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Access Platform OptionsThe databases are currently accessible via any of the three methods shown below. We
will continue to evaluate ways to expand access to and utility of the databases as the
technology develops. We will also strive to make sure that a path exists for our customers
to upgrade without losing any previous investment.
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InteLex Web Server |
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Custom-made CD-ROM
We can place any combination or all of the purchased databases
on a single custom-made CD-ROM. The Folio VIEWS® search
engine comes with each disc and any or all of the databases on the disc can be searched
simultaneously. When you decide to add new databases to your collection, we will only
charge you for the new selections in return for the old disc. The new selections will be
combined with your previously purchased databases on the new disc. This way, you can keep
your entire collection in one convenient location.
CD-ROMs are available with either Individual, Institution or Campus-wide
licenses.
Please note that we do not support Macintosh systems
that do not run in Classic mode. Under OS X on the Macintosh, Classic Mode must be enabled in order to run the Folio Views software. OS 9, which is necessary to run Classic Mode, is routinely installed when OS X is installed. However, some Macintosh systems running under OS X do not routinely install OS 9, and difficulties have been reported with subsequent attempts to install OS 9 on these systems. Before ordering a Macintosh CD-ROM, please check whether OS 9 and Classic Mode run on your system.
Information is also available at the Apple website:
Running
Mac OS 9 Applications in OS X “At
last!...an outstanding text database product”
--Choice Magazine
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InteLex Web Server
InteLex can provide campus-wide access to any combination or all of its Past Masters
databases via its web server. Click
here to see a 6 minute demonstration of browsing and searching.
If a school desires campus-wide access and it does not have a full-text delivery system
this can be a cost effective alternative or interim measure until such a system can be
implemented locally.
All that is required are the Campus-wide site licenses
to the desired databases and standard web browsers for the users. An Internet Protocol
(IP) range is used to limit access to the campus in order to eliminate the need for a user
name and password. An archive CD of the text of each licensed title is
provided at no additional charge.
There is an annual web server access fee which varies
according to the number of titles purchased and FTE. We have considered and continue to weigh
alternative means of projecting server usage but we believe that there is a reasonable
correlation and in the interest of simplicity we have elected to use this metric. “The Bottom Line: Past Masters is an essential online resource for its target audience, upper-level undergraduates and scholarly researchers. Not only does it make key philosophical works accessible on users' desktops 24/7, but it also provides in-text citations and searchable text. In addition, a la carte database customization makes it financially accessible not only to large universities and research libraries but also to smaller academic institutions and medium to large public libraries, for which it is recommended
highly."
-- Christopher Holly,
Reference/Instruction,
DePaul Univ. Libs., Chicago,
Library
Journal Review 10/1/2000
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Standard Generalized Markup
Language
Several of our databases are available in SGML file format. We use the
Text Encoding Initiative (TEI Lite)
Document Type Definition (DTD)
to parse our databases. Schools which have the infrastructure to deliver the SGML files on
a campus-wide network can elect to mount these files on their local server.
There is no fee beyond the Campus-wide site license for
each of the desired databases. We can File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or deliver these files
on a CD-ROM. If databases are purchased which have yet to appear in SGML, we will provide
campus-wide access on our web server, to all databases for
which the Campus-wide site license has been purchased, until all of the SGML files have
been sent. All databases will be available in SGML format by the end of 2007. All purchases of campus-wide licenses to databases are monographic purchases of the SGML, although most institutions opt to also pay a yearly access fee to use the InteLex web server
“InteLex has been scrupulous in checking its
databases...”
--Choice Magazine
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