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The Ovid Java Client Interface: a comparison with the Ovid Web Gateway and Windows client interfaces.

The Ovid Java interface is compared with the Ovid Web Gateway and Ovid Windows Client. The focus is on functionality from the user's perspective. The Java version draws upon both the earlier Web and Windows versions, thus combining the worlds of the Web and application programs. It is concluded that...

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Published in:Medical Reference Services Quarterly Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 1 - 16
Main Author: Cavanaugh BB
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov1998
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