See Gopher in Using Other Internet Resources . Documents published by a local, state, or federal government. A guide to the material published within other works, sometimes within books but more often within periodicals. Periodical indexes list every article for the periodicals and the period covered, listed alphabetically by author, title, and subject. Indexes include the source information you'll need to find each article, usually the periodical title, issue number, and page numbers.
Indexes are available in print and in electronic form.
Interlibrary loan allows you to obtain materials from other libraries without having to travel to them. Typically, libraries have an interlibrary loan desk where you can learn how to fill out a request form either on paper or on a computer. A network of computers connected by telephone lines, high speed fiber-optic networks, microwave relays, and satellite links. Developed by the United States government to maintain communication across the nation in the case of a national emergency, the Internet has become an increasingly important part of daily life. Today, people use the Internet to send electronic mail to relatives, friends, and coworkers, to learn about and purchase goods and services, to keep up with the latest news in a variety of fields, and to participate in online communities that cross state and national boundaries.