From claude@npkservices.qc.ca Thu Jan 27 13:07:56 1994 Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 23:07:00 GMT From: "Claude Gelinas Agr." Reply to: Agriculture Discussion To: Multiple recipients of list AGRIC-L Subject: national ag library Hello, this is a way to reach agricola. Hope that will help you. ************************************************************* The National Agricultural Library's Reference Section accepts requests for reference services over the internet. There is nothing to subscribe to and no form to fill out. Just send your information inquiry to the internet address and we will answer it as if it were a mailed in reference question. Your inquiry will be assigned to a reference librarian who will prepare a reply, most likely based on a search of AGRICOLA, NAL's database. Because reference replies frequently require us to mail attachments, for our convenience please include a post office mailing address in your request. NAL began charging for reference services in 1986. Reference services are provided free as long as they can be done within the threshold limits, which are one hour of the librarian's time (at $11.00 per hour) and $25.00 commercial search fees. We will stay within the threshold limit unless you authorize us to exceed it. Exceeding the threshold would incur a $10.00 billing fee in addition to the excess, but the first hour and $25.00 would be free in any case. (Certain groups, such as USDA employees making work-related requests, are exempt from the above fees.) Sincerely, John B. Forbes, Head Reference Section ------- End of Forwarded Message Have fun claude Claude Gelinas Agr. Voice : 514 652 9764 claude@npkservices.qc.ca Fax : 514 652 7731 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Off.: 514 652 7548 ======================================================================== From agref@NALUSDA.GOV Thu Jan 27 13:12:28 1994 Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 11:35:49 -0500 From: NAL Reference To: Multiple recipients of list AGRIC-L Subject: Re: NAL Internet Service (fwd) Dear Mr. French: Following is the message I usually send out on internet, including an address: The National Agricultural Library's Reference Section accepts requests for reference services over the internet at address agref@nalusda.gov. There is nothing to subscribe to and no form to fill out. Just send your information inquiry to the internet address and we will answer it as if it were a mailed-in reference question. Your inquiry will be assigned to a reference librarian who will prepare a reply, most likely based on a search of AGRICOLA, NAL's database. Because reference replies frequently require us to mail attachments, for our convenience please include a post office mailing address in your request. NAL began charging for reference services in 1986. Reference services are provided free as long as they can be done within the threshold limits, which are one hour of the librarian's time (at $11.00 per hour) and $25.00 commercial search fees. We will stay within the threshold limit unless you authorize us to exceed it. Exceeding the threshold would incur a $10.00 billing fee in addition to the excess, but the first hour and $25.00 would be free in any case. (Certain groups, such as USDA employees making work-related requests, are exempt from the above fees.) Sincerely, John B. Forbes, Head Reference Section jforbes@nalusda.gov > Date: Thu, 27 Jan 94 07:51:09 EST > From: "Al French (USDA Economic Analysis Staff)" > To: John Forbes > Subject: NAL Internet Service > > Subcribers to the AGRIC-L discussion list are fumbling around trying to > determine how to access the NAL Reference Desk through Internet. Please > post appropriate info to: agric-l@uga.bitnet. Thanks.