DBMOE electronic catalogue of databases in Eastern Europe

The catalogue was created with assistance of the International 
Centre for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI).  

1.  The catalogue is available in printed form under the title "The Electronic
Information Market Services in Eastern Europe.  1993".  Descriptions of
databases are given in German with some data in original Language.  The
electronic analog is available at the GBI mbH online service in Munich,
Germany as the DBMOE database (810360 8000 Muenchen, tel:  089/95100645,
fax:  089/954229).  A new updated version
of the DBMOE database will be available in 1994.  Prices and access terms are
determined by GBI.

2.  Content of records in the DBMOE conforms the Database description format
which in inclosed.

3.  ICSTI is responsible for content of the Russian part of the catalogue and
to some degree for presence of databases of other former Soviet republics
(Ukraine, Belorussia, Kazakhstan).
ICSTI has data on 8000 databases produced in Russia and some other former
Soviet republics.  After analysis a core consisting of 2500 databases was
selected.  They cover new and the most important databases.

4.  The Russian part of the catalogue is updated in the following ways:
- new descriptions are included twice a year,
- the whole database is updated once a year,
- selected information can be updated on the request of our customers to
provide them with the most current information.

5.  Our experience shows the best form of database use is selection of
databases on request obtained with Email or fax.  ICSTI experts can translate
descriptions into English or German and check all information relevant to the
request.  Cost of the service is $10-12 per description in Russian
or up to $20 per description with translation.

A non-commercial access to the Russian part of the database (with inclusion of
information on the former Soviet republics) is available through Internet or
EARN.  An agreement is required.  Cost of a password and instruction material
is $50.
The complete database can be acquired as a textfile in Russian for $2000 with
following regular delivery of updated description files ($6-8 per description).

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