Connection to NEARnet Regional Network

这种与国家科学基金网络的连接提高了米德尔伯里学院校园内每个部门的教学和研究能力。典型的应用包括本科生天文学联盟成员之间的二维图像交换；高级计算机学生在并行处理机上的交互式登录改进了对MEDLINE、Chemical Abstracts和MLA International Bibliography等数据库的访问。此外，米德尔伯里的专业图书馆收藏，如北方研究所的收藏，现在对校外学者开放。这种联系有助于米德尔伯里招募他们需要的高素质教师，以维持和改善他们的学术项目。该链接是研究和教学的重要资源。

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.