Connection to NEARnet Regional Network

这种与NSFnet的连接提高了米德尔伯里学院校园内几乎每个系的教学和研究能力。典型的应用包括在本科生天文学联盟成员之间交换二维图像；高级计算机科学学生在并行处理机器上的交互登录；以及改进对MEDLINE、化学摘要和MLA国际书目等数据库的访问。此外，米德尔伯里的专门图书馆藏书，如北方研究所的藏书，现在可以向校外学者开放。这种联系有助于米德尔伯里招聘高素质的教师，他们需要这些教师来维持和改进他们的学术项目。该链接是研究和教学的关键资源。

This connection to NSFNET improves the instruction and research capabilities of essentially every department on the Middlebury College campus. Typical applications include the exchange of two-dimensional images among members of an undergraduate astronomy consortium; interactive login by upper- level computer science students on a parallel processing machine; and improved access to databases such as MEDLINE, Chemical Abstracts and the MLA International Bibliography. Further, Middlebury's specialized library collections, such as that at the Institute for Northern Studies, is now available to off-campus scholars. The connection aids Middlebury's recruiting of the high- caliber faculty they need to maintain and improve their academic programs. The link is a critical resource for research and instruction.