Searching RLIN: Special Files (Databases)

Scope

• There are several specialized "files" (databases) in RLIN that can be selected with the "call" command.
• The specific files can be selected when entering RLIN as follows:
• Note: Not all databases are available to Foothill.

Special Files (databases) in RLIN

Files	Abbrv.	Usage (call)
Avery Index.	arf	call rlin (aut) sel fil arf
Avery Reference File A name/subject Authority File for the Avery Index. Available under the Authority File: call rlin (aut)
English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC)	est	call eureka cho est
Pre-19th Century Short Title Catalog. Bib. records for UK, colonial, and other English-language publications. Available only through Eureka (Web or telnet):
Hand Press Book Database
Includes European hand-press-produced titles from about 1455 to the 1830s. Over 760,000 records. Not available to Foothill.
LC Name Authority (NAF)	naf	call rlin (aut) sel fil naf
Library of Congress' authority file for personal names
LC Subject Authority (SAF)	saf	call rlin (aut) sel fil saf
Library of Congress' authority file for subject headings
SCIPIO Art & Rare Book Sales Catalogs (SCA)	sca	call rlin (aut) sel fil sca
Sales Catalog Index Project Input Online. Auction house catalogs from the libraries of eight, largely art, institutions. Not available to Foothill.

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