Using EPIC to search the OCLC Online Union Catalog in a health sciences library.
EPIC is a service that provides keyword or subject access to the OCLC Online Union Catalog (OLUC). This capability increases the success rate for title location as well as the potential uses of the OLUC. The features of the EPIC system, application of these features to the OLUC, and specific uses in health sciences libraries are described in this article.
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Indiana University School of Medicine Library, Indianapolis 46202.
D002381:Catalogs, Library; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013358:Subject Headings; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface