Abstract
The American Mathematical Society has developed an online database, MATHFILE, containing bibliographic information on entries published in Mathematical Reviews since 1973, with the text of the reviews since 1980. MATHFILE becomes available on BRS and Dialog in 1982. Problems of computer transmission of special characters were solved by literalizing mathematical expressions into mnemonics enclosed in braces. Most can be deciphered from a conversion table in the User's Guide, but for a fully accurate mathematical form, the Mathematical Reviews in print must be consulted.