Commercial database vendors with access to medical and pharmaceutical information and the role of information brokering of medical libraries

Abstract

The world database vendors with their databases are not known usually for typical users of scientific information, because the centers are based on fee, and also there are other organisational barriers. The brief overview of database vendors, which offers medical or pharmaceutical databases, often unique and specialized.

The role of medical libraries in the brokerage of access. Search and reference services.

Keywords

• Information resources
• database vendors
• databases
• business resources
• medical databases
• pharmaceutical databases