Reference databases moving to a new Web ONLY search engine

• Which reference databases will change?
• How do I connect to the new Dataware version of each database?
• What are the database titles?
• Can I still connect via telnet to a VT100 version?
• What browser should I use?
• How do I upgrade my Netscape?
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• MS Internet Explorer Bug

Which reference databases will change?
OhioLINK is moving the reference databases now running on the III (Innovative Interfaces Inc.) search engine to a new search engine called Dataware on July 1, 1998. See the list of the database titles below.

The Dataware search engine is Web ONLY. The Dataware interface is not compatible with some web browers. Read the section below on browsers.

The databases now running on the OVID search engine will move to the new Dataware search engine Februrary 1,1999. See a list of the database titles below.

How do I connect to the new Dataware version of each database?
Connect to the OSU Libraries website www.lib.ohio-state.edu and from the "Other Online Research Tools" section select:
--By Subject or
--By Title

What are the database titles?
Databases that changed as of July 1, 1998:

• ABI Inform (with full-text printed on the attached printer, rather than to a designated library printer). See section below on Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Applied Science & Technology
• Art Abstracts
• Biography Index
• Biological & Agricultural Index
• Book Review Digest
• Cumulative Book Index
• Education Index
• Essay & General Literature
• Index to Legal Periodicals
• Library Literature
• Matter of Fact
• MLA
• Newspaper Abstracts
• PAIS
• Periodical Abstracts (with full text printed on the attached printer, rather than to a designated library printer). See section below on Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Databases that will change as of February 1, 1999:

• AIDSline
• BioethicsLine
• Biological Abstracts
• CancerLit
• CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health)
• Compendex
• ERIC
• HealthSTAR
• MEDLINE
• PsycINFO

Three databases discontinued or moved to other search interfaces:

• Dissertation Abstracts: OhioLINK discontinued the version running on the III search engine and is now accessing ProQuest Digital Dissertations, which is the web version provided by the vendor. There is no longer a VT100 version.
• Article First: OhioLINK discontinued this database as is investigating alternative resources.
• Medical Electives: OhioLINK discontinued this database on the recommendation of the medical schools.

Can I still connect via telnet to a VT100 version?
The current VT100 versions running on the III search engine will be available until mid-August. The new Dataware search engine is web accessible only. After mid-August all access will be web ONLY.

The VT100 version of the OVID databases will be available until sometime in March 1999.

What browser should I use?
The OhioLINK Dataware interface requires forms-capable browsers that handle HTTP redirection correctly. The interface has been successfully tested on Macintosh, Windows, and Unix platforms with:
-- various combinations of Netscape 2.02, 3.01, 3.04, 4.04, and 4.05;
-- Internet Explorer 3.02 and 4.01 for Windows;
-- Opera 3.2 for Windows;
-- Lynx 2.7.2 and 2.8.1.

We know Dataware is NOT compatible with: Netscape 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3

How do I upgrade my Netscape?

Netscape 4.04 is included in HomeNet version 4.0 for Windows 95/98/NT. The Macintosh version will be available soon.

Purchase: Version 4.0 of HomeNet, OfficeNet, and ResNet is packaged on a single CD containing both software and documentation and is sold at the OSU Bookstores at minimal cost.

Caution: Do not purchase the upgrade disk on sale at the OSU Bookstores as it has Netscape 4.01 which is not compatible with many electronic services provided by the OSU Libraries and OhioLINK.

Download: Netscape 4.06 can be downloaded from UTS' "Software to Go" web page for Windows 95/NT and Macintosh computers. Netscape 3.01 is also available to download for Macintosh. The URL is: http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/publications/upgrades/

More information on HomeNet Version 4.0 is available at: http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/uts/newsroom/homenet4.html

Adobe Acrobat Reader
Version 3.0 is recommended to view article full-text in ABI/Inform and Periodical Abstracts and for accessing some electronic journals. For information on Acrobat Reader and to download see: http://www.ohiolink.edu/about/guides/acrobat/

MS Internet Explorer Bug
There is a problem downloading the full-text PDF documents to disk using MS Internet Explorer. To save them to disk or hard drive:
— use the BACK button to return to the citation (if you've already opened the PDF)
— click on "Retrieve Full Text" link with the right mouse button
— select the "Save Target as ..." option
— name the file

This procedure will save the full-text as a PDF document that can be viewed later with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Contact Penny Pearson via email at pearson.1@osu.edu or by phone at 292-6247 if you have questions.