Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University, 4462 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4462, USA.
J Med Libr Assoc. 2010 Oct;98(4):282-92. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.98.4.004.
This paper presents the methods and results of a study designed to produce the third edition of the "Basic List of Veterinary Medical Serials," which was established by the Veterinary Medical Libraries Section in 1976 and last updated in 1986.
A set of 238 titles were evaluated using a decision matrix in order to systematically assign points for both objective and subjective criteria and determine an overall score for each journal. Criteria included: coverage in four major indexes, scholarly impact rank as tracked in two sources, identification as a recommended journal in preparing for specialty board examinations, and a veterinary librarian survey rating.
Of the 238 titles considered, a minimum scoring threshold determined the 123 (52%) journals that constituted the final list. The 36 subject categories represented on the list include general and specialty disciplines in veterinary medicine. A ranked list of journals and a list by subject category were produced.
Serials appearing on the third edition of the "Basic List of Veterinary Medical Serials" met expanded objective measures of quality and impact as well as subjective perceptions of value by both librarians and veterinary practitioners.
本文介绍了一项研究的方法和结果,该研究旨在产生第三版“兽医医学期刊基础目录”,该目录由兽医医学图书馆科于 1976 年设立,并于 1986 年最后更新。
使用决策矩阵评估了一组 238 种期刊,以系统地为客观和主观标准分配分数,并确定每种期刊的综合得分。标准包括:在四个主要索引中的覆盖范围、在两个来源中跟踪的学术影响排名、在准备专业委员会考试时被认定为推荐期刊、以及兽医图书馆员调查评分。
在所考虑的 238 种期刊中,最低得分阈值确定了最终列表中的 123 种(52%)期刊。该列表包括兽医医学的一般和专业学科的 36 个主题类别。编制了期刊的排名列表和按主题类别排列的列表。
出现在第三版“兽医医学期刊基础目录”中的期刊符合扩展的质量和影响力的客观衡量标准,以及图书馆员和兽医从业者对价值的主观看法。