From: <RCURTIS%smtpgate@aix1.ucok.edu>  (Ron Curtis )
Date: Fri Oct 21 18:41:33 1994

We cancelled our subscription for Chemical Abstracts three years
ago.  As one would expect, the chemistry faculty were upset.  We
do offer Chemical Abstracts's online service free to anyone
needing it.  Last fiscal year we have zero (yes you read that
correctly) requests for the online service.  This year we gave
the online password to the chemistry department for their use.  I
do not know how much it has been used since July.  The volume of
use must have been low or I would have heard about it.

We kept other ACS titles on subscription so our accreditation is
not questioned.  If you have not all ready done so, get the
latest accreditation standards from ACS.  These standards differ
depending on what type of institution you are.