Describes a comparative study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina of time lag in the indexing of 51 major biomedical journals by four information services: Current Contents, Science Citation Index, SDILINE/Medline, and Index Medicus. Data are presented in three tables and a 10-item reference list is attached. (JL)

Survey to determine impact of online availability on subscriptions to printed publications found 2-5 percent annual attrition in subscriptions to printed publications over past five years is not related solely or primarily to availability of online databases, and evolution of online databases and printed publications as separate entities is…

This directory of American bibliographic publications and services is an expansion of the United States' 1980 contribution to UNESCO's annual Supplement on Bibliographic Services Throughout the World. It lists items which began or ceased publication during 1980, as well as some items not on hand during the preparation of earlier lists. (JL)

Lists current bibliographies of special subjects according to both form and field. Sources cited were issued in the United States in 1979. (FM)

This 1992 price index for serial services presents data on the number of titles, average price, percent of price change, and price indexed to 1977 for the following areas: business; general and humanities; law; science and technology; social sciences; U.S. documents; and H.W. Wilson services. (MES)

Examines library and information science journal literature coverage by four major indexing and abstracting services: "Information Science Abstracts,""Library and Information Science Abstracts,""Abstract Journal: Informatics,""Library Literature." Current state of indexing coverage is compared with…

Provides update to 13-year analysis of finances of major database producer noting actions taken to improve finances (decrease expenses, increase efficiency, develop new products, market strategies and services, change pricing scheme, omit print products, increase prices) and consequences of actions (revenue increase, connect hour increase). Five…

Represents an expansion of the 1977 United States reply to UNESCO's annual questionnaire that solicits information from each country for its bimonthly "Bibliography, Documentation, Terminology." Included are a National Bibliography, divided into media categories; current bibliographies, listed by subject; and a bibliography of…

Discusses strengths of abstracting and indexing services (subject coverage, resolution of language problems, systematic indexing) and summarizes sources, countries of origin, languages, total coverage, and indexing of four scientific and technical services--Biosis, Engineering Information, Inspec, Chemical Abstracts Service. Characteristics of…

Provides description of principal database sources for information on current events--newspaper indexes (e.g., INFORMATION BANK, VU/TEXT, NEWSPAPER INDEX); magazine databases (e.g., NEXIS-MAGS, MAGAZINE ASAP); wire service databases (e.g., NewsNet, WIRES, NEWS); and reference databases (encyclopedias, yearbooks, FACTS ON FILE). A list of the 37…

Reviews the development of secondary information services in the arts and humanities, discusses the services currently provided and the usage levels for those services, outlines some of the problems associated with online databases in the humanities, and considers some probable future developments. A 5-item reference list is included. (JL)

Provides citations and annotations of basic information sources for selected aspects of online databases and services, as well as suggestions on where and how to make professional contacts with groups and associations in the field. This is the first "outing" of the journal's new column on online services. (JD)

Discusses changes in the location and provision of information services that have resulted from online technologies, particularly the World Wide Web. Highlights include knowledge management in digital libraries; the importance of research on information technology and digital libraries; semantic indexes; concept switching; information analysis;…

Presents the steps used in developing a marketing plan for an abstracting and indexing service, based on the operating experiences of BioSciences Information Service. Organizational activities, measurements to be applied to the plan, media choices involved, and allocation of marketing funds are discussed. (Author/CLB)

Argues that the major forces related to economic factors that effect the future of secondary services are growth of primary literature and expansion of secondary products; migration of use from print products to tape products; new technology and impact on production of products and services; and redefinition of user as end user. (EJS)