Minutes of the
Williamsburg Internet Association Meeting
November 19, 1996 at 7:00 PM.

MAIN PROGRAM:


Featuring Berna Heyman, Assistant Dean of University Libraries for Automation and Bibliographic Control at the College of William and Mary

"Let your fingers do the walking: Online information from the Swem Library "

Our thanks to Berna Heyman, who brought the expansive offerings of the college libraries to light for us by explaining what the online resources are and how to access them. Many resources are available to the general public from personal computers, however, many others are only available to the college community, or from the workstations in the Reference Department of the Swem Library.

Anyone with a browser can access LION-Libraries On-line: the online catalog for the College of William and Mary Libraries. The catalog covers three main library areas: the library catalog, the reserve desk and the information desk. Online users can download or print from LION, and can even make online requests. And a Help button is provided; see the button bars at the top or bottom of the pages.

There are three ways you can search on LION:
  1. Browse Search looks for the closest possible match by scanning alphabetical lists. A search lists items closely matching the first words entered.
  2. Keyword Search looks for any and all possible matches by searching the entire database for the word(s) you enter. Choose "Words or Phrase" to search words anywhere in any record in the database. Or, confine you search to one of the other keyword options offered.
  3. Exact Term Search looks for an exact letter-for-letter match and is the most precise method of searching.

Informational links offered on the LION Homepage:
Other Resources Available to Anyone:

Swem Library's Homepage

Library Information (hours, staff, training sessions)

Special Collections (guide, hours, policies, illustrations)

Internet Tools (subject directories, search engines, resource guides)

Exhibits (special collections, Virginia Newspaper Project)

Gateway to Library Resources

Reference Works (collections of ref. databases, citation guides)

Journals (collections of electronic journals)

Books (collections of electronic text)

News Sources (general news, higher education news, Virginia news, collections)

Library Catalogs (Library of Congress, Virginia library and other library catalogs)

Government Info (U.S. government, Virginia, international)

Resources Available Only in the Swem Library Reference Department (for non-W&M patrons):
Breakout Session (Advanced) - a roundtable discussion of Internet related topics

Breakout Session (Beginner) - Internet Basics- Featuring Ben Loyall, President of Widomaker Communications Service presented Internet Basics: E-mail from A to Z, the second in a series of 4 planned presentations. Every aspect of using E-mail, from the initial setup of the E-mail program to solving the problems that many new users encounter. Ban has made his presentation slides available online.

ANNOUNCEMENTS


Membership to Williamsburg Internet Association: Membership is $10 per year for each unit, either an individual or a family unit. Membership entitles you to one vote per unit, and to be on the Majordomo mailing listserver. Members can get minutes, as well as send and receive information to/from all other members.

Attendance tonight was 56 people. We need to get the word out that we are here! If you would like to help with publicity and correspondence, please contact Dana Metheny . Thanks!

NEXT MEETING:


Tuesday, December 17, at 7 P.M. at the Williamsburg Regional Library - Speakers and topics will be announced ASAP.

DISTRIBUTION

These minutes (and other important announcements from the WIA) are being e-mailed to all members of the WIA majordomo mailing list. They will also be posted to the newsgroups:
See you at the next meeting.

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