General access to external data bases for end-users [in Japanese]

Pressure is growing, particularly from young, computer-literate researchers, for end user searching of data bases and it has been introduced at the Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Seiyaku. Courses were run for training in choosing appropriate data bases and keywords. A manual highlighting di...

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Published inPharmaceutical Library Bulletin (Yakugaku Toshokan) Vol. 34; no. 4
Main Authors Arimoto, Masahiro, Tsumuji, Ayako
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published 01.01.1989
Subjects
Company libraries
Computerised information retrieval
Computerized information services
Computerized information storage and retrieval
Information services
Information storage and retrieval
Information work
Japan
Magnetic tape
Online information retrieval
Searching
Subject indexing
Technical services
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Users
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ISSN0386-2062

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Summary:Pressure is growing, particularly from young, computer-literate researchers, for end user searching of data bases and it has been introduced at the Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Seiyaku. Courses were run for training in choosing appropriate data bases and keywords. A manual highlighting differences between search systems was produced. Japanese personal computers are used for searching with PCOM communications software. Manuals cover characteristics of each data base, log-on procedures, commands, codes, search strategies, etc. Usage costs have increased, but not drastically. CAS Online accounts for 51% of usage at 2,410 minutes per month. Future problems relate to training for new staff and likely increased use and costs. End user searching is inevitable and a strategy for encouraging it is advisable. 00 V.R.H.
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ISSN:0386-2062