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Volume 1, Issue 4
1 April 1977
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Review Article| April 01 1977

On‐line searching in a research environment Available to Purchase

J.P. Colthurst;
J.P. Colthurst
The author is with Shell Research Ltd., Shell Biosciences Laboratory, Sittingbourne Research Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8AG, England.
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M.E. Shilling
M.E. Shilling
The author is with Shell Research Ltd., Shell Biosciences Laboratory, Sittingbourne Research Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8AG, England.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2396-9091
Print ISSN: 0309-314X
© MCB UP Limited
1977
Online Review (1977) 1 (4): 311–317.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023958

The introduction of on‐line searching into a research laboratory and its acceptability vis‐a‐vis alternative information sources is discussed. In particular its cost effectiveness and its use to complement rather than to replace SDI are outlined.

Keywords:
Selective dissemination of information, On‐line retrieval systems, Research environment
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