[MEDLINE in the age of Internet]

The use MEDLINE and related resources of literature information has increased significantly with the increased availability and speed of the Internet. However, literature information is presented in many different ways via the Internet and search facilities and web addresses are frequently changed. Many physicians and medical researchers find it difficult to keep track of what is available and many lack skills in effective searching. The present paper presents an overview of the MEDLINE database and related databases available from the National Library of Medicine and searchable through PubMed and Internet Greatfull Med. We discuss strategies for searching MEDLINE and the coverage of MEDLINE related to that of related databases from the NLM and other sources.