TY - GEN
T1 - MEDLINE alternatives
AU - Roderer, N. K.
AU - Barnes, S.
PY - 1988/11/1
Y1 - 1988/11/1
N2 - Four configurations of MEDLINE alternatives that are evaluated. One important consideration is that, depending on the alternatives selected, the level of use of MEDLINE can vary considerably (10,000-28,000 uses per year in the model used). When costs are analyzed, per-use costs are relatively similar (ranging from $21.10 to $25.20) but total costs vary considerably ($251,000 to $590,000). Retrieval capability were found to be the most important factor for end users when choosing a system. Institutions, when looking at the issues associated with the selection of MEDLINE alternatives, must of course place primary importance on user needs. Other aspects must also be examined, and these can be grouped into three general and highly interrelated categories: system characteristics, management considerations, and cost to the institution and to users.
AB - Four configurations of MEDLINE alternatives that are evaluated. One important consideration is that, depending on the alternatives selected, the level of use of MEDLINE can vary considerably (10,000-28,000 uses per year in the model used). When costs are analyzed, per-use costs are relatively similar (ranging from $21.10 to $25.20) but total costs vary considerably ($251,000 to $590,000). Retrieval capability were found to be the most important factor for end users when choosing a system. Institutions, when looking at the issues associated with the selection of MEDLINE alternatives, must of course place primary importance on user needs. Other aspects must also be examined, and these can be grouped into three general and highly interrelated categories: system characteristics, management considerations, and cost to the institution and to users.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0024112039
SN - 0818608811
T3 - Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
SP - 540
EP - 544
BT - Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
A2 - Greenes, Robert A.
PB - Publ by IEEE
T2 - Proceedings - Twelfth Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
Y2 - 6 November 1988 through 9 November 1988
ER -