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.     

收视率再批判

作者最早提出“收视率是万恶之源”的看法并非是要抹杀收视率的所有积极意义。收视率的负面因素主要集中在以下几对矛盾之中:与主流意识形态导向间的矛盾、与电视媒体的文化责任形成矛盾、与电视观众的真实需求间存在矛盾。文章从受众心理和方法学上对收视率进行批判。认为应该全力促成“收视率”样本结构的调整和大力开展分众定性研究。文章不认同“收视率”对中国电视的绝对统治。如果“唯收视率至上”,事实上是放弃了对文化理性的追求,放弃了对人文艺术价值的追求。     

新形势下高职图书馆的组织变革

本文分析了图书馆组织变革的发展方向，并尝试建立一个服务型的高职图书馆组织结构。     

The use of personal digital assistants in the health sciences: results of a survey.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to determine how personal digital assistants (PDAs) are used on an academic health sciences campus to define the level of training and support the library can provide to the students and faculty. METHOD: A Web-based questionnaire was developed. A total of 1,538 health sciences faculty and residents were sent an email message requesting participation. Data from the returned surveys were analyzed with SPSS. RESULTS: Sixty-one percent of survey respondents used PDAs. The address book, date book, and calculator were the most common uses reported for PDAs. Residents also reported a high use of drug databases on their PDAs. Most survey respondents indicated they would like to learn more about clinical resources for PDAs. CONCLUSIONS: Many opportunities exist for librarians to provide training and support for PDAs, in addition to evaluation and promotion of clinical software for PDAs.