Re: Additional URL (fwd)

Jeff Huestis (mailto:Jeff-Huestis@library.wustl.edu)
Fri, 2 Feb 1996 13:59:29 -0600 (CST)

From: Jeff Huestis <mailto:Jeff-Huestis@library.wustl.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 13:59:29 -0600 (CST)
To: mailto:listmgr@library.wustl.edu
Subject: Re: Additional URL (fwd)

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:19:00 -0600 (CST) From: (Sender of message unknown) To: WEBCAT-L LIST <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU> Subject: Re: Additional URL

On Wed, 31 Jan 1996 mailto:judy@RAM7.ALEPH.CO.IL>

> Here's another URL for your list of WEBCATS. By the way, since WEBCAT is used
> as a "name" by Sirsi, shouldn't you generically call what you are interested
> in "WWW server for OPAC":
>
Here's a URL (off topic, I believe) which demonstrates that Sirsi doesn't have a lock on the name "webcat":

http://stargate.jpl.nasa.gov/webcat/index.html

Another alternative would be "webpac", but I didn't want to buy into the association of library catalogs (and other information location aids) with one of the original computer games (Pacman), oil cartels (OPEC), political action committees....

Jeff Huestis