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
 
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-----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