Tapping into the Fish and Wildlife Information Explosion: Commercial On-Line DataSources

摘要

Global information is availableto anyone who can operate a microcomputer.Computers can provide biologists with rapid access to bibliographic information from their own offices. Most bibliographic citations feature abstracts to help the searcher decide how useful information in a citation might be. Computer searching can minimize or eliminate time-consuming trips to libraries and other data sources. On-line data bases can also provide timely information to prevent needless and costly duplication of research effort. Minimally, on-line information may be useful for refining and improving procedures for field and laboratory studies. The leaflet identifies on-line systems and data bases that contain natural resources information and briefly describes how to tap into the information resource.