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A system was implemented using a commercial database management program and a microcomputer for computerising references from journals and other sources. In addition to the citation, the user can enter the address of the institution where the study was carried out, a description of the article and of the work, key words, and an abstract. References are added, edited, searched for, displayed on screen, typed on paper, or sent to a text file, using selection criteria entered by the user. When a search is performed the printout will include the abstract of each paper, similar to that obtained from larger bibliographic services. The computer also writes requests for reprints. This program now holds over 30 000 references and has been in use for over three years. Such a system is beneficial for personal study, for writing books, articles, and theses, and for use by institutions, departments, and small libraries.
利用一个商业数据库管理程序和一台微型计算机实现了一个系统,用于将来自期刊及其他来源的参考文献进行计算机化管理。除了文献引用之外,用户还可以输入开展该研究的机构地址、文章及研究工作的描述、关键词和摘要。通过使用用户输入的选择标准,可以添加、编辑、搜索参考文献,在屏幕上显示,打印在纸上,或者发送到文本文件中。进行搜索时,打印输出将包括每篇论文的摘要,类似于从大型文献服务中获取的摘要。计算机还会生成索取重印本的请求。该程序目前保存了超过30000条参考文献,并且已经使用了三年多。这样的系统对于个人学习、撰写书籍、文章和论文以及供机构、部门和小型图书馆使用都很有益。