New Delhi : Towards a sustained promotional agenda for MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Systems) services, the National Informatics District Centre, Allappuzha, (Kerala) organized a User Awareness Programme on August 12, 1996 at Thirumala Devasom (TD) Medical College.
The Awareness Programme was inaugurated by the District Collector, Mr Kshatrapati Shivaji. The principal of TD Medical College Ms Molly Abraham showed keen interest in the programme. The programme evoked a sizeable response. It was attended by around 175 medical professionals.
In addition to a demonstration of on-line access to the MEDLINE database, the participants were also given the opportunity to explore the techniques of searching the database for literature on topics of their interest.