1. An information access system comprising: a central system having a database in which information is stored, the central system including searching means for searching the database; and a terminal coupled to the central system which can access information on the database; wherein the database stores at least phonetic signal information including phoneme information and rhythm information, the central system transmits phonetic signal information stored in the database to the terminal, and the terminal receives the phonetic signal information transmitted from the central system; and further wherein said phonetic signal information are items related to publications, and the searching means is configured to search the database for phonetic signal information relating to the publications corresponding to a keyword sent from the terminal.
1. An information access system comprising: a central system having a database in which information is stored, the central system including searching means for searching the database; and a terminal coupled to the central system which can access information on the database; wherein the database stores at least phonetic signal information including phoneme information and rhythm information, the central system transmits phonetic signal information stored in the database to the terminal, and the terminal receives the phonetic signal information transmitted from the central system; and further wherein said phonetic signal information are items related to publications, and the searching means is configured to search the database for phonetic signal information relating to the publications corresponding to a keyword sent from the terminal. 57. An information access system according to claim 1 wherein the input means is further equipped with keyword output means for outputting from the keywords a prescribed number of characters, starting from the front, output control means for controlling the outputting of the keywords from the keyword output means, and selecting means for selecting the desired items from the keywords outputted from the keyword output means.