Wilsondisc: A Review

Abstract

The Undergraduate Library (UGL) at the University of Michigan (UM) is charged primarily with providing library collections and services to support undergraduate library needs for the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Undergraduate students from that college are the main users of the library, although the library is also used by other undergraduate students, as well as graduate students, faculty, and members of the community. In addition to the regular collection, the UGL provides a variety of computer‐related services to its users. It houses and administers a public‐access microcomputer center containing over 70 Zenith and Macintosh microcomputers, all of which are networked to the campus‐wide computer network, and a collection of over one hundred software titles. There are also a variety of computerized information tools in the library's collection. A public‐access GEAC circulation terminal has been in place for over a year; also available have been two InfoTrac terminals and a microcomputer dedicated to serving as a public‐access Wil‐search terminal. The library also provides intermediary‐based online search services, with access to BRS, DIALOG, RLIN, WILSONLINE, and VU/TEXT. The library is presently implementing a NOTIS‐based online public access catalog and integrated library system.

Citation

Tuckett, H.W. (1988), "Wilsondisc: A Review", Reference Services Review, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb049023