Gordon Library invites you to visit the "Engineering Information Village on the World Wide Web." The library has arranged with Ei, Engineering Information, Inc., for a 30 day trial of this unique resource that links you to hundreds of important technology-related sources on the Internet.
While you're there, be sure to try "Compendex*Web," the Internet-accessible version of Compendex, the world's most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering literature database. The library currently makes Compendex available via the CD-ROM version. Compendex*Web includes coverage back to 1989 currently, and there are plans to extend coverage back to 1970.
You can get to the Village from the announcement on the "New on Our Web" page (i.e., WPI Home page/What's New/New on Our Web), or you can go directly to the Ei (Engineering Information) home page (URL: http://www.ei.org). When you get there, just click on "Residents Click Here." Type "wpi" at the User name prompt and at the password prompt, and you're in! You will need to enter the User name and password again when you choose "Compendex*Web."
Although you can use either Lynx or Netscape to get to the Village, Netscape is the preferred browser because "Compendex*Web" will not work with Lynx. It should work fine with Netscape though.
Please note also that access to the 30 day trial of Engineering Information Village is available only through WPI computers with IP addresses beginning with 130.215. If you access the WWW through a third-party provider, such as America Online, Compuserve, Ultranet, etc., you won't be able to gain access to the Village.
Explore the Engineering Information Village for the next 30 days, and let us know what you think of it. Send your comments or questions to Don Richardson (drichard@wpi.edu) in the Reference Department or call him at ext. 5410.
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