UW Libraries: A New Web Information Gateway

A major goal of the UW Libraries is to deliver information resources and services to the desktop. The World Wide Web is now the common interface for desktop access to a wide range of resources, including bibliographic databases and full-text electronic journals. Many new resources are available only through the Web, and development efforts for existing databases are based on Web access and delivery.

The UW Libraries' databases and online catalog are now in a transition phase from UWIN to the Web. During the 1998-99 academic year, as Web versions of bibliographic databases and the Libraries' catalog become available, those addresses will be announced on UWIN.

As part of this change to the Web, the Libraries unveiled in September its redesigned home page, the Information Gateway, which provides the Libraries' resources and services at your fingertips. You can also visit "What's New" to check the status of:

• Migration of bibliographic databases to the Web

• Development of the Libraries new Web-based catalog

• Timeline for new services

The new Web site is located at the Libraries' previous Web address: www.lib.washington.edu/