Bibliographic Retrieval Services

Overview
Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS) began as the Biomedical Communications Network (BCN) at the State University of New York (Albany). After state funding ended, BRS was formed as a not-for-profit concern. It was incorporated in May 1976 as a for-profit corporation. BRS initially focused specifically on the biomedical data bases, but later broadened its coverage by adding ones in science, business, and technology.

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 * MEDLARS and Health Information Policy, at 40.