While CiteLine contributes greatly to your ability to see and access all the best resources on the Web that may be relevant, it does not do all the work for you. Depending on the question or topic, you can still have lots of work ahead to sift through your search results and make your own judgments as to the relevance of each document. CiteLine was first launched in 1997 by Citizen 1 Software, Inc., of San Francisco, with the idea of taming the wild and woolly jumble of Web sites and differing search engines that comprise the Internet. As an Internet research tool especially for the healthcare industries, it really is a unique product with no direct competition. It is useful not only to scientific and medical personnel, but also to business, financial, and other professionals in the targeted industries.
Pricing is on a sliding scale based on the total number of subscribers licensed.
A free trial version can be downloaded from the CiteLine Web site. Both the printed manual and the online help are very thorough guides. As a combination Web browser, directory of selected, classified Web resources, multiple search engines, and interactive features, there is a lot going on in CiteLine. There is tremendous depth both in terms of user options and in the vast resources that unfold with each click of the mouse. CiteLine's clarity and ease of use are essential to the interface.