ERL (Electronic Reference Library)

The Electronic Reference Library (ERL) Technology is SilverPlatter's solution for providing Wide Area Network (WAN) access to all SilverPlatter databases via TCP/IP

With ERL Technology you can create an electronic library that is:

• Accessible from many locations
• Searchable from many different locations
• Searchable with many different software programs
• Easy to load and maintain

Across your Institution and Across an entire Consortium

ERL technology enables the systems administrator to provide access to information throughout your institution, throughout your consortium and over the Internet. A single ERL system can support multiple databases collections, providing access to only to the appropriate authorized users. Those users are presented with a single list of available databases which may reside on multiple servers throughout an institution or consortium, or at another site all together - accessible via the Internet.

Easy Wide Area Network Solutions

With ERL Technology, loading and accessing information is simple. All of the data (delivered either on CD-ROM or tape) is pre-indexed and ready to search using all of the powerful search tools available with SPIRS software.

ERL's true client/server architecture provides wide area network access while taking advantage of your existing local area network, eliminating the need to purchase or maintain an expensive mainframe system. And with the Internet subscription option, you can easily provide fully-functional wide area searching of information without the need for additional hardware.

ERL Retrieval Clients Available

ERL Retrieval Technology supports retrieval clients (search interfaces) on a variety of platforms:

• WinSPIRS for the Microsoft Windows platform
• MacSPIRS for the Macintosh platform
• PC-SPIRS for the DOS platform
• UNIX-SPIRS for a UNIX terminal environment

ERL Gateways Available

• WebSPIRS - an HTTP gateway for searching via the Internet
• Z39.50 Version 3 gateway

ERL Servers Available

The ERL server software is also available on a variety of platforms:

• SCO-UNIX
• Sun Solaris
• IBM AIX
• Windows NT (coming soon)

Further Information

An Introduction to SilverPlatter's Electronic Reference Library (ERL)

For more informations about ERL contact info@burioni.it