Hypatia

PRLC, the Pittsburgh Regional Library Center, is pleased to announce a
new on-line preservation resource, Hypatia.  Hypatia is a collection of
full-text databases covering a variety of preservation issues using WAIS
(Wide Area Information Server) technology for searching capability from
anywhere on the Internet.  Initially funded through PRLC and a
preservation education and outreach grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH), Hypatia will be maintained by the preservation
services manager at PRLC and new databases added as more information is
obtained.  Currently there are five local sources and a link to the CoOL
sources for ease in multiple database searching.

If you are familiar with WAIS and have a client you may search
hypatia-directory-of-servers at prlc.org port 210 using the search term
hypatia for a description of the databases. SWAIS is available for users
without a client.  You need a VT100 terminal emulation setting.  To
access use the telnet command to prlc.org.  The login is hypatia,
password:  hypatia. Dial-in access to the SWAIS client is 412-825-5580
using login hypatia and password hypatia.

The databases descriptions follow:

    hypatia-directory-of-servers is a top level directory for Hypatia, a
    collection of WAIS databases containing information of interest to
    people involved with the conservation of library, archives and
    museum materials.

    hypatia-disaster-plans is a database of disaster plans that have
    been contributed by various institutions.

    hypatia-AMIA-L_Archives is a database of the AMIA-L listserv
    archives (Association of Moving Images Archivists)

    hypatia-preservation-resources is a directory of regional resources
    for preservation services, consultants, and supplies for Western
    Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. Some national companies
    are also included.

    hypatia-disaster-resources is a directory of regional resources for
    disaster recovery services, consultants, and supplies for Western
    Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. Some national companies
    are also included when their expertise warrants inclusion.

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