Perry C A
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1986 Jun;43(6):1509-24.
Online information retrieval in pharmacy and related fields is described. Factors involved in determining whether to conduct an online search are discussed, including characteristics of appropriate and less suitable topics, advantages and limitations of online searching versus manual searching, and possible types of searches. The process of preparing for an online search, involving the determination of search vocabulary, relevant citations, important authors, time frame, special categories (such as language, publication type, and reviews), and the number of citations needed, as well as choosing a database, is explained. Sample search strategies on MEDLINE and IPA are illustrated to demonstrate the basic search commands and to compare file retrievals on the sample subject. Pharmacy-related bibliographic databases, general-interest databases, end-user search services, and full-text and numeric databases are profiled. Online database searching can be a cost-efficient and flexible alternative to manual literature searching for pharmacists. Although most online searching is currently conducted by librarian-search specialists, end-user searching is a growing trend, as is the availability of full-text databases.
本文描述了药学及相关领域的在线信息检索。讨论了决定是否进行在线搜索所涉及的因素，包括合适和不太合适主题的特点、在线搜索与手工搜索的优缺点以及可能的搜索类型。解释了为在线搜索做准备的过程，包括确定搜索词汇、相关引文、重要作者、时间范围、特殊类别（如语言、出版物类型和综述）以及所需引文数量，以及选择数据库。展示了在MEDLINE和IPA上的示例搜索策略，以演示基本搜索命令并比较样本主题的文件检索情况。介绍了与药学相关的书目数据库、大众兴趣数据库、最终用户搜索服务以及全文和数值数据库。对于药剂师来说，在线数据库搜索可能是一种经济高效且灵活的替代手工文献检索的方式。尽管目前大多数在线搜索是由图书馆员搜索专家进行的，但最终用户搜索是一种日益增长的趋势，全文数据库的可用性也是如此。
