Editor, 'Library of Congress Files on Internet', NCSU Libraries Newsletter v20n11 (July 1993)
 
_The NCSU Libraries Newsletter_
Volume 20 no. 11
July 1993
Editor
"Library of Congress Files on Internet"


The Library of Congress (LC) has placed on the Internet more 
than 26-million LC records in thirty-five different files, 
available for use by the general public.  The host address for 
telnet access to the Library of Congress Information System 
(LOCIS) is:

locis.loc.gov (140.147.254.3)

The library supports both 3270 and line mode for access to its 
files.

LOCIS includes more than 15-million catalog records for 
materials (including books, journals, and selected U.S. and 
foreign legislation) in all formats (print, microform, Braille, 
etc.).

Except for national holidays, LOCIS is available for searching 
Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., EST; on 
Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and on Sunday from 1:00 
to 5:00 p.m.  Complete instructions for searching are available 
on the initial screens presented to users connecting to LOCIS.