Information about the UW Libraries and the services it provides are now accessible via a gopher server through the Internet. The Libraries is now reaching out to anyone on the Internet from the Pacific Northwest to around the world, from Seattle to Poland to Singapore!
The Internet gopher is a tool for using the Internet to find, browse and retrieve sources of information. While library users and library staff have been using gopher servers for almost two years, this marks the first time the Libraries has used a gopher to provide information about its services.
The Libraries' gopher will initially provide information about library hours, the collections, library instruction classes, publicly available databases, a library guide for faculty and a form for purchase suggestions. The option titled "Other Library Gophers" leads to similar services from other libraries around the world.