MultiLink--an intermediary system for multi-database access.
The design and implementation is described of MultiLink, a desktop system for direct enduser access to remote bibliographic information. The system is an application of a client-server technique based on a campuswide network, with the objective to assist end-users to accomplish the information--retrieval process by capturing knowledge and expertise for searches in query formulations. MultiLink, via intelligent interfaces, allows users to access several dozens of bibliographic databases. The application integrates regional, national and international resources, and brings library services to the user's desktop level.
Wu
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Department of Medical Informatics, Linköping University, Sweden.
Ahlfeldt
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Wigertz
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D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D014584:User-Computer Interface