From claude@npkservices.qc.ca Thu Mar 3 13:02:50 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 dawnb@CSN.ORG Thu Mar 3 13:04:42 1994 Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 14:40:32 -0700 From: "Dawn E. Bergacker" To: Multiple recipients of list AGRIC-L Subject: Re: national ag library On Wed, 26 Jan 1994, Jeffrey L. Kirwan wrote: > Is there anyone who can tell me how to access the National (US) > Agricultural Library (I believe the acronym is ARCOLA)? > Thank You! > Jeff Kirwan, Extension Agent, Va. Coop. Ext. Agricola is a article citation database produced by the NAL. My yearly CD-ROM subscription costs about $800. You can also access their database on several online database services, including Dialog and EPIC (both accessible on the Internet). It costs $.75/connect minute to use Agricola on Dialog, and about $.33/connect minute to access through EPIC. You need an account in order to connect to Dialog or EPIC. You can, for free, access the NAL's BBS through the FedWorld BBS. Just telnet to fedworld.gov (at system prompt type "telnet fedworld.gov"). There's some useful information on their bulletin board (ALF--Agricultural Library Forum). The most useful information, I believe, is contact names for each state. I'd recommend checking for contacts in your area, and calling to find out whether they have Agricola. I believe that most of the university extensions get a significant price break on Agricola. I think that Agricola might also be available through the internet to certain government employees. I think that your best bet would be to ask other ag extension type people in your area whether they have Agricola (and will let you use theirs), or whether they know a way to access Agricola (local land grant university?). Dawn E. Bergacker dawnb@csn.org Manager of Technical Information, Imperial Holly Corporation Colorado Springs P.S. I think that someone from NAL reads this list. She should be able to give you a fuller answer. I think that it's also possible for "some government employees" to connect to the online library catalog at NAL. The catalog would tell you what books they have at NAL, and what periodicals they subscribe to. From claude@npkservices.qc.ca Thu Mar 3 13:05:57 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 Mar 3 13:06:27 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. From schapman@NALUSDA.GOV Thu Mar 3 13:06:58 1994 Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 11:50:16 -0500 From: Susan Chapman Reply to: Agriculture Discussion To: Multiple recipients of list AGRIC-L Subject: Re: national ag library The National Agricultural Library's Reference Section address is: agref@nalusda.gov. The voice phone is 301-504-5479. Susan Chapman On Thu, 27 Jan 1994, Michael P. Hettinger wrote: > >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. > > > > > What is the INTERNET address? > > Thanks, > > MPH