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Download full textSmith, Joan M. B. – 1969
A periodicals use study was conducted in the Medical Library of Children's Hospital, a pediatric teaching hospital, during the six month period from September 1, 1967 to February 29, 1968. Results of the study showed that the three kinds of periodical use--circulation, reading room use, and interlibrary loan--have similar but not identical…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Interlibrary Loans, Library Planning, Medical Libraries
Williams, James F., II; Pings, Vern M. – 1970
This study is an effort to determine possible service performance levels in hospital libraries, based on access to the scholarly record of medicine through selected lists of clinical journals and indexing and abstracting journals. Specific emphasis is placed on (1) the citation verification through the use of the index and abstract journals, (2)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administration, Citations (References), Cost Effectiveness
Pings, Vern M. – 1969
The Regional Medical Library (RML) is a federal program created to aid in the equalization of access to information for the health professionals of the nation. The purpose of this paper is to relate the sequence of events in the establishment of the Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan Regional Medical Library (KOMRML) and how they influence the present…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Health Personnel, Information Dissemination, Interlibrary Loans
Jensen, Marilyn Anne, Ed. – 1981
Speeches and summaries of group discussions from California's first statewide conference on health science library consortia are presented. An introduction outlining regional, state, and national cooperation among biomedical libraries and brief welcoming addresses precede three talks on the history and development in California of library…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, Consortia, Contracts
Bourne, Charles P.; Gregor, Dorothy – 1975
To aid in controlling the cost of acquisitions in a research library, techniques were developed for the rational selection of serial titles for cancellation. The context for the proposed methodology was a network or multicampus environment rather than an individual library, and it was tested with a specific body of health sciences serial titles in…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Foreign Language Periodicals, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation
Dorst, Thomas J., Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Twelve articles focusing on the issue of cooperative collection management describe the history and current status of specific projects within the Illinois Library and Information Network. The last article summarizes the status of coordinated cooperative collection management in Illinois, clarifies terminology, and speculates on future…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Community Services, Coordination
Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
An initial survey of medical information resources in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia, reveals a lack of adequate collections, insufficiently trained staff, few formal lines of communication between service providers, and paucity of mechanisms to ensure user awareness of available services. Detailed proposals are provided for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services
PDF pending restorationMaguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
Approximately 300 Australian users and non-users of the biomedical computerized data base, MEDLARS, were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in an attempt to determine the needs of present and potential users of the system and their prior experiences with computerized as well as other information services. Results of the survey reveal: (1) an…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
