EMBASE remains EMBASE--on every host? A comparative analysis of EMBASE on the hosts DATA-STAR, DIALOG, DIMDI, and STN.
Differing results of the same search request processed on different hosts led the authors to investigate this issue more thoroughly. Two authors, two journal titles, two drug names, and two topics of a general medical nature were retrieved under identical circumstances and conditions on the hosts DATA-STAR, DIALOG, DIMDI, and STN. Comparing the figures revealed that none of the nine search request produced an identical result on all hosts. Some of the search results differed only slightly, while the searches in the basic index produced considerable discrepancies.
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Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Germany.
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D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000592:standards*; D005103:Expert Systems; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012984:Software; D013358:Subject Headings