Journal of the Medical Library Association back issues from July 2003:
Challenges for libraries creating one world: information ethics and policy issues for medical librarians*
Jul 01, 2003; ... Introduction Even though I have worked in the information sciences field since early 1962, I am not a medical librarian; however, I think that many of the policy and ethical issues facing medical librarians are similar to, if not the same as, those across our profession. Because of some ...
More concerns about impact factors
Jul 01, 2003; ... The articles in the January issue of Journal of the Medical Library Association on impact factor (IF) data were interesting. It seems to me however that librarians should also read the contribution by Jacso, of the library and information profession, in Cortex for September 2001 [1]. The article ...
Developing an academic medical library core journal collection in the (almost) post-print era: the Florida State University College of Medicine Medical Library experience
Jul 01, 2003; ... The Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine Medical Library is the first academic medical library to be established since the Web's dramatic appearance during the 1990s. A large customer base for electronic medical information resources is both comfortable with and eager to migrate to ...
Information-seeking behavior in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): an online survey of faculty at a health sciences campus*
Jul 01, 2003; ... Background: The amount of reliable information available for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is limited, and few authoritative resources are available. Objective: The objective is to investigate the information-seeking behavior of health professionals seeking CAM ...
Family physicians' interests in special features of electronic publication
Jul 01, 2003; ... Objective: Because many of the medical journals read by family physicians now have an electronic version, the authors conducted a survey to determine the interest of family physicians in specific features of electronic journal publications. Setting and Participants: We surveyed 175 ...
Current issues in the design of academic health sciences libraries: findings from three recent facility projects*
Jul 01, 2003; ... Planning a new health sciences library at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a tremendous challenge. Technology has radically changed the way libraries function in an academic environment and the services they provide. Some individuals question whether the library as place will ...
Sharing the burden: a model for consortium purchasing for health libraries
Jul 01, 2003; ... In a climate where many health libraries are facing recurrent budgetary constraints, it is proving difficult to maintain adequate services for clinicians who must have access to quality information. To deal with this common problem, many libraries, both in and out of the health sector, have ...
Utilization of the BackMed email discussion list in a specialized health sciences learning center: a cost-benefit analysis
Jul 01, 2003; ... INTRODUCTION The BackMed discussion list is a free electronic system maintained by Swetsblackwell.com that enables hundreds of health sciences libraries across the United States as well as overseas to quickly post lists of excess as well as wanted journal issues and books. This paper ...
Journals of the Century
Jul 01, 2003; ... Journals of the Century. Edited by Tony Stankus. New York, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2002. 506 p. Clothcover: ISBN: 0-7890-1133-6. $49.95. Paperback: ISBN: 0-7890-1134-4. $29.95.* Using a unique approach to document the best journals across a wide continuum of disciplines, Stankus ...
QuickDOC for Windows 2.1.1
Jul 01, 2003; ... QuickDOC for Windows 2.1.1. QuickDOC (Jay Daly), 45A Mason Terrace, Brookline, MA 02445-2611; 617.734.0918; fax, 617.734.3154; jdalyl@bidmc.harvard.edu; nnlm.gov/quickdoc/. Price: $299.95 and $89.95 annual fee (first year free). Requirements: Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Data ...
OCLC ILLiad
Jul 01, 2003; ... OCLC ILLiad. Atlas Systems, 5301 Providence Road, Suite 20, Virginia Beach, VA 23464; 757.467.7872; fax, 757.467.7875; www.oclc.org/illiad/; www.atlas-sys.com. Price: $2,000-$5,000 plus optional maintenance contract. Requirements: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Information Server, ...
OBITUARY: William (Bill) Kaye Beatty, 1926-2002
Jul 01, 2003; ... William (Bill) Kaye Beatty, medical bibliographer, educator, librarian/archivist, medical historian, and MLA fellow died on December 9, 2002, in Evanston, Illinois, of complications from heart disease and multiple myeloma. Bill Beatty was born in Toronto, Canada, February 5, 1926. His ...
Whose business is it?
Jul 01, 2003; ... It was painful to watch RoweCom/Faxon unravel. Late in December, just as everyone's thoughts were turning to the holidays, messages of alarm started to show up on various discussion lists-rumors that Faxon had not paid publishers, was not going to pay publishers, might be going out of business ....
Scope-adjusted impact factor
Jul 01, 2003; ... Frank's editorial in the January 2003 Journal of the Medical Library Association [1] justifies a critical view of what ISI's impact factor can and cannot tell librarians. I would add that the factor may not properly represent the "impact" of a journal within its own field. Citations of papers in ...
Patricia L. Thibodeau, Medical Library Association, President, 2003-2004
Jul 01, 2003; ... "Never say never" is a wise piece of advice. To ignore it means to lose many opportunities in life. How Patricia L. Thibodeau, AHIP, the new president of the Medical Library Association (MLA), has learned the value of "never saying never" says much about who she is and how she approaches the ...
Mapping the literature of clinical laboratory science
Jul 01, 2003; ... This paper describes a citation analysis of the literature of clinical laboratory science (medical technology), conducted as part of a project of the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association. Three source journals widely read by those in the field were ...
Benchmarking information needs and use in the Tennessee public health community*
Jul 01, 2003; ... Objective: The objective is to provide insight to understanding public health officials' needs and promote access to data repositories and communication tools. Methods: Survey questions were identified by a focus group with members drawn from the fields of librarianship, public health, ...
Identifying diagnostic accuracy studies in EMBASE
Jul 01, 2003; ... Objective: The objective was to develop and test search strategies to identify diagnostic articles recorded on EMBASE. Methods: Four general medical journals were hand searched for diagnostic accuracy studies published in 1999. Identified studies served as a gold standard. Candidate ...
The role of the academic medical center library in training public librarians*[dagger]
Jul 01, 2003; ... Purpose: This project enhanced access to and awareness of health information resources on the part of public libraries in western Pennsylvania. Setting/Participants/Resources: The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS), University of Pittsburgh, conducted a needs assessment and offered a ...
What is the best way to gather clinical questions from physicians?
Jul 01, 2003; ... INTRODUCTION Increasing attention is being paid to the clinical questions of physicians and other health care providers. Asking and answering questions is important to continuing education, the development of information sources, and the delivery of quality patient care [1-3]. Attempts ...
Attracting, Educating, and Serving Remote Users Through the Web
Jul 01, 2003; ... Attracting, Educating, and Serving Remote Users Through the Web. Edited by Donnelyn Curtis. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002. (A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians.) 269 p. $55.00. ISBN: 1-555700-4360-0.* The purpose of this book is to help librarians navigate the various ...
Teaching Technology
Jul 01, 2003; ... BRANDT, D. SCOTT. Teaching Technology. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002. (A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians.) 215 p. $55.00. ISBN 1-55570-426-3.* Teaching Technology is a step-by-step guide to creating courses and developing instructional programs on technological topics ....
Clio 3.5
Jul 01, 2003; ... Clio 3.5. Clio Software, 114 Bedford Road, New Boston, NH 03070; 603.487.2391; fax, 603.487. 2833; www.cliosoftware.com; info@cliosoftware.com. Price: Clio $500-$3,000 and $250-$1,500 annual fee (first year free); ClioAdvanced $3,000-$5,000 and $500-$2,000 annual fee (first year free) ....
Prospero 2.0
Jul 01, 2003; ... Prospero 2.0. Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University, 376 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210; 614.292.4861; bones.med.ohio-state.edu/prospero/. Price: Free (GNU General Public License). Staff module: Windows, scanner; Server module: Web server, Perl. Prospero is a ...