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PubMed2005

[Bibliometric study of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas(1984-2003) II. Analysis of bibliographical references].

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the number of references for each of the articles published in the regular issues of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (AD) between 1984 and 2003, and to calculate the average number of references for each of these years. To study the consumption of information by the authors of documents published in AD through the analysis of all of the bibliographical references listed in the articles published in 1984, 1993 and 2003. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The number of references for each of the scientific articles published in the regular issues of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas between 1984 and 2003 was reviewed manually. For the years 1984, 1993 and 2003, the type of document, language, country of origin and age of the references were analyzed. RESULTS: The 2,604 articles published in the journal AD between 1984 and 2003 provided 56,144 references. The average number of references per article for the entire period was 21.56 +/- 21.2. The type of document with the most references was the review (67.06 +/- 59.9), followed by original works (24.76 +/- 19) and clinical cases (17.95 +/- 9.7). The primary type of document for references in the three years studied was the review article, which went from 84.8 % in 1984 to 95.4 % in 2003. References to books, on the other hand, dropped from 10.6 % in the first year to 3.3 % in the last one (p < 0.001). The United States was the country of origin of a large part of the references reflected in the three years studied (55.4 %). Following at a great distance were the United Kingdom (15.7 %) and Spain (9 %). English was the language in which most of the references were written in the three years studied, increasing from 72.9 % in 1984 to 87.5 % in 2003. Spanish was the second most used language in the references (9.1 %); contrary to what was expected, its use decreased over the three years. The main journals referenced by the authors published in AD were the American publications Archives of Dermatology (12.3 %) and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (10.3 %). References to AD itself accounted for 4 % of the total; it was the fourth most referenced journal after the British Journal of Dermatology (7.4 %). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish dermatologists primarily use English-language publications for their research. They mostly obtain current information from periodicals, with a significant percentage of the information being found in a small group of journals, which are the ones with the greatest international impact for our field of specialization.

Bibliometrics↗
PubMed1966

How biomedical investigators use library books.

Relatively few studies have been concerned with the use of biomedical books. This paper reports an investigation into use made of library books by biomedical investigators. Based on cancelled charge slips collected at the Yale Medical Library circulation desk, telephone appointments were made to interview those research investigators whose books had been returned the previous day. The interviewer obtained answers from the investigator to a questionnaire to discover how the investigator had learned of a book, if the book had been useful, and, if useful, how it had been used. During the six-month study period, 30.4 percent of researchers' volumes returned were monographs. Almost four-fifths of books borrowed supplied information wanted, and about four-fifths of books used had been printed in the previous decade. Nine-tenths of the use of books was research-related, the other tenth being for lecture preparation.

Libraries, Medical↗
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[10 years of literature on AIDS (1983-1992): bibliometric analysis].

BACKGROUND: Reasons for the quantitative study of the Spanish publications on AIDS are both the huge volume attained by the printed material on the subject since the first case was described in 1981 by the Center for Disease Control, and the high incidence of the cases reported on this disease. METHODOLOGY: Searches have been performed on the subject through the database of the Indice Médico Español (IME), the Indice Español de Ciencia y Technología (ICYT), the ISBN and Bibliografía Española in order to retrieve all possible Spanish journal papers' and books. The references were distributed using criteria of documentary tipology, publication date, institutions involved, autonomous communities, and, finally, after its relation with the confirmed cases of AIDS. RESULTS: A total 2,013 items have been retrieved, 1,821 journal papers' and 192 books. More than 50% of the papers are published only by five journals, being 139 the total number of journals able to carry pertinent information. The most productive journals were Medicina Clínica and Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. CONCLUSIONS: The results confirm exponential growth of the publications from 1983, the first year when a paper was published on AIDS in Spain. The grow is similar to the tend observed in other countries. Parallelism has been detected between growth in the number of publications and in the number of journals publishing on the subject, the growth in the number of journals publishing on the subject, the growth in the number of institutions which collaborate and the growing tend of reported cases in Spain. The results of the bibliometric study, showing an epidemiological growth out of comparison in the history of the scientific literature, could be useful both to information scientists, and to the research inside this scientific field.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed2006

[Medical libraries in Quebec of the 18th and 19th centuries: the example of tuberculosis].

Phthisis (tuberculosis) became so prevalent in Europe in the 18th century that, in 1792, Antoine Portal wrote: "there is no disease more common or dangerous than pulmonary phthisis." Obviously, the doctors were concerned about this problem and made efforts to explain it. Numerous hypotheses were advanced on this subject (Richard Morton, for instance, suggested 12 possible causes in his Phthisiologia), and varied by author and region, but they can be grouped into four main categories: a contagious disease; a hereditary condition; a physiological disorder; and a problem resulting from lifestyle. This research concerns the books on this disease procured by medical practitioners in and around Quebec City in the 18th and 19th centuries, dating from 1700-1868, and contained in 27 medical libraries. Following a brief presentation of methodology and the libraries, this article analyzes the books. There were books on phthisis in Quebec City very early in the 18th century, although the majority appeared in the next century. The 18th-century works associated this disease with physiological disorders--particularly "mechanical problems." After 1815, there was a broader diversity of opinions. The books on phthisis most widely consulted from 1700 to 1868 are almost completely unknown today.

History, 18th Century↗
PubMed1979

A suggested current literature and reference library for respiratory and chest physical therapists.

Because of the lack of a source listing comprehensive literature for individual specialties, a thorough search was made of the available monographs and journals of value to both the respiratory therapist and the chest physical therapist. The items reviewed included three published lists of recommended books and journals, reference tools listing books currently in print, National Library of Medicine computerized literature searches of the data bases CATLINE and SERLINE, sources of forthcoming books, and an abstracting service that lists books currently being published. This list would be of value to the interested individual or library wishing to build a literature collection on respiratory and chest physical therapy.

Bibliographies as Topic↗
PubMed2001

Elizabeth Blackwell--the forgotten herbalist?

This article looks at the work of Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758), by all accounts the first British female herbalist. To raise funds to free her husband from debtors prison, she produced her hand drawn, engraved and coloured 'Curious Herbal' in 1735. Using the copies of the herbal in the British Library, the article will look at the circumstances surrounding production of the herbal, her influences and sources used, including the people who recommended production of the book to the Society of Apothecaries and some of the current projects to put her name back on the map.

Herbal Medicine↗
PubMed1995

[Published books on pain and its treatment in Spain. Analysis with the ISBN database].

INTRODUCTION: Although analyses have been done on the publishing of scientific articles on pain in Spanish, book publications in the field have not been studied. This article fills that gap. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A bibliography of books with pain approached from a medical standpoint was compiled from ISBN CD-ROM database (updated for 1993). Books going into more than one edition were considered single titles. Multi-volume collections were considered single books. We analyzed type of book, subject, ISBN classification, year, language (of publication and original), publisher and place of publication. RESULTS: Two hundred books were studied. Over 60% had been published within the previous 10 years. The year that showed the most books published was 1990 (19) followed by 1989 (16) and 1988 (16). Output has been rising steadily. One hundred ninety-eight books were published in Spanish and 2 in Catalan. The original language was Spanish in 114 cases, English in 51 cases, French in 21 and German in 7. By ISBN classification, most (146) covered pathology, disease and medical/therapeutic clinical practice. By topic, 51 books were general, 41 treated lumbalgia, sciatica or back pain and 35 covered headaches in general or migraine. Most of the books were issued by trade publishers. The cities most often involved were Barcelona and Madrid. CONCLUSIONS: An increased number of books about pain are being published in Spain, coinciding with a rise in the publication of scientific articles on the subject.

Databases, Bibliographic↗
PubMed1998

Research on medical texts quoted by "a new book of pediatrics".

"A New Book of Pediatrics" (hereinafter referred to as "the Book") is a pediatric monumental work written in the Song Dynasty. The Book quoted 141 medical texts with 10096 items totally. Relying on the Book, many lost and important ancient pediatrical works, to a great extent, are preserved up to now. Also, the Book collects a large number of never-published prescriptions applied among the people or handed down on the family from generation to generation secretly. As the source of all quoted literatures are indicated, the original shapes of many literatures can thus be resumed by conclusion and collating. Therefore, the Book has important research significance to collating literatures as well as of great reference value to medical practice.

China↗
PubMed1997

[Evolution of the bibliometric indicators of production and consumption of Archivos de Bronchopneumología in the last 20 years].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the evolution of bibliometric indicators for authorship and citation of ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA over the past 20 years. At least 16 articles reporting new research or case reports were analyzed for every other year from 1976 to 1996. The following data were collected for each article: type of document, number of authors and their place of work and specialty, time interval between acceptance and publication, and references (including number, types, language, journal name and year of publication). The number of authors per article (collaboration index) averaged around five and has not varied significantly over the 20 years studied. Pulmonologists predominated among the authors, accounting for about 60% of the total, and most contributions came from a few provinces, mainly Barcelona and Madrid. The interval between reception and publication has gradually increased over the 20 years under review, coming to stand around 9.9 +/- 1.6 months in 1996. Most references (over 80%) cite journals and the proportion of references to books has decreased in recent years (from 12.3% in 1976 to 3.5% in 1996). The journal's index of isolation has increased (from 6.2 to 12.1%), as has the index of self-citation (from 0.4 to 6.2%). Although most cited works are in English (over 80%), the proportion of Spanish-language references increased (from 6.2 to 12.1%). In conclusion, maintenance of the number of collaborating authors, the predominance of journals and English-language sources among references are the main traits that characterize the bibliometric indicators for authorship and citation in ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA.

Authorship↗
PubMed1980

Printed drug information sources used by pharmacists in southeastern Michigan.

A survey to determine the type and number of printed resources used by community and hospital pharmacists in southeastern Michigan was made between June and September 1978. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 445 pharmacists from 77 hospitals and 296 community pharmacies. A total of 259 pharmacists (58.1%) representing 215 pharmacies (58.0%) responded. The results indicate that hospital pharmacists are likely to have more drug information resources to them than do community pharmacists. All pharmacists surveyed tended to use a narrow group of textbooks despite the variety of books available to them. The textbook most commonly used by both groups of pharmacists was Facts and Comparisons.

Drug Information Services↗
PubMed2005

How Galen's "sixteen books" came to China in the tenth century AD.

Ibn an-Nadim, the famous 10th century bookseller and bibliographer of Baghdad and author of the "Fihrist" (Catalogue), tells the story of an unnamed Chinese student who found in the library of the famous physician and philosopher ar-Razi the so-called "Sixteen Books," i.e. the Arabic summary of the most influential books written by Galen, and translated them into Chinese. We do not know if this Chinese translation was safely transported to China.

Arab World↗
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Books on the move.

Nurses working in developing and resource-poor countries are being provided with up-to-date textbooks and journals through the International Council of Nurses' mobile library scheme

Africa↗
PubMed2001

Books@Ovid: a product review.

Books@Ovid is a full-text database of clinical textbooks published by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, and McGraw-Hill. It is distributed by Ovid Technologies. In addition to discussing the search environment for Books@Ovid, this paper discusses its online help, indexes, and content, in terms of both coverage and updates. How this product competes with its counterparts in print is also treated in the discussion.

Databases as Topic↗
PubMed2000

Foundational readings concerning pollen for allergists and aerobiologists.

BACKGROUND: In a medical culture being revolutionized by MEDLINE, MD-Consult, and full-text electronic journals, books are frequently dismissed as antiquated and hopelessly out of date. For those involved in the study of atmospheric pollen, however, books--many several decades old--still represent foundational reading. OBJECTIVES: This paper will present and briefly review 17 books dealing with the ecology of plants that cause pollinosis, pollen morphology, pollen movement in the atmosphere, and air sampling techniques. CONCLUSIONS: This small collection of books provides a foundation with which to approach the study of atmospheric pollen. Allergists and aerobiologists are encouraged to become familiar with these titles, particularly if they intend to publish pollen data in medical journals.

Air Pollution↗