NET (National Eligibility Test) Series 23

Q 1.     What is MEDLARS?

A computerized biomedical bibliographic storage and retrieval system operated by the National Library of Medicine, United States.

Q 2.     What is full form of MEDLARS

MEDLARS stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System.

Q 3.     When it was first introduced?

1964

Q 4.     When did it evolve into an online system?

1971

Q 5.     What is called MEDLARS Online?

MEDLINE

Q 6.     For what purpose was MEDLARS used?

MEDLARS was used to produce the former printed Cumulated Index Medicus, and the printed monthly Index Medicus, until that publication ceased in December 2004.

Q 7.     What is MeSH?

(Medical Subject Headings) is the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles for PubMed.

Q 8.     What is PubMed?

PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics.

Q 9 .    When did PubMed first release?

PubMed, first released in January 1996.

Q 10.  When was PubMed system offered free to public?    

In June 1997

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