1995.11.02: SPACELINE: New NLM Database Announced

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Date: November 2, 1995 
Contact: Public Health Service, NIH/NLM (301) 496-6308

SPACELINE: New NLM Database Announced

How long can humans survive in space? How can we counteract the effects of weightlessness, cosmic radiation, and other characteristics of the space environment? Can we grow plants in space to provide food for long-term habitation? What useful clinical applications come from space research?

Searching for information on these topics may now be done through SPACELINE(--a cooperative venture of the National Library of Medicine and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SPACELINE consolidates the results of a growing body of space life sciences research into a single, easily accessible resource. Its intended audience is the space life sciences community; the medical, scientific, and scholarly communities worldwide with an interest in the field; and the general public.

SPACELINE consists of references to journal articles, technical reports, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, meeting abstracts, bibliographies, and audiovisual materials. Sources consist of all references in scope from several NLM databases, including MEDLINE( journal article references from 1966 on, and thousands of citations from 1961 to the present contributed by NASA.

The database covers:

Clinical medical support to humans in space,
Physiology, metabolism, and growth and development of the cells, organs, and systems of humans, animals, and plants as they are affected by the space environment,
Environmental protection and life support for humans in space,
Psychological, behavioral, and human factors involved in living in the space environment, and
Applications of space life sciences research to the improvement of life on Earth.

Online access to SPACELINE is available to anyone holding a valid NLM user code. The cost for an average search is about $1.50. Information about how to gain access to the Library's online network is available from the NLM Public Information Office (e-mail: publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov).

A SPACELINE office has been established for NASA at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda. Questions concerning SPACELINE's coverage should be directed there--phone: 301/295-2482; e-mail:

SPACELINE@usuhsb.usuhs.mil; or write to: SPACELINE, Department of Physiology, USUHS, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799.

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