Southern W A
Methods Inf Med. 1962 Jan;1(1):16-22.
A report is given on the mechanized information retrieval system in operation in the Abbott Laboratories' Science Information Services which is used for the biomedical periodical literature. The system uses a random 12-digit number coding system and an IBM Electronic Statistical Machine 101. The following subjects are discussed in detail: the dictionary; abstracting, coding, and machine searching procedure; uses of the Abbott Abstracts; limitations of the system, and future plans for an improved system.
本文报告了雅培实验室科学信息服务部正在运行的用于生物医学期刊文献的机械化信息检索系统。该系统采用随机12位数字编码系统和IBM电子统计机101。文中详细讨论了以下主题：词典；摘要、编码及机器检索程序；《雅培摘要》的用途；系统的局限性以及改进系统的未来计划。
