Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!shelby!apple!bionet!lhc!lhc!hunter From: hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov (Larry Hunter) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Subject: Re: MEDLINE DATABASES Message-ID: Date: 3 Oct 90 17:51:58 GMT References: <9010031443.AA04004@genbank.bio.net> Sender: usenet@nlm.nih.gov (usenet news poster) Organization: National Library of Medicine Lines: 36 In-Reply-To: TJAMES@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU's message of 3 Oct 90 14:43:51 GMT Cc: Tjames@wesleyan.bitnet 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)