Rios Kravitz R A
Med Ref Serv Q. 1987 Spring;6(1):1-26. doi: 10.1300/J115v06n01_01.
MEDIS, an online full-text and bibliographic medical retrieval system, was introduced by Mead Data Central to the health community in May 1985. A general description of the service is offered covering the database content, search commands and strategies, equipment, cost and support services. Strengths and weaknesses of this new end user system are reviewed from a user's perspective. Comparisons among MEDIS, BRS/Saunders Colleague, and PaperChase are drawn.
MEDIS是米德数据中心于1985年5月向健康领域推出的一个在线全文和书目医学检索系统。本文对该服务进行了总体描述，涵盖数据库内容、搜索命令和策略、设备、成本及支持服务。从用户角度审视了这个新终端用户系统的优缺点。还对MEDIS、BRS/桑德斯同事系统和PaperChase进行了比较。
