The Reporter: February 1996, Vol.7, No.1
What's New on CPMCnet

CPMCnet, the Internet and World Wide Web information service for CPMC, continues to improve its World Wide Web site. The main menu and many submenus on CPMCnet have been updated and revised, rendering the service more comprehensive and efficient.

CPMCnet Main Menu Changes

The main menu of CPMCnet now includes short descriptions of each link. In addition, new services now available are a Clinical Resources menu, which includes the PolyMed Clinical Information System, Nursing Standards & Patient Education, and the Physi cians' Desk Reference; a Library Resources menu, including full-text and Internet services; a menu for Students & Curriculum, where grades and the current Student Handbook can be accessed; and a new menu for computer resources, which includes help and tips pages, Usenet News access, and a guide on designing HTML pages.

New Lynx Client Software

Users of the Lynx web browser can now improve their screen displays, use modems to download filings, print one or more copies of text files, and use the "goto" feature to reach any URL on the Internet. More information is available on the CPMCnet help pa ges.

Library Web

Extensive information about the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library is now available through CPMCnet. Information about library hours, services, and collections is accessible. Catalogs and indexes also may be referenced.

New Pages

A number of departments and programs-such as the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior and the departments of neurology and radiation oncology-have added pages to CPMCnet. The departments and programs with new pages are listed under "What's New" on the CP MCnet home page.

Online Publications and Press Releases

External Relations news releases and the Columbia School of Public Health journal, The Chronicle, are now available through CPMCnet.

Seven CPMC publications now maintain presences on the Web: the Chronicle, Biomedical Frontiers, Child Poverty News and Issues, the Health Sciences Reporter, P&S Journal, the P&S Medical Review, and the Information News Newsletter.

Usage Statistics

As of early January, contacts had reached more than 113,000 weekly, with more than 5,000 from Europe and more than 1,800 from Asia. The most visited item was the home page of the Division of Gastroenterology, followed by the division's "Diseases of the L iver" page and the home page for CPMC computer resources.

How To Access CPMCnet

Access to CPMCnet is available in three ways:

1) select it from the CPMCnet Network Menu, under Scholarly Information

2) using a World Wide Web browser, such as Netscape, set the URL to http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu

3) telnet to cpmcnet.columbia.edu (login: cpmcnet).

Users can send mail to help@cpmcnet.columbia.edu or call 305-1668 (ext. 71668) for more information about accessing CPMCnet.