No.19
March,1999
1 Status of recorded content
As at the start of April 1999, the material for recording encompasses 227 academic and scientific journals issued by 75 academic societies in a variety of fields. 185 academic and scientific journals from 57 academic societies are currently in the process of being recorded. The recording work will continue and the contents will be made available for use.
2 Status of supply of Electronic Library Service software
UNIX compatible client software for use specifically with the electronic library
| Product | Operating system | Available software |
|---|---|---|
| SUN Microsystems and compatible systems | Solaris version (when Solaris 2.4 or Solaris 2.5 is being used in the operating system) | elb-solaris2.4.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) |
| Solaris version (when Solaris 2.5.1 or later is being used in the operating system) | elb-solaris2.5.1.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) | |
| Solaris SOCKS version (when the operating system is Solaris 2.4, Solaris 2.5, Solaris 2.5.1 with SOCKS running on a firewall proxy) | elb-solaris2.4-socks.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) | |
| NEC workstation (EWS4800) | EWA 4800 version (EWS-UX/V 4.2MP operating system) | elb-ews.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) |
| EWA 4800 SOCKSversion (when operating system is EWS-UX/V 4.2MP with SOCKS running on a firewall proxy | elb-ews-socks.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) | |
| DOS/V personal computer | DOS/V personal computer version (when Solaris 2.5.1 for x86 is being used in the operating system) | elb-solaris-x86.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) |
| Hewlett Packard workstation (when HP-UX is being used in the operating system) | HP9000 version (compatible with the HP-UX operating system) | elb-hp.tar.Z (Ver. 3.2 Planed) |
*A function has been added to Elbrowser version 3.1 that enables you to connect to Z39.50 sites other than those in NACSIS and perform theses/articles searches.
Electronic library plug-in software for personal computers
| Product | Operating system | Available software |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows95, Windows98, or Microsoft WindowsNT4.0 or later |
Netscape Navigator/Communicatior Ver.3.0 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.3.0 or later | Windows compatible plug-in software |
| Apple Power Macintosh or other machine running Mac OS kanji Talk 7.x or MacOS 7.6 or later | Netscape Navigator/Communicatior Ver.3.0 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver.3.0 or later | Windows compatible plug-in software |
* It is necessary to use a WWW browser in combination with the NACSIS electronic library plug-in software. A print function has been added to this plug-in software.
* The latest information on the availability and distribution status of the various software applications is available at the following URL: http://www.nacsis.ac.jp/els/els-e.html