title: Dial-in access to CD-ROM databases: beyond the local area network.
abstract: Although it has meant additional work, CDLink has enhanced the productivity and effectiveness of the library's public services program. CDLink enables the library to offer dial-in access to databases, either in CD-ROM or other MS-DOS formats. The VAX MS-DOS connection is a cost-effective way to combine the benefits of remote access and multiple simultaneous use. From the user's perspective, CDLink provides free, twenty-four-hour remote access to databases in a friendly, menu-driven environment. For the library staff, the CDLink service represents the achievement of a long-awaited goal.
authors.affiliation: Health Science Center Library, State University of New York, Syracuse 13210.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Onsi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capodagli
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D016251:CD-ROM; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D006801:Humans; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D009518:New York