Data, knowledge and method bases in chemical sciences. Part IV. Current status in databases.
Computer readable databases have become an integral part of chemical research right from planning data acquisition to interpretation of the information generated. The databases available today are numerical, spectral and bibliographic. Data representation by different schemes--relational, hierarchical and objects--is demonstrated. Quality index (QI) throws light on the quality of data. The objective, prospects and impact of database activity on expert systems are discussed. The number and size of corporate databases available on international networks crossed manageable number leading to databases about their contents. Subsets of corporate or small databases have been developed by groups of chemists. The features and role of knowledge-based or intelligent databases are described.
Braibanti
Antonio
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Pharmaceutical Department, Physical Chemistry Section, University of Parma, I-43100, Parma, Italy. braiban@unipr.it
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Rupenaguntla Sambasiva
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Rao
Gollapalli Nagesvara
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Ramam
Veluri Anantha
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Sattiraju Veera Venkata Satyanarayana
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D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D016208:Databases, Factual; D007255:Information Services; D007391:International Cooperation; D020407:Internet