PHYS THER
Vol. 84, No. 1, January 2004, pp. 6-7
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Evidence in Practice: Answers Are Within Your Reach

Charles D Ciccone, PT, PhD

Editor—Evidence in Practice and Reviews


Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the full text and any section headings.

As a graduate student in the 1970s, I was introduced to the revolutionary idea that a computer could be used to search the literature. I was skeptical that this new technology could both save time and discover articles that could be missed in a traditional "hard copy" search of journals and indexes. Nevertheless, my dissertation was looming, and I was willing to try anything to make life easier.

To perform a computerized search, students had to schedule an appointment with the university librarian. Only one librarian was trained in using this new technology, so appointments often had to be scheduled weeks in advance. When the big day finally came, I was ushered into a small, dimly lit, windowless room. The computer—which was the size of a minivan—filled most of the room. It emitted a soft, droning hum that sounded like a Gregorian chant. The librarian, seated solemnly at the keyboard, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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