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Weisgerber, David W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Describes the history, scope, and applications of the Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical Registry System, a computerized database that uniquely identifies chemical substances on the basis of their molecular structures. Explains searching the system is and discusses its use as an international resource. (66 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Databases, International Programs, Molecular Structure