NIWI also offer a database of current research in The Netherlands, but this is only available on a subscription basis. It consists of two databases which are searched separately. The scope of this database is much broader than just agricultural topics. It also covers laboratory animal science, welfare and husbandry, as well as alternatives to animal use and includes publications on these topics which are not covered by Medline. At present, the OPAC contains approximately 670,000 records produced from 1970 onwards, while the citation database contains approximately 1,416,000 records produced from 1982 onwards.
Access is currently free of charge, but registration is required.
The complete Medline contains over 9 million records from 1966 onwards. These differ in the search facilities offered. In addition, some may only offer a limited subset of the database, e.g. the current file which only contains records from 1996 onwards. Only a limited number of web sites provide access to some or all of these databases. Comparative listings of many of these sites can be found on Dr Felix's Free Medline Page .