title: EMBL-search: a CD-ROM based database query system.
abstract: This paper describes a system of generally applicable index files provided on the EMBL sequence databases CD-ROM to facilitate the development of front-end software to the sequence databases available on this CD-ROM. The index files are used by a new versatile and user-friendly database retrieval program for the Apple Macintosh, EMBL-Search, which allows the easy construction of complex database queries. EMBL-Search utilizes cross-reference information contained in the databases to support navigation between different information resources. The ability to run EMBL-Search on a local computer network accessing a shared database CD-ROM makes its use particularly cost effective.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoehr
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016251:CD-ROM; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008122:Local Area Networks; D008838:Microcomputers; D014584:User-Computer Interface