Each online catalog has its own protocols and peculiarities, but most also have extensive HELP files. Some are only intermittently available.

To DISCONNECT you can use < CONTROL> < ]> , and then type quit at the telnet> prompt.

  • Harvard University Library (HOLLIS) (at TS>!vt100,3278 hit enter; at VE RI TAS type hollis)
    A brief tutorial on the use of HOLLIS
    More extensive instructions on the use of HOLLIS
  • Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS)
    A brief tutorial on the use of LOCIS
  • Stanford University Library (SOCRATES) (at account enter socrates; at ok to proceed? enter Y; at TERMINAL? enter VT100)
    A brief tutorial on the use of SOCRATES
  • University of California Libraries (MELVYL) (at terminal type enter VT100)
    A brief tutorial on the use of MELVYL
  • Center for Research Libraries (CRL) (The CRL catalog works the same as W&L's Annie)
    Other Research Libraries (see Netlink for more libraries):

  • Columbia University Library (when prompted for terminal type enter VT-100)
  • Cornell University Library (at logon hit ENTER; type LIBRARY. To exit: hit <CONTROL> <C> and type quit)
  • Duke University Library
  • Indiana University Libraries (at id enter guest; choose 3 (IO) and the IUCAT)
  • New York Public Library - Research Libraries (CATNYP) (at login;enter library)
  • New York University Library
  • Northwestern University Library (when prompted for terminal id, enter vt100; at user id hit enter; at dial enter DIAL VTAM; at application D type LIBRARY)
  • Ohio State University Library (at terminal device enter vt100)
  • Pennsylvania State University Library
  • Princeton University Library (when prompted for terminal type enter vt100 and hit <ENTER> twice)
  • Rutgers University Library (IRIS) (hit <ENTER> to start session)
  • University of Arizona Library (SABIO)
  • University of British Columbia Library
  • University of Chicago Library (hit <ENTER> to start session; when prompted for class type lib48 and hit <ENTER>)
  • University of Georgia Library (at dial;enter DIAL VTAM;at library;enter L)
  • University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign) Library (ILLINET)
  • University of Iowa Library (OASIS) (at terminal type enter v1; choose OASIS)
  • University of Michigan Library (at which host? enter MIRLYN; at terminal type enter VT100)
  • University of Minnesota Library (at terminal id type vt100)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library (at USERNAME: type LIBRARY)
  • University of Pennsylvania Library (hit ENTER; at terminal type enter VT100)
  • University of Pittsburgh Library (at service type PITTCAT)
  • Name=University of Texas (Austin) Library (type utcat; at library type 1)
  • University of Toronto Library (at username type utlink)
  • University of Virginia Library (hit ENTER; at >> type c virgo; at type enter VT100)
  • University of Washington Library
  • University of Wisconsin (Madison) Library
  • Yale University Library (at terminal type enter VT100)