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Briefly describes the WWW Library Directory ‐ Framed Edition, a Web directory that can link up to Web pages of all types of libraries throughout the world. Illustrates how links are arranged and listed, and gives brief guidelines for libraries who want to use the facility to advertise their services.

Searching many library online public access catalogues (OPACs) on the World Wide Web is now possible without starting a telnet or gopher session. Identifies Web directories that lead users to OPACs with Web form searching.

Describes the development of New York University’s Web site from a designer’s viewpoint. Outlines issues facing Internet information providers.

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/10650749510097312. When citing the article, please cite: Marcia Henry, (1995), “Online directories for library catalogs on the Internet”, Campus-Wide Information Systems, Vol. 12 Iss: 3, pp. 21 - 23.

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/10650749710162470. When citing the article, please cite: Marcia Henry, (1997), “The Library of Congress catalog”, Campus-Wide Information Systems, Vol. 14 Iss: 1, pp. 27 - 30.

This search sheet updates the 1991 Cleveland Public Library search sheet published in the first edition of Search Sheets for OPACs on the Internet. It updates only the standard DRA commands. The keyword searching puts one in a different set of commands and requires a separate search sheet. There are several new commands, rel, t#, so, k, and a slight change in the I.P. address, 192.58.246.2. There are now menu prompts for limit if a search ends in a backward slash, for example: a=shakespeare\

The following Melvyl system search sheet updates the 1991 search sheet published in the first edition of Search Sheets for OPACs on the Internet. Although the first edition's search sheet is still very useable, it does not document some new features (e.g., Save Set, the Mail To, and Update commands) as well as the change in I.P. address. The Melvyl search sheet is the first of several revised search sheets to be published in CWIS. For example, there have been changes in the Harvard, Rensselaer, University of Illinois, and CARL search sheets to name just a few. The next edition of Search Sheets for OPACs on the Internet will have search sheets for over one hundred new OPACs not covered in the first edition. We hope to keep up with the changes in the OPACs of both editions in CWIS.

The following CARL system search sheet updates the 1991 search sheet published in the first edition of Search Sheets for OPACs on the Internet. CARL has grown since 1991, with libraries and library systems added throughout the country. All use basically the same CARL interface, and there are also bibliographic databases other than catalogs mounted on CARL systems and using the same interface. Most of these are available to subscribers only.

Several articles in the journal Campus‐Wide Information Systems have been devoted to describing the different directories which link to library catalogs on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Some of the directories reviewed in this ongoing series on OPACs were Hytelnet and Libgopher for telnet based catalogs as well as WebCats, Libweb, LC Z39.50 Gateway and the WWW Library Directory‐Framed Edition for the web‐based OPACs. Gives current descriptions of some of the major directories; namely, LibWeb and WWW Library Directory which list and link to library homepages as well as Hytelnet and WebCats which are devoted to listing and linking to the library OPACs. In addition, summarizes the techniques used in finding new directories.

The following VTLS Virginia Polytechnic search sheet updates the 1991 search sheet published in the first edition of Search Sheets for OPACS on the Internet. Principal changes are new telnet and IP address, keyword and Boolean search capabilities. VTLS now offers a novice menu‐driven mode which is evoked by 〈?〉. The menu‐driven mode does not prompt the user on keyword and Boolean searching. Patrons can switch between menu and command searches by entering a search command or typing/help to see the command help screen.