
The Open
University (UK) - this has a very friendly (for telnet) user
interface. Once connected, Icelandic users can choose Icelandic
working via GEGNIR.
The Library
of Congress (Telnet access) - Very useful, though not the
friendliest interface.
The Science
Museum Library, London - very large collection of scientific
books and journals, international coverage.
What
to do when you find a book
Library
of Congress Catalogs - QUICK SEARCH - very simple: enter either
title words or author name. Works amazingly well.
The
Library of Congress - BROWSE SEARCH - you can access catalogues
for books, journals and maps directly from your Web Browser.
Search options include subject, author, title, Dewey number and many
more. This is probably one of the easiest ways of finding book s and
journal articles.
CISTI
HIA Library - the library of the Canadian Astronomy Data Center.
You won´t be able to access the books or slide collections, but
it will give you good information on book titles and articles in
journals as well as preprints. Easy search.
What
to do when you find a book
Other book-related
searches