1. A computer implemented method of searching a specialty oriented document database or index created from a master index of a subject matter area, said subject matter area including a plurality of specialties, by assigning one or more specialties, of said plurality of specialties within said subject matter area to each document, wherein said step of assigning one or more specialties is carried out by an expert in said one or more specialties, said expert being a person, assigning a limited number of terms or codes from said master index to each document, wherein said step of assigning one or more terms or codes is carried out separately from said step of assigning one or more specialties by an expert in said one or more specialties, said expert being a person, and wherein said step of assigning is based on primary relevance of material described in said each document as determined by said expert, merging results of said step of assigning one or more specialties and results of said step of assigning a limited number of terms or codes, using a computer, to form a specialty-oriented database comprising said documents having a selected specialty in accordance with said terms or codes, and arranging said terms or codes hierarchically or alphanumerically, said method comprising the steps of browsing said terms or codes in said specialty-oriented database using a computer, and accessing, using a computer, said specialty-oriented database in accordance with at least one of said terms or codes to obtain documents of increased relevance to a specialty of said plurality of specialties.
1. A computer implemented method of searching a specialty oriented document database or index created from a master index of a subject matter area, said subject matter area including a plurality of specialties, by assigning one or more specialties, of said plurality of specialties within said subject matter area to each document, wherein said step of assigning one or more specialties is carried out by an expert in said one or more specialties, said expert being a person, assigning a limited number of terms or codes from said master index to each document, wherein said step of assigning one or more terms or codes is carried out separately from said step of assigning one or more specialties by an expert in said one or more specialties, said expert being a person, and wherein said step of assigning is based on primary relevance of material described in said each document as determined by said expert, merging results of said step of assigning one or more specialties and results of said step of assigning a limited number of terms or codes, using a computer, to form a specialty-oriented database comprising said documents having a selected specialty in accordance with said terms or codes, and arranging said terms or codes hierarchically or alphanumerically, said method comprising the steps of browsing said terms or codes in said specialty-oriented database using a computer, and accessing, using a computer, said specialty-oriented database in accordance with at least one of said terms or codes to obtain documents of increased relevance to a specialty of said plurality of specialties. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein creation of said specialty oriented document database or index further comprises the step of cross-indexing said documents across a plurality of said one or more specialties by term or code.