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PubMed1975

A comparative report on an on-line retrieval service employing two distinct software systems.

A subjective evaluation comparing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration RECON and National Library of Medicine ELHILL 2 on-line information retrieval systems is presented as they relate to the delivery of a major service dealing with a collection of toxicological bibliographic references (TOXLINE). Comparisons of file structure, response time, command language, system environment, and other relevant features are made based upon actual experience with both systems.

Computers↗
PubMed1987

Educational services in health sciences libraries: an analysis of the periodical literature, 1975-1986.

The periodical literature on group instructional services in health sciences libraries was analyzed to determine the nature of these services, their target audiences, and their institutional settings. Three kinds of reports were identified: descriptions of services (70%), reviews of the literature (10.5%), and future-oriented articles that advocate various group instructional services (19.5%). Five target audiences were identified: library users, staff, librarian peers, library science students, and patients. Instructional services were offered primarily in medical school/center libraries, hospital libraries, and the National Library of Medicine and its Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs). To a lesser extent, health sciences educational services are offered through other professional school libraries, library associations and consortia, and schools of library science. There are gaps in the literature in the areas of library experience with marketing, evaluation, administration of the offered educational services, and continuing education for health sciences librarians.

Education↗
PubMed1975

Cost-performance analysis of cataloging and card production in a medical center library.

The unit cost of cataloging current English language monographs was studies and compared with the cost of purchasing catalog cards from a commercial source. Two hypotheses were proposed: (1) in-library costs for cataloging and card production are higher than those for the purchased-card method; (2) throughput time is faster for the in-library method. In addition, the data can be used to develop an analytical cost-performance model for administrative purposes. The data presented support the hypotheses. The model developed provides a mechanism for arriving at a cost for different levels of service and can be used to measure the performance of other alternative methods of cataloging. Implications for the use of CATLINE are discussed and suggestions for further studies are described.

Cataloging↗
PubMed1977

Women and health sciences librarianship: an overview.

In biomedical libraries, as in other areas of librarianship, women continue to be underrepresented in administrative positions. This paper reviews some of the factors contributing to the present situation and discusses implications and suggested courses of action for health sciences librarians.

Career Choice↗
PubMed1978

Fees for information services to hospitals: a California experience.

The project was directed toward planning, developing, and implementing a subregional biomedical information network among the forty-three health care facilities (hospitals) of the four-county area served by Loma Linda University's health sciences library. The project coordinator contacted administrators and health care professionals in the forty-three institutions to present a plan for the network. The health care facilities were encouraged to support the continuation of the network through contract fees. The availability of specific information services was assured through contractual agreements. It was anticipated that the subregional network would be self-supporting after the twelve-month project period (December 1, 1976-November 30, 1977). The working territory (40,429 square miles) encompassed Mono, Inyo, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The project resulted in nine of the forty-three hospitals signing annual contracts for library services. It is recommended that projects of this kind extend beyond a year's duration in order to educate health professionals concerning the value of access to biomedical literature in improving patient care.

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PubMed1988

Cloning of glucocorticoid-responsive mRNA in the rat thymus.

To elucidate the molecular mechanism of rat thymus involution induced by administration of glucocorticoid, we screened a cDNA library for polysomal poly(A)+RNA from adrenalectomized rat thymi by a differential colony hybridization method. Labeled cDNAs for mRNAs isolated from thymi of adrenalectomized rats and rats receiving dexamethasone (Dex) treatment were used as probes. Eight cDNA clones for mRNAs which had a diminished response to administration of Dex were isolated. The relative concentration of cloned mRNAs in the thymic polysomal RNA was significantly decreased 3 h after hormone administration, while changes in the nuclear RNA were not significant after Dex administration. One of the selected cDNA clones designated pRTGR-8 corresponded to mRNA of about 3,000 nucleotides, and a nuclear run-off transcription assay indicated that the rate of transcription of pRTGR-8 RNA was repressed by Dex administration. The cloned cDNAs obtained in this experiment may provide useful probes for studying the negative regulation mechanism of gene expression by glucocorticoids.

Animals↗
PubMed1976

Physical facilities of medical school libraries in the United States, 1966-1975: a statistical review.

This paper, based on information received from a questionnaire to which 107 of the present 114 medical school libraries in the U.S. responded, shows the vast growth and expansion of such libraries. The 86 libraries which have been built, expanded, under construction of planned during 1966-1975 represent the greatest expansion in the history of medical school libraries. This "decade of revolution" can be attributed to the evergrowing resources, primary users, and services discussed in this paper. The survey results can also be useful to those institutions planning or remodelling such library facilities in the near future.

Architecture↗
PubMed1976

TALON--the first five years.

The South Central Regional Medical Library Program, Region IX in the national network of medical libraries, was one of the last to be organized and funded. The particular makeup of this organization has permitted a good deal of flexibility in the identification and implementation of various types of network services and activities. The following is a brief account of some of these network functions during the first five years relating the successes and failures in network strategies and describing the further evolution of programs and refinement of a regional plan which will advance network services.

Audiovisual Aids↗
PubMed1976

A statewide biomedical communications network for South Carolina.

In 1972, the Medical University of South Carolina was awarded a contract to establish 4 Area Health Education Centers in South Carolina. These centers, based in community hospitals, provide residency programs, clinical instruction for students, and continuing education programs for health professionals. In late 1974, contractual agreements between the Medical University of South Carolina's Library/Learning Resource Center and the Area Health Education Centers were negotiated to provide book and nonbook learning materials to all health practitioners in South Carolina. The history and the functions of the resulting network and evaluation of audiovisual and self-instructional learning materials procured and distributed by the network are described.

Area Health Education Centers↗
PubMed1978

Coordinating patient education in the hospital.

Hospital personnel discover that duplication of patient education efforts was occurring because of the absence of coordination. A Patient Education Committee was established to consolidate all the individual efforts that were going on in the hospital.

Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499↗
PubMed1978

The CHIPS project: a health information network to serve the consumer.

CHIPS (Consumer Health Information Program and Services/Salud y Bienestar) is a Library Services and Construction Act Title I-funded project that has as its major goal the formation of a health information network to serve the consumer, the public library client, and the hospital patient. Funded for two years, 1976-1978, this bilingual project coordinates efforts of the Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital Regional Medical Library and the Los Angeles County Carson Regional Public Library to provide health information resources and services to the public. The target population is over two million people of diverse ethnic backgrounds. This paper discusses the project's objectives and encourages an active role for all libraries in the consumer health education movement.

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