December. 8, 1998

The San Juan Island Library District has arranged for a Browser Distribution Agreement with NetScape, Inc. permitting the library to circulate the NetScape Communicator CD-ROM to library patrons at no cost to the library or its users.

Patrons running Windows 95 or a Macintosh PowerPC at home may now check out a current version of the NetScape Communicator CD-ROM from the library for permanent installation on their home PC, saving them from the lengthy download required to obtain the software from NetScape's web site.

The NetScape Communicator version available at the library provides Java support, which is required for patrons wishing to use the library's web-based catalog from home. The library's web catalog is available at http://www.sanjuan.lib.wa.us. For more information, contact Wade Guidry, wguidry@sanjuan.lib.wa.us.