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Comparative Analysis of Select Databases in Life Sciences

Comparative Analysis of Select Databases in Life Sciences

Purnima Joshi
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 1935-5661|EISSN: 1935-567X|EISBN13: 9781466635647|DOI: 10.4018/ijicthd.2013100105
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Joshi, Purnima. "Comparative Analysis of Select Databases in Life Sciences." IJICTHD vol.5, no.4 2013: pp.39-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijicthd.2013100105

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Joshi, P. (2013). Comparative Analysis of Select Databases in Life Sciences. International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), 5(4), 39-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijicthd.2013100105

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Joshi, Purnima. "Comparative Analysis of Select Databases in Life Sciences," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) 5, no.4: 39-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijicthd.2013100105

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Abstract

Biology, the study of living beings, probably began with the transition from the original ‘animal man’ or ‘naked ape’ to ‘psychosocial man’, some 40,000 years ago. It developed immensely over the centuries to a very advanced discipline - the Life Sciences. An understanding of the basic biological processes requires an all sided approach and knowledge of the fundamental principles of all sciences. Because of this, the recorded information is also varied and scattered over many disciplines. As the research activity in Life Sciences increased, the publications also increased rapidly. Technological advances, especially Information Technology, revolutionized the information sources. Electronic information sources opened comprehensive stores of information to anyone with a computer terminal. This paper is an attempt to look at the variety of electronic information resources relevant to the field of Life Sciences. An attempt is also made to describe the characteristics and comparatively analyze twenty five selected databases from the vast number of available databases in this subject area.

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