The other alternative is simpler. Just use the Telnet command to connect with another campus's Gopher server that allows public access. Any of the following should work. The term indicates that the selection of that item will result in Telneting to another database. For connection to an IBM system, the term will be used.
Gopher is very user-friendly.
Basic commands always appear at the bottom of the screen. The Help menu is very useful and may be accessed at virtually any time. Gopher can be used in a wide variety of ways by media center personnel. For example, our own center once was asked by a faculty member to duplicate a videotape so he could send it to a colleague in Saipan. Fact Book via the University of Minnesota library.