A.L. asks -- how can I connect to MedLine and other online catalogs from my PC?

Answer:

The Himmelfarb Library offers many health-related resources accessible through your PC desktop. These resources are grouped together in a desktop window called Novell-delivered Applications. If the Novell-delivered Applications window does not appear on your desktop after logging onto the Enterprise Network, click once on the Novell-delivered Applications button located on the taskbar (in the bottom left corner of your monitor). To access a resource, click on the icon.

Descriptions of each program are as follows:

• GWIS2 - George Washington Information System provides access to your GWIS2 email account and other GW University services.
  
• (HAL) Library Catalog - access to the Himmelfarb Library's catalog for: book, audiovisual and journal holdings information, user account information, clinical alerts from NIH, Library news, classes, Library hours, new book titles, electronic requests for ILL, photocopy, reference, and other Library services.
  
• MEDLINE and Other Databases - search the biomedical database MEDLINE back to 1966 for journal citations. Other databases include BioethicsLine, Cancerlit, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health), HealthSTAR, NIOSHTIC (Occupational Safety and Health), and Popline.
  
• PDQ (Cancer Information) - full-text cancer information from the National Cancer Institute. Includes cancer treatment, screening, supportive care, clinical trials, and physician/organization directories.
  
• NLM Locator - access to the National Library of Medicine's online catalog for book, journal, and audiovisual holdings.
  
• ALADIN - access to the Gelman Library's online catalog and other databases, such as PsycInfo.
  
• Jacob Law Library - access to the holdings of GW's law library.
  
• Rapid FTP (file transfer protocol) - this program provides quick transfer of files from your desktop or GWIS2 account to other PC drives and computers.
  
• Telnet - provides remote log-in to other Internet, University, or research accounts.
  
• IDX - MFA administration functions. For assistance, please call the IDX Help Desk at (703) 846-9316.
  
• SAS - Statistical Analysis Software for data management and analysis. For account and technical assistance, please call Donald Lockley at 994-8746.
  
• SAS Windows - Windows version of SAS.
  
• BANNER (UNIX2) - Human Resources time reporting system. For account and technical assistance, please call LaMont Benson at 994-8739.
  
• BANNER (UNIX5) - Time reporting system plus access to Pine e-mail, SAS, utilities, and other special applications.
  
  

For assistance on any of these resources, please call the Himmelfarb Library Reference Desk at (202) 994-2850.

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