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News Release99-04 Access AMICUS Now Available on the WebOttawa, August 16, 1999 The National Library of Canada released Access AMICUS on the Web today. Access AMICUS on the Web is a new user-friendly graphical interface accommodating the needs of novice and expert searchers. Blending the best of Access AMICUS, resAnet and Romulus, it offers fee-based service to over 18 million records with over 30 million holdings in 500 Canadian libraries including the National Library of Canada. Access AMICUS was introduced in 1996 to provide access to the AMICUS database. With the introduction of Access AMICUS on the Web, users now benefit from many exciting new features. Clients can request items, through interlibrary loan, from hundreds of Canadian libraries whose holdings are in AMICUS. They can view interlibrary loan policies and services of Canadian libraries and request locations from the National Library for items not found in AMICUS. Users can also hyperlink to electronic publications, and avail themselves of other features useful for reference, interlibrary loan and cataloguing such as saving, downloading and customizing. In addition to Access AMICUS on the Web, the National Library is introducing two new Z39.50 services: Access AMICUS via Z39.50 and National Library of Canada Catalogue via Z39.50. At the same time, the Library is also releasing an improved version of resAnet. Further information about all the AMICUS services can be obtained by visiting the AMICUS Web site at www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/amicus or by contacting the Client Information Centre. Telephone: 819-997-7227, Fax: 819-994-6835, E-mail: cic@lac-bac.gc.ca - 30 - For more information, please contact: Line Ménard |