[WEB4LIB] public library consortia

[Margaret Escherich]

Point of clarification - the state provides free access for librarians, 
not for the public, no?

Margaret Escherich
Oakland Public Library
esche_ma at oak2.ci.oakland.ca

On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Beverley Shirley wrote:

> While my answers to Rebecca's question are "no" and "no" with regards to
> Texas public libraries, I feel that I must add that all Texas public
> libraries are qualified and invited to be part of our statewide
> consorium.  Not all of them have registered, however.
> 
> Currently the Texas State Library and Archives Commission provides
> registered Texas public and state governmental agency libraries free
> access to 
> 
> Over 70 databases through the First Search interface (including ABI
> Inform, Ebsco Masterfile, Periodical Abstracts full text, Books in
> Print, World Cat, Articles First, Wilson Select, Health Reference
> Center)
> Britannica Online
> Electric Library
> Archives USA
> 
> We expect to add databases to the offering this year.
> 
> The total full text journal count is over 2,270  titles, but this figure
> does not take into account the duplicate titles indexed by different
> databases.
> 
> Beverley Shirley
> Networked Information Coordinator
> Texas State Library and Archives
> bshirley at tsl.state.tx.us           http://link.tsl.state.tx.us
> VOICE   (512) 463-5433            FAX  (512) 936-2306
> 
> 
> > Topic No. 5
> > 
> > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 12:45:55 +1000
> > From: rtoohey at slv.vic.gov.au
> > To: publib at webjunction.org, web4lib at webjunction.org,
> > Subject: public library consortia
> > Message-ID: <4A25671A.00167463.00 at domino.slv.vic.gov.au>
> > 
> > Dear all (please excuse cross-posting),
> > 
> > Does any state (or country) have a public library consortium that
> > includes
> > 100% of public libraries in that area?
> > 
> > Does any state (or country) have 100% of public libraries connected to
> > the
> > Internet?
> > 
> > 
> > Which products does the consortium have access to?
> > Approximate total number of journals?
> > 
> > Thanks for your help.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Rebecca
> > 
> > Rebecca Toohey
> > Project Officer
> > Libraries Online
> > State Library of Victoria
> > 328 Swanston Street
> > Melbourne Victoria 3000
> > AUSTRALIA
> > Ph   613 9669 9808
> > Fax 613 9669 9958
> > Email rtoohey at slv.vic.gov.au
> > WWW http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/libonline/
> > 
> > 
> > 
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