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. 1980 May;31(3):181-92.
doi: 10.1002/asi.4630310310.

MEDLINE: an introduction to on-line searching

D B McCarn

MEDLINE: an introduction to on-line searching

D B McCarn. J Am Soc Inf Sci. 1980 May.

Abstract

MEDLINE is presented as a prototype for on-line bibliographic search systems. Creation of the data base, indexing language, and file organization are reviewed. On accessing the files, search logic is illustrated with a sample MEDLINE search. NLM's development of a document delivery system to complement its bibliographic retrieval system is discussed.

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