Annie, Washington & Lee's online information access system, allows you to search selected on-site and off-site databases. The Main Menu offers 3 basic choices to users on campus networks:
 
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The Washington &: Lee Library Catalog contains records of books, periodical titles, videotypes, and other materials held in the Leyburn Library, its branches, and the Law Library. It also provides information about the libraries. (See suggestions for search strategies in Annie)

Periodical Abstracts Online (Research Edition II) indexes more than 1500 scholarly journals and general interest magazines from 1986 to the present. Each record will indicate if W&L holds the title retrieved. Short abstracts of articles are included in the record. (See suggestions for searching PAO. Because of license agreements PAO is not available to dialup or Internet users)

The 'Liberty' choice provides access to a wide range of electronic resources. W&L users can use their Liberty login and password to reach the full range of Internet services (see the Liberty Guide for details). Outside users can type guest at the Liberty login: prompt to reach the W&L Gopher.