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LIAS Statistics ... Database Summary |
| LIAS Database Summary: 1993 through 1997 (Does not include data for databases accessible via the Web, e.g., JSTOR, CompendexWeb, Encyclopedia Britannica, etc. unless they were accessed via LYNX WWW browser software in LIAS. Number of sessions established through other browsers such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc. is not available) | |||||
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Databases | 12 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 48 |
| Total Number of Sessions | 200,063 | 376,645 | 617,472 | 747,783 | 2,428,848*** |
| LIAS Database Summary: Access, Size, Availability | |||
| Database | Database Size (No. of Records unless otherwise specified) |
Available Since ... | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locally Mounted LIAS Databases ... | |||
| ABI/Inform* | 835 thousand | Aug 1993 | |
| AGRICOLA | 2.0 million | Mar 1995 | |
| Books in Print | 2.5 million | Aug 1996 | |
| The CAT | 1.9 million | Aug 1983 | |
| ERIC | 890 thousand | Apr 1993 | |
| Mass Media | 16 thousand | Mar 1995 | |
| Newspaper Abstracts* | 2.2 million | Aug 1993 | |
| New Titles | 50 thousand (last 6 months of CAT) | Feb 1997 | |
| NTIS | 1.9 million | Jul 1995 | |
| Periodicals Abstracts* | 2.3 million | Aug 1993 | |
| TOC | 6.1 million | Jun 1994 | |
| External Databases Available via Z39.50 ... | |||
| Anthropological Literature | 90 thousand | Sep 1994 | |
| Avery | 250 thousand | Jun 1993 | |
| EIP | 2 million | Feb 1993 | |
| English Short Title Catalog | pre-1801 pubs. | Oct 1995 | |
| MLA Bibliography | 3000 journals | Oct 1996 | |
| PAIS | 225 thousand | Dec 1993 | |
| RLIN | 74 million | Sep 1993 | |
| External Databases Available through the Web ... | |||
| Aquatic Sciences | n/a | July 1997 | |
| ARTFL (French Language) | 2000 texts | Nov 1995 | |
| Biography & Genealogy Master Index | > 10 million references | Jul 1997 | |
| Compendex Web | 1.5 million | Jan 1997 | |
| Contemporary Authors | 90,000 authors | Feb 1996 | |
| Dissertation Abstracts | 1.4 million PhD dissertations | Nov 1997 | |
| Encyclopedia of Associations | 90,000 non-profit organizations | Feb 1996 | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | 44 million words | Sep 1995 | |
| English Short Title Catalog (Telnet) | pre-1801 pubs. | Oct 1996 | |
| Environmental Sciences | n/a | July 1997 | |
| GeoRef | 2 million references | Nov 1997 | |
| GPO | U. S. GPO | Jan 1995 | |
| IBZ: International Bibliography of Periodical Literature | 1.7 million records | Nov 1997 | |
| JSTOR | Backfiles of 26 journals | May 1997 | |
| Materials Science | n/a | July 1997 | |
| Math Sci | 3100 journals plus 7500 books | Jan 1996 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Abstracts | n/a | July 1997 | |
| MediaNet | Complete A-V Collection | Dec 1993 | |
| MUSE | 40 current journals | Jun 1997 | |
| ProQuest Direct | Articles from > 5,000 periodicals | Dec 1997 | |
| Rogets Thesaurus | n/a | Jan 1996 | |
| Springer Verlag Journals | Articles from > 238 journals | Nov 1997 | |
| UnCover** | 3 million | Feb 1992 | |
| External Databases Available through Gateway ... | |||
| Current Journals (Innovacq public) | 29 thousand titles | Jun 1997 | |
| English Short Title Catalog (Telnet) | pre-1801 pubs. | Oct 1996 | |
| GPO | U. S. GPO | Jan 1995 | |
| MediaNet | Complete A-V Collection | Dec 1993 | |
| CD-ROM Databases Available through LIAS ... | |||
| CINAHL | 650 journals (250 thousand records) | Jul 1996 | |
| MEDLINE | 2.5 million | Apr 1993 | |
| PsycINFO | 500 thousand | Nov 1993 | |
*Originally available via Z39.50; ABI/Inform and Periodical Abstracts loaded locally in Nov. 1995; Newspaper Abstracts loaded locally Sep. 1996.
**UnCover also available via telnet in character-based LIAS.
***Includes session data for the CAT which was not available prior to 1997. When that is subtracted out, total number of sessions comes to 688,314.
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