






                POLYCAT - The Online Catalog of the Kennedy Library
              California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               Ilene Rockman
               Polycat/Systems Support
               Kennedy Library
               Cal Poly
               San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

            _E_m_a_i_l: ilene@library.calpoly.edu

            _P_h_o_n_e:
               (805) 756-5787
               Fax: (805) 756-1415
               TDD: (805) 756-2273


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            Polycat is the online catalog of Kennedy Library at Califor-
            nia  Polytechnic  State University at San Luis Obispo, Cali-
            fornia. It contains over 600,000 books, as well as  serials,
            maps,  documents, media, computer software, senior projects,
            and Cal Poly master's theses. The system  software  is  from
            CLSI.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            "telnet" to  "library.calpoly.edu"  (129.65.20.21).  At  the
            menu, select "l" for Polycat, and follow the instructions on
            the screen. The escape character is "control-d".

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_a_t_a_l_o_g

            The online catalog has open  access.  However,  the  Kennedy
            Library  reserves  the  right  to  restrict  access to local
            patrons, should that be necessary.



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            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s

            o+  Polycat provides circulation status, and supports  browse
               and   keyword   searching,   truncation,  and  limits  by
               language, material type, and/or publication date.

            o+  For help with search strategies,  contact  the  Reference
               Department, (805) 756-2649.

            o+  An electronic suggestion box is available.









































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