






            SABIO - The University of Arizona Library's Information System


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               Administrative Office
               A349 Main Library
               University of Arizona
               Tucson, AZ 85721

            _E_m_a_i_l:
               Mohamed Taleb <talebm@ccit.arizona.edu> (Systems Librarian)
               Stuart Glogoff <sglogoff@ccit.arizona.edu> (AUL/Systems)

            _P_h_o_n_e: (602) 621-6441 Library Information
               FAX: (602) 621-9733

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

            SABIO is a Spanish word meaning Wise One or Learned One, and
            is  the name of the University of Arizona Library's Informa-
            tion System.

            SABIO went public in December 1992 and is being  implemented
            in  stages.   When  completed in June 1993, SABIO will offer
            approimately 2 million bibliographic records from  the  fol-
            lowing   UA  Libraries:  Main  Library,  Science-Engineering
            Library, Music Library, and Center for Creative  Photography
            Library.   The  collections  to the Architecture Library and
            College of Law Library will be loaded during the summer/fall
            of 1993.  At the time this entry was written, there were 1.5
            million records in  SABIO.   SABIO  has  online  information
            screens  that  users are asked to consult to the most recent
            information.  Select I > Library Information  off  the  main
            menu.

            SABIO, which uses  Innovative  Interfaces,  Inc.,  software,
            runs  on  two DEC VAX 5900.  It features a highly functional
            Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) which  provides:  search
            capabilities   by  keyword,  author,  title,  subject,  call
            numbers and government documents  numbers;  up-to-the-moment
            circulation  status;  order  information  for  books not yet
            received;  journal  holdings  information;  course   reserve
            _________________________
            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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            lists; an EXPORT features to create bibliographies in ascii,
            MARC  and  Pro-Cite  formats;  an Internet gateway to remote
            library OPACs  and  databases;  locally  mounted  commercial
            databases  (available  to  the  University  Community only);
            local databases; Spanish languages menus; Chinese,  Japanese
            and  Korean  characters  displayed  via  specially  equipped
            microcomputers; and access to the CARL UnCover service.

            Beginning in the fall 1993, the Library will be loading  the
            Marchive  database  to  government publications, and biblio-
            graphic records to its dissertations.

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

            Internet access:  telnet sabio.arizona.edu

            Dial-in access:    2400 baud (602)621-4141
            Dial-in access:    9600 bps  (602)621-6633

               At the terminal server prompt, type "telnet sabio".
               Follow the online login instructions.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _S_A_B_I_O

            Access to SABIO is open to the public.  Only the  access  to
            commerical  databases  mounted on SABIO is restricted to the
            University Community.

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

            Buckyballs, a local database that was mounted  on  SABIO  in
            December  1992, may be of interest to many readers.  It is a
            unique bibliography on  buckminsterfullerenes  (AKA:  Carbon
            60),  that  is  maintained  by members of the U of A Physics
            Department. Buckyballs can be  accessed  from  SABIO's  main
            menu  option,  O>  Other  Libraries  and  Databases.   It is
            searchable by SABIO's main search engine  and  is  presently
            updated  monthly.   The  Buckyballs  file  is  available via
            anonymous ftp.  Consult the Buckyballs Information screen on
            SABIO  for the ftp information as well as a general descrip-
            tion of the Buckyballs database.










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