An Analysis Of The Medical Informatics Literature [Library & Information Services]

An Analysis Of The Medical Informatics Literature [Library & Information Services]

An Analysis Of The Medical Informatics Literature
By Duane Arenales, Nelda Coligan,

Publisher: Technical Services Division National Library Of Medicine
Number Of Pages: 116
Publication Date: 1985
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In early 1985 the Selection and Acquisition Section undertook a citation analysis study of the medical informatics literature as part of a more comprehensive analysis in which the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is involved. Specifically this project was intended to:
1. Characterize the medical informatics literature in general terms;
2. Evaluate the NLM collection and collection development practices for the medical informatics literature;
3. Provide preliminary data for an evaluation of NLM indexing coverage of the medical informatics literature;
4. Recommend any necessary changes in NLM collecting and indexing practices;
5. Develop a methodology for collection development studies in other subject areas.

The Collection Development Manual of the National Library of Medicine defines medical informatics as the application of computer and information science to medicine and health services. Like other emerging disciplines whose boundaries are changing rapidly, the field presents special collection development and indexing coverage problems for NLM. As is characteristic of work that is highly interdisciplinary, researchers may publish in or refer to the literature of disparate fields, not necessarily within the Library¡¯s normal scope and coverage bounds for collecting biomedical literature. In addition, publication in emerging research and development areas is frequently skewed toward conference proceedings while conventional peer-reviewed journals, which meet NLM criteria for indexing, tend to be underrepresented. Methodology The study tested NLM¡¯s collecting and indexing coverage of the medical informatics literature by searching known items from a standard citation list against the Library¡¯s bibliographic databases. In general terms this was the methodology followed in the NLM-Drexel MBS Project. As was the case in the NLM-Drexel studies, the emphasis was on the ultimate product available to users of Library services although internal processing mechanisms also were considered.

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