Serials standards work: the next frontier

Serials, one of the more complicated areas of library technical endeavors, has lacked the benefit of standards for a long time. Even now, with standards beginning to be available, the majority of institutions are not working within standard serials formats. A survey to determine the use of serials standards in libraries was conducted in 1988 by the American Library Association, Resources and Technical Services Division, Serials Section, Committee to Study Serials Standards. In the spring of 1988 a survey was sent to a group encompassing the Association of Research Libraries members, CONSER participants, United States Newspaper Program participants, Microform Project libraries, and some vendors and librarians who attended the Committee meetings on a regular basis. The survey questionnaire assessed the current level of serials standards awareness of librarians and vendors. Topics included the type of serials systems used, standards relevant to serials control and union listing and whether or not they are implemented, types and levels of training staff received in the application of standards, benefits of the standards, and areas where standards are most needed.     

Physician information seeking: improving relevance through research

Health sciences libraries have considerable potential as resources for both formal continuing professional education, as well as the informal continuing education that results from the professional's efforts to solve problems in daily practice. While there is a growing interest in making the resources of health sciences libraries more accessible to practitioners on a routine, day-to-day basis, there also needs to be more awareness of how, when, where, and why professionals look for information in the context of practical problems. This paper reviews recent research that identifies the context in which physicians seek information and advice from external sources, the information sources that physicians access, and the factors that influence which particular sources are sought. The results indicate that physicians vary in their information needs, preferences, motivations, and strategies for seeking information. This diversity suggests that health sciences libraries, in their efforts to be more accessible, should consider "market research" to determine the needs, preferences, and use patterns of the library's targeted users. Libraries may also benefit from exploring alternative methods of improving access to their resources.     

论影响因子的衍生意义

以文献引用关系为核心,讨论影响因子的本质意义,分析影响因子的衍生意义.认为学术期刊的影响因子不仅体现期刊的总体性,表征论文的学术水平和期刊的学术质量,而且标示着期刊作者群的信息和期刊内容代表的科学技术水平,具有从总体上定性评价和定量评价期刊论文质量和学术水平的特定功能,用作期刊评价指标的科学性较强.     

应重视科技学术期刊的社会责任

从6个方面论述了科技学术期刊的社会责任:1)发挥学术导向作用,大灾面前的快速反应;2)净化学术园地,预防和揭露科学不端行为;3)传播科普知识,提升全民科学文化素养;4)正确认识期刊的评价体系;5)真诚为读者和作者服务;6)有效利用国内的研究成果.呼吁广大编辑同人积极承担各自的社会责任.     

肿瘤学研究论文中的生存曲线图谬误辨析

对肿瘤学期刊已发表的论文或稿件中绘制生存曲线所存在的问题进行实例分析,以期为编辑人员加工文稿时提供参考.     

论科普编辑专业化与专业编辑科普化

论述科普期刊和专业期刊的差异与联系,二者要取长补短、相互为用,共同担负传播科学知识的使命。科普和专业是相对的,在传播学上各有其优缺点,二者需要有机地结合起来。同时,编辑要改变心智模式,发挥应有的作用。     

DOI对网络出版格局的影响

分析ISO正在进行的关于DOI标准的制定过程和RAregister agency的收费制度,认为"双向"收费和费用太高是目前制约DOI推广的障碍.对国内外的出版机构进行了分类,通过对科技信息使用单位采购数据库产品的调研,认为:单个期刊数据库难有作为,必须进行联合销售;如果对DOI非核心元数据予以扩展,加入价格等商业内容,可借助DOI平台实现期刊自行定价的出版新格局.