THE SCIENTIST (fwd)

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

                          THE SCIENTIST
                          3600 Market Street, Suite 450
                          Philadelphia, PA 19104


For more information, contact:


EUGENE GARFIELD, Ph.D.
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief


Phone : (215)243-2205
Fax   : (215)387-1266
E-mail: garfield () aurora cis upenn edu




PRESS RELEASE----


THE SCIENTIST newspaper, now available on internet----


THE SCIENTIST~ a biweekly newspaper for scientists and the research
community, is now available electronically -- in full text and free
of charge -- on the internet network via ftp, WAIS, and Gopher.
Eugene Garfield, publisher of THE SCIENTIST states that electronic
access to the newspaper's articles and features has been made
available following a successful trial experiment on NSFnet, the
electronic communications network of the National Science Foundation.


Founded in 1986, THE SCIENTIST is published in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA, and is circulated internationally to researchers,
administrators, and policy makers in academia, industry, and government.
THE SCIENTIST is the only newspaper that exclusively covers current
issues and events that impact the professional research environment--
including funding legislation, new grants, employment and salary trends,
career advancement opportunities, ethics and conflicts of interest,
representation of women and minorities in science, and the interplay of
industrial, academic, and governmental research.  In addition,
THE SCIENTIST reports on trends in research and features the opinions
of leaders in science.


THE SCIENTIST can be accessed on the InterNIC (AT&T) server by the
instructions provided below.  The full text of issues from November
1992 onward are accessible.  New issues are added every two weeks on
alternate Mondays, coinciding with the cover date of the printed edition.
Back issues are being loaded every other week, until the full seven year
file is complete.


INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOW...




                  THE SCIENTIST ON THE INTERNET


The Scientist is now available on-line.
Via ftp:
type: ftp ds.internic.net
at name prompt, type:anonymous
at password, type:your username@internet address
at prompt, type: cd pub/the-scientist
 If you know the issue date
at prompt,type: get the-scientist-yymmdd
 Or, for directory listing, type:dir
then, to select issue, type: the-scientist-yymmdd
to end, type: quit


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Via WAIS:
type: telnet ds.internic.net
at login, type: wais
at search prompt, type: db the-scientist
at search prompt, type: query_(term/s to be searched)
to view a retrieved item, type: view_(item number to be viewed)
to search within the issue retrieved, type:find_(term/s to be searched)
   to search forward or, nfind_(term/s to be searched) to search
   backward in an issue.
to end, type: quit
[the help menu can be accessed at any time by typing ? or help?]


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Via GOPHER:
On InterNic (AT&T) Gopher Server:


If you DON't have Gopher software on your PC, you can
use AT&T's Gopher.  To do this, at prompt


type: telnet ds.internic.net
at login, type: Gopher
at Terminal Type is "unknown"; enter a new value or press RETURN:
type terminal type if you know it, or type:vt100
from successive menus, choose:


4.  InterNIC Directory and Database Services (AT&T)/
4.  InterNIC Database Services (Public Databases)/
13. The Scientist - Newsletter






If you DO HAVE  Gopher software on your PC, at prompt,
type: gopher Internic.net 70
from successive menus, choose:
4.  InterNIC Directory and Database Services (AT&T)/
4.  InterNIC Database Services (Public Databases)/
13. The Scientist - Newsletter




Via E-MAIL


You can access The Scientist@@ via AT&T mail server, an automatic
program that delivers information by electronic mail.  To request an
issue, send the following message:


at prompt, type: mail mailserv () ds internic net
leave the subject blank


the text of the message should be _exactly_ as follows,
except after path where you type in your internet address:


file /ftp/pub/the-scientist/the-scientist-yymmdd
path (type your username@internet address)
end






NOTE: yymmdd = year, month, date of isssue requested


The mail server will split the document into 64k chunks by
default and the requested information will be transmitted to
your mailbox.






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