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Yes my colleagues in the States have a subscription with them, largely for full-text patent delivery, but also for back-up to the in-house search service. NERAC do have a large collection of databases, but not I believe for interactive access a la Dialog. They are searched on your behalf by an intermediary. I had a trial a couple of years ago. One aspect that struck me was the presentation of the results. The records themselves had an old-fashioned look about them (they looked like displays from the 70s - IN SOME CASES STILL IN UPPER CASE) but dressed up in an HTML page. We didn't pursue it because our main source is Chemical Abstracts, and we must have the abstracts, so we must go to STN. Even so I did suggest a subscription to some former colleagues who are now without information support. As I understand it, there is a fixed subscription based on number of potential end-users, and subscribers can make unlimited use of their services for no extra cost. Dave Huddart Information Services & Library Manager Rhodia Consumer Services Ltd PPD Technical Dept ITC Building Trinity St Oldbury W Midlands B69 4LN 0121 541 3304 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> -----Original Message----- From: Gill Wareing [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 13 August 2002 14:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: NERAC.com Good afternoon everyone Has anyone heard of this database host before? Does anyone use them? I have just had a call from one of the sales reps based in the US who offered me a trial. The database range is practically identical to Dialog. I have never heard of them and I thought I knew all the main providers. If you have any comments I would like to hear them Thanks Gill Gill Wareing Senior Information Officer SHS International Ltd 100 Wavertree Boulevard Liverpool L7 9PT United Kingdom tel: 0151 228 8161 fax: 0151 228 2650 http://www.shsweb.co.uk