Table 2.
Technical Testing, Site Details
| Location | Institution | Hostname/Address of Computer Tested | 1998 Test Date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| User terminal testing | |||
| Baton Rouge, La. | Information Research | 202-150-246.ipt.aol.com* | Apr 7 |
| New Orleans, La. | Tulane University Medical Center Library | rsl.tcs.tulane.edu | Apr 7 |
| New York, N.Y. | Samuel L. Wood Library, Cornell University Medical College | mac103789.med.cornell.edu | Apr 2 |
| Greenwood, S.C. | Self Memorial Hospital | User28.ais-gwd.com* | Apr 2 |
| Gladwyne, Pa. | Medical librarian's home computer | 209.107.11.162* | Mar 24 |
| Web-site testing: Domestic | |||
| Los Angeles, Clif. | Louise M. Darling Library UCLA | www.library.ucla.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10† |
| Denver, Colo. | St. Joseph's Hospital | saintjosephdenver.org | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Middletown, Conn. | Middlesex Hospital | www.midhosp.org | Mar 27-Apr 10† |
| Macon, Ga. | Mercer University | gain.mercer.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10† |
| Chicago, Ill. | Alzheimer's Association | www.alz.org | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Peoria, Ill. | University of Illinois Medical College | www.uicomp.uic.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| New Orleans, La. | Tulane University Medical College | www.mcl.tulane.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Omaha, Neb. | University of Nebraska Medical College | www.unmc.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| New York, N.Y. | Cornell University Medical College | www.med.cornell.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Buffalo, N.Y. | Millard Fillmore Health System | www.mfhs.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Oklahoma City, Okla. | Integris Baptist Hospital | www.integris-health.com | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Burien, Wash. | Highline Community Hospital | www.halcyon.com | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Seattle, Wash. | Health Sciences Library, University of Washington | www.hslib.washington.edu | Mar 27-Apr 10 |
| Web-site testing: Domestic versus international comparisons | |||
| Ottawa, Canada | Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) | www.cisti.nrc.ca | Feb 6-24 |
| Paris, France | Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM) | www.inserm.fr | Feb 6-24 |
| Köln, Germany | Deutches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information (DIMDI) | www.dimdi.de | Feb 6-24 |
| Rome, Italy | Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS) | www.iss.it | Feb 6-24 |
| Tokyo, Japan | Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) | www.jst.go.jp | Feb 6-24 |
| West Yorkshire, UK | The British Library (BL) | portico.bl.uk | Feb 6-24 |
| Farmington, Conn., USA | University of Connecticut Health Center | www3.uchc.edu | Feb 6-24 |
| Seattle, Wash., USA | University of Washington Health Sciences Library | www.hslib.washington.edu | Feb 6-24 |
*
Computer hostname/address was dynamically assigned on a per-connection basis.
†
Intermittent testing.