ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 7 2 /C & RL News F e b r u a r y is B la c k H is to ry M o n th a n d th is 3 - c o l o r p o s t e r c e l e b r a t e s b la c k w o m e n ’s h is t o r y b y h o n ­ o r i n g n in e p r o m i n e n t Af­ r i c a n A m e r ic a n w o m e n : M a r i a n A n d e r s o n , S o ­ j o u r n e r T r u th , H a r r ie t T u b m a n , M a d a m C. J . W a l k e r , M a ry M cL e o d - B eth un e, R o s a P a r k s , L en a H o r n e , L o r r a i n e H a n s - b e r r y , a n d W i lm a R u ­ d o lp h . T h e p o s te r is a v a il­ ab le f o r $ 6 .0 0 (p lu s $ 3 . 5 0 f o r s h i p p i n g & h a n d ­ lin g ) f r o m th e N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s H is to ry P ro je c t, 7 7 3 8 B e ll R o a d , W in d s o r, CA 9 5 4 9 2 . G overnm ent Printing Office e x p a n d s d a ta b a se access In June of 1994, the Government Printing Office (GPO) unveiled GPO Access, an on­ line system of databases which is the result of the GPO Electronic Information Access En­ hancement Act o f 1993. In its original form, GPO Access offered a single subscription to every federal depository library of each of the following databases: C on g ression al R ec o rd a n d Index, F ed e ra l R egister a n d In d e x ‚ and E n rolled B ills o f th e 1 0 3 rd Congress. In September of 1994, GPO announced a new program to enhance the accessibility of these databases through GPO Access Gate­ ways, which originally included six univer­ sity libraries and one public library. This pro­ gram was expanded in October of 1994 to include any library willing to sign on and sup­ port a Gateway. Unlike GPO Access as it was originally proposed, which supplied access to the databases for only one user from one IP address, the Gateways will support mul­ tiple users simultaneously from one site. In addition to expanding the availability of GPO Access, GPO has also announced that the number of databases will expand. The United States C od e has recently been added, as has the database that will contain the bills of the 104th Congress. GPO hopes to add the C ode o f F e d e r a l R egulations and the G overnm ent In fo rm a tio n L o ca to r in the near future. Here are the GPO Access Gateways cur­ rently in operation and how to access them: COIN: Telnet 128.206.1.3 or dial (314) 884- 7000; login as GUEST; Main Menu select “Gov­ ernment Center”; select GPO ACCESS. Seattle Public Lib rary: Telnet 198.137. 188.2 or dial (206) 386-4140; login as library (lower case); select VT100; select Internet twice; from Gateways menu select GPO Access. G eorgia S o u th e rn U n iv ersity : Telnet gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu or dial into GSnet (9600 baud) at (912) 681-0005; modem settings are 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit; terminal emu­ lation VT100; press twice; from GSnet prompt enter: connect gsvms2; login as Info; select Government Printing Office Access; us­ ers with slow er m odem s may dial into PeachNet at (912) 681-0500; at the PeachNet prompt enter: connect gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu. P en n State University: Telnet lias.psu.edu or dial (814) 865-5427; communication settings are full duplex, no parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit; VT100 emulation is recommended. For dial ac­ cess: when connection is established press ‹E n te r› once. For dial access and Internet ac­ cess: respond to prompts for terminal emula­ tion and user ID (press ‹E n te r ›); at LIAS screen type: Select; from Select menu choose GPO Access; to exit LIAS, type exit.— M au rie C aitlin Kelly, University o f Illinois a t C h icag o