Hafner A W
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1976 Oct;64(4):392-401.
Although serial literature is extremely important to a library collection, it is also the source of many problems. Specialty journal selection is difficult, particularly for the librarian of a small or intermediate-size library that is not in a position to develop or maintain an exhaustive or inclusive collection in a particular field or discipline. Steadily increasing journal costs and recent economic trends necessitate establishment or reexamination of a periodical collection policy. In this investigation, the technique used analyzes citations assigned to medical subject headings (MeSH) and subheadings by indexers who prepare the MEDLARS data base. Citations have been retrieved by exploiting the on-line nature of the MEDLARS data base. A four-year time period is used to identify specialty journals in the area of nursing. Results given include a separate rank-order listing arranged by decreasing frequency of productivity for each MeSH term searched. A composite listing is given for the 16,355 unique citations retrieved. The approach illustrated and data presented may be useful in establishing library policy for questions of periodical subscription and setting of priorities for binding and microform purchases. The purpose of the approach described is to predict collection demand with efficiency and economy.
虽然连续出版物对图书馆馆藏极为重要，但它也是许多问题的根源。专业期刊的选择很困难，尤其是对于中小型图书馆的馆员来说，他们无力在特定领域或学科建立或维持详尽或全面的馆藏。期刊成本不断上涨以及近期的经济趋势使得有必要制定或重新审视期刊馆藏政策。在这项调查中，所采用的技术分析了编制医学文献分析与检索系统（MEDLARS）数据库的标引人员为医学主题词（MeSH）和副标题所赋予的引文。通过利用MEDLARS数据库的在线性质检索到了引文。使用四年时间来确定护理领域的专业期刊。给出的结果包括按每个检索到的MeSH词的产出频率递减排列的单独排序清单。对检索到的16355条独特引文给出了综合清单。所说明的方法和呈现的数据可能有助于制定关于期刊订阅问题的图书馆政策以及确定装订和缩微胶卷购买的优先级。所述方法的目的是以高效和经济的方式预测馆藏需求。
