TJAMES@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU (10/03/90)
Hi netters: Is there a way to access medline database on-line for literature search ? I understand that the medline database is available on CD-ROM. How expensive is it (CD-ROM medline database) in terms of hardware and software ? Is there any similar databases that one can access (other than BRS Colleague)? Many thanks in advance for your courtesy. TJAMES@WESLEYAN Dept. Mol. Bio. Wesleyan Univ. Middletown, CT 06457 203-344-8544
peter-s@MOLBIO.CBS.UMN.EDU ("Peter N. Saurugger") (10/03/90)
The Health Sciences Computing Center at the Univ. of Minnesota has "MinneMedline" available via Internet. To my knowledge, it covers the last 7+ years or so of Medline. I do not know how they handle out-of UofMN requests, but since they charge money for it, I would assume they are willing to let others access the service. For more information call (612) 625-5444 or 625-2666. -- Peter N. Saurugger, Director voice: (612) 625-3744 Molecular Biology Computing Center email: peter-s@molbio.cbs.umn.edu Univ. of Minnesota 1479 Gortner Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108
hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov (Larry Hunter) (10/04/90)
Is there a way to access medline database on-line for literature search? I understand that the medline database is available on CD-ROM. How expensive is it (CD-ROM medline database) in terms of hardware and software ? Is there any similar databases that one can access (other than BRS Colleague)? Many thanks in advance for your courtesy. TJAMES@WESLEYAN Dept. Mol. Bio. Wesleyan Univ. Middletown, CT 06457 203-344-8544 Although medline is not available over the internet (yet), it is available via dialup modem and via several other services. CD-ROMs are also available. Pricing of the CD-ROMS depends on who will be using it for what. There are special prices for research users of the CD-ROMS that are quite low. As for hardware, you can find CD-ROM drives for on the order of $500. The cost of using the dialup database is hourly (with off-peak discounts). For more information, call the MEDLARS Management Section, Bibliographic services division, National Library of Medicine at (800) 638-8480 -- Lawrence Hunter, PhD. National Library of Medicine Bldg. 38A, MS-54 Bethesda. MD 20894 (301) 496-9300 (301) 496-0673 (fax) hunter@nlm.nih.gov (internet) hunter%nlm.nih.gov@nihcu (bitnet/earn)
hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov (Larry Hunter) (10/04/90)
From: "M.A. VALVANO" <37_1510@uwovax.uwo.ca> To: hunter@nlm.nih.gov.bitnet Date: Wed, 3 Oct 90 17:52:28 EDT Subject: medline search I need a telephone number for MEDLARS, Management Section, Natl. Lib. of Medicin e. The 1-800- number is not good when calling from Canada. Thanks. Miguel A. Valvano, Dept. Microbiol. Immunol., University of Western Ontario, Lon don, Ontario Sorry about that, non-US folks! The number is (301) 496-6193 -- Lawrence Hunter, PhD. National Library of Medicine Bldg. 38A, MS-54 Bethesda. MD 20894 (301) 496-9300 (301) 496-0673 (fax) hunter@nlm.nih.gov (internet) hunter%nlm.nih.gov@nihcu (bitnet/earn)
hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov (Larry Hunter) (10/05/90)
Another small follow-up to the medline/CDROM pricing question. Several people have asked me where they can get CD-ROM players for $500. First, I said "on the order of $500," and was just trying to give a ballpark figure. Nevertheless, you all called me on it. A quick scan through the new issue of MacWorld, and I found several places selling the NEC CDR-35 for less than $500 (e.g. on p. 43, the price is quoted as $399). A higher end (?) QUICKOR CD-ROM drive was also advertised in the same issue (p. 359) for $695. I don't know anything about those particular drives (and am not endorsing any drive or vendor!), but I think $500 is a pretty reasonable approximate figure for the cost of a CD-ROM drive these days. Larry -- Lawrence Hunter, PhD. National Library of Medicine Bldg. 38A, MS-54 Bethesda. MD 20894 (301) 496-9300 (301) 496-0673 (fax) hunter@nlm.nih.gov (internet) hunter%nlm.nih.gov@nihcu (bitnet/earn)
MBCICERO%TWNAS886@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU (10/05/90)
Hi, I have some more question about MEDLINE. Is there any way to access this database via BITNET or FTP? Thanks. Sincerely, Cicero Chen System manager Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica Nankang Taipei, 11529 Taiwan R.O.C.
DRITTNER%ALBNYVMS@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU (10/07/90)
The Toshiba based CDROM drives are the fastest. They have models for both Apple and PC. They run around $850 but CDROM drives are by nature slooooooooooooooooooooow, the old NEC CDROM drives were the slowest. don