A description of the catalog division project at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library.

This paper describes the procedures used at the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia to divide its ninety-year-old dictionary card catalog. The division was necessitated by overcrowding, obsolete subject headings, and lack of a complete authority list which resulted in like materials being scattered throughout the catalog under several headings. Two catalogs were created: the historical-biographical catalog, representing all works published before 1950 and all works of historical or biographical nature; and the current catalog, containing all works published from 1950 on, excepting historical or biographical materials. The 1950- catalog was further divided into name and subject catalogs, and the subject section was revised according to MeSH. The project was completed in about two years. As a result, searching time has been much reduced, and the library is able to take advantage of the annual revisions of MeSH to update the subject catalog.     

The Rowing Collection in the Free Library of Philadelphia OPAC

Abstract

An evaluation of the Free Library of Philadelphia's (FLP) rowing collection by the checklist method is reported. A literature review demonstrates that the checklist method has been used for multiple purposes for over a century and a half, but no evaluations of library rowing collections by the checklist or any other method were identified. In this study, an ad hoc70-item list, compiled by a rowing expert, was checked against the FLP's OPAC from a remote location in Indiana. The FLP held 53% of the listed items and no fewer than 40% in any of six topical categories. A keyword search found that the FLP holds over 100 fiction and nonfiction rowing books. An analysis of those titles by publication date shows considerable depth in the FLP collection and a correspondence between its collecting patterns and broader trends in publishing and rowing. It is concluded that the FLP has an in-depth, high quality rowing collection. A number of problems encountered while searching the OPAC are discussed and questions for further research are proposed.     

山西医科大学图书馆专业期刊文献资源建设的调查与分析

医学文献资源的建设与利用,不仅是医学情报信息研究的主要内容,也是医学科学研究必不可少的组成部分和基础.     

高等师范院校图书馆信息资源建设模式

本文针对师范院校图书馆信息资源建设面临的问题，提出建立专业性的联盟，即分层次的信息资源建设保障体系以保证师范院校图书馆信息资源的共享。     

A note on the Philadelphia Regional Medical Library Committee

No rigid library plan can fullfil the needs of every region. The Philadelphia Regional Medical Library Committee, composed of representatives of the five medical schools, the College of Physicians, and other medical organizations, was formed to determine cooperative activities that best suit its own needs. The committee has reviewed plans for new libraries at several medical schools to avoid duplication of library resources. It envisions, also, cooperative storage of little-used materials, messenger service, an acquisition program to expand regional resources, improved communication by means of mechanical devices, and the establishment of a regional center and distribution of bibliographies from regionally located MEDLARS tapes.     

高校文献采集工作质量探讨

文章就当前影响高校文献采集工作的主要因素,着重谈了在文献采集过程中从几个方面加强调查研究,并就采访人员的素质提出了一定要求,从而达到提高文献采集工作质量的目的.     

地方音乐院校图书馆的专业藏书特色刍见

本文结合天津音乐学院图书馆的专业藏书建设的实际，就地方音乐院校图书馆专业藏书特色的形成问题提出了个人的一些见解。     

论成人高校图书馆的藏书结构

1979年2月6日,邓小平同志亲自批准筹办面向全国的广播电视大学开学,开创了我国成人高等教育的发展史.经过18年的发展,成人高等教育已经形成多形式、多层次、多规格、多功能的办学格局,为国家培养了数以百万计的各类人才.     

医院小型图书馆工具书的收藏与利用策略

针对小型医学图书馆的特点，对工具书在图书馆工作中的作用以及工具书收藏进行了探讨，并且对工具书的利用策略进行分析。     

系统论视野下的高校图书馆馆藏

高校图书馆馆藏作为要素——结构——功能的统一体，其构建、发展、完善都遵循着系统进化的规律。文章运用系统论思想分析了高校图书馆馆藏的要素、结构和功能，探讨了使其完善和优化的措施。     

文件连续体模式在医学科研档案收集中的应用

本文以医学科研项目为单位,借助文件连续体模式基本框架中的“轴”概念和体现文件保管各个要素联动的“维”概念,按照医学科研活动的自然进程规律,对医学科研档案收集工作进行了探索与阐述,构建了医院医学科研档案连续体管理模式,对保证医学科研档案的完整性、系统性及档案查考、借鉴与再利用意义重大.     

高职院校特色馆藏建设论简

河南省高等教育文献保障体系(HALIS)共建、共和、共享工程建设，给高职院校图书馆发展带来了契机。本文主要以高职院校图书馆如何以新的馆藏建设模式，建立自己的特色馆藏，以尽快地与全国高等教育文献 资源共享系统接轨进行了初步的探讨。     

Building the College Library Collection to Support Curriculum Growth

Because the mission of smaller academic libraries serving fewer than 10,000 full-time enrolled students is mainly to serve the curriculum-based needs of students and faculty, collection management in these libraries needs to be directly related to changes in the curriculum of the parent institution. A look into applicable collection management literature, combined with one library's experience, offers insights about effective curriculum-based collection building in a smaller academic library setting. To achieve efficiency, collection managers must maintain up-to-date knowledge of changing instructional and research needs at their institutions, the needs new programs have for library materials, appropriate collection assessment tools, and the tasks involved in a focused expansion project. By optimizing consultations with faculty and evaluation procedures scaled to its needs, the library at North Georgia College & State University, a modestly sized academic institution, established a model for becoming an active participant in new course and program planning during the application stage, ensuring appropriate library support for new courses and programs of study.     

The Alliance College Polish Collection at the University of Pittsburgh

Abstract

The Alliance College Polish Collection, developed and formerly housed at Alliance College, has been at the University of Pittsburgh since 1991. The article gives a brief history of the collection, describes it and summarizes the process of making it accessible beyond the university's campus.     

撤制--高校图书馆基藏书库的最后归宿--关于高校中小型图书馆部门设置的再思考

合理的部门设置是图书馆顺利实现工作任务的重要保障，局部的改革不能根本解决高校图书馆部门设置基藏书库长期存在的弊端，21世纪的高校图书馆内外部环境已具备了基藏书库撤制的条件，高校中小型图书馆取消基藏书库部门设置势在必行。     

网络环境下地方院校图书馆采访工作探讨

根据地方院校的特点和现状，阐述了网络环境下地方院校图书馆采访工作特点、网络环境下的采购模式——网上采购、预订与现购结合、联合采购资源共享。指出网络环境下地方院校图书馆必须重视信息化资源采访、走联合采购、资源共享之路，才能为地方院校建设和发展提供切实有效的资源保障。