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MEDLINE
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When the National Library of Medicine announced that its database would be provided free on the web through the web site PUBMED, Vice President Al Gore was on hand to encourage Americans to visit "their neighbourhood medical library", "the home page that makes house calls." Major U.S. television ne ....
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How did we get to free MEDLINE on the Internet? Until the mid-70's the National Library of Medicine provided access to both the MEDLINE database and its modes of access. There were two: the printed INDEX MEDICUS, and a complex computer search interface. This search interface permitted very precise searching of medical topics. It was intended for use by medical librarians who received in-depth training in searching methodologies, and it was expected that they would use this inter.... |
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