Table 1

Characteristics of Products Evaluated


Name of List
Name of Provider available
Number of journal editions full text
Embargo on recent
Cost US $

A
Biomedical Reference Collection Comprehensive Edition
EBSCO Publishing
550
Yes up to 12 months
8215
B
Proquest Research Library, Pharmaceutical News Index and Medical Library
Proquest
494
Yes up to 12 months
7500
C
Ovid Core Biomedical Collection
Ovid Technologies Inc
15
No
12,437
D
Ovid Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Brandon Hill Collection
Ovid Technologies Inc
20
No
11,069
E
Ovid Brandon/Hill Plus Collection
Ovid Technologies Inc
66
No
54,746
F
Ovid Brandon/Hill plus Hague Collection 1 and 11
Ovid Technologies Inc
124
No
99,000

Carter et al. Biomedical Digital Libraries 2006 3:8   doi:10.1186/1742-5581-3-8