Some Major Applications of Database Searching

APPLICATION	PRIMARY TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS	EXAMPLE DBs & DB Services
Cataloging	Libraries of all kinds	OCLC, RLIN,
Acquisitions	Libraries of all kinds	OCLC, RLIN
Inter-Library Loan	Public, Colleges	OCLC, RLIN
General Reference	Public, K-12 Schools, Colleges	General Reference Center, Academic Index,
General Academic Research	College, Research Organizations	Dialog DBs
Scientific Research	Colleges, Non-Profit Organizations, Gorvernment, Corporations	Dialog DBs, Inspec, Biosis
Medical Research	Colleges, Government, Non-Profit Organizations, Corporations, Public	Medline, Embase, Ovid DBs, Health Reference Center,
Legal Research	Law Firms, Corporations, Government, Non-Profit Organizations, Public	Lexis, Westlaw, LoisLaw
General Business Research	Corporations, Government, Non-Profit Organizations, Public	Business Reference Center, Dow Jones, Dialog DBs
Patent, Trademark, Copyright Research	Corporations, Government, Public	USPTO, MicroPatents, Derwent

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