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Bibliographic databases function like the large card catalogs that were established by librarians to identify, describe, index, and classify citations, journals, and books, so that they could be effectively stored, retrieved, and used when needed. The user of an automated medical bibliographic database can enter a query into a search and retrieval program using a defined set of terms; and all citations that were indexed by these terms can then be retrieved. Bibliographic databases are primarily fact locators that point to information found elsewhere. Factual databases, like those of the NLM’s Hazardous Substance Data Bank (HSDB), its Genetics Sequence Data Bank (GenBank), and its Physicians’ Data Query (PDQ) are bibliographic databases that contain information on specific subjects, and are primarily fact providers.

(Note: Unless otherwise referenced, much of the information about NLM in this chapter has been obtained from its annually published National Library of Medicine Programs and Services, its periodically published NLM News and NLM Fact Sheets, and from NLM’s internet Web sites. National Library of Medicine (NLM) Fact Sheets are accessible through nlm.nih.gov.)

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Collen, M.F. (2012). Medical Bibliographic Databases. In: Computer Medical Databases. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-962-8_9

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