Grajek S E, Helenius M, Marone R K, Roderer N K
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8014, USA.
Med Ref Serv Q. 1997 Winter;16(4):1-18. doi: 10.1300/J115V16N04_01.
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library began providing end-user access to MEDLINE in 1986 and switched to the OVID system in 1993. MEDLINE is a core service of the library, and the choice of delivery systems has had a significant impact throughout the Yale-New Haven Medical Center. This paper describes the user response to MEDLINE, discusses the effects of MEDLINE on other library services, and suggests ways in which technology, policy, and funding have influenced use. Yale's experience suggests that removing barriers in all three areas can dramatically expand the points of access, the number of users, and the amount of use with manageable effects on other library services.
库欣/惠特尼医学图书馆于1986年开始为终端用户提供对医学文献数据库（MEDLINE）的访问，并于1993年切换至OVID系统。MEDLINE是该图书馆的一项核心服务，其传递系统的选择在整个耶鲁-纽黑文医学中心产生了重大影响。本文描述了用户对MEDLINE的反应，讨论了MEDLINE对其他图书馆服务的影响，并提出了技术、政策和资金对使用产生影响的方式。耶鲁大学的经验表明，消除这三个方面的障碍可以显著扩大访问点、用户数量和使用量，同时对其他图书馆服务产生可控的影响。
