Describes types of full-text databases in medicine; discusses features for searching full-text journal databases available through online vendors; reviews research on full-text databases in medicine; and describes the MEDLINE/Full-Text Research Project at the University of Missouri (Columbia) which investigated precision, recall, and relevancy.…

Among six conclusions of a study on computerized literature retrieval by medical students at the University of Missouri were that many students easily became independent users of MEDLINE, that previous computer use was not related to effective MEDLINE use, and that effectively trained students used the MeSH vocabulary as easily as faculty. (DB)

Report on a peer-reviewed, interactive electronic journal focuses on stages of its development; features of two available access points--an ASCII interface called EPS (Electronic Publishing Service) and a graphical interface called Guidon; advantages of Guidon access over simple electronic file transfer; and planned improvements. (Contains five…