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The strike rate index a new index for journal quality based on journal size and the h-index of citationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Quantifying the impact of scientific research is almost always controversial, and there is a need for a uniform method that can be applied across all fields. Increasingly, however, the quantification has been summed up in the impact factor of the journal in which the work is published, which is known to show differences between fields. Here the h-index, a way to summarize an individuals highly cited work, was calculated for journals over a twenty year time span and compared to the size of the journal in four fields, Agriculture, Condensed Matter Physics, Genetics and Heredity and Mathematical Physics. There is a linear log...
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - April 19, 2007 Category: Information Technology Authors: William Barendse Source Type: journals

The strike rate index: a new index for journal quality based on journal size and the h-index of citationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Quantifying the impact of scientific research is almost always controversial, and there is a need for a uniform method that can be applied across all fields. Increasingly, however, the quantification has been summed up in the impact factor of the journal in which the work is published, which is known to show differences between fields. Here the h-index, a way to summarize an individual's highly cited work, was calculated for journals over a twenty year time span and compared to the size of the journal in four fields, Agriculture, Condensed Matter Physics, Genetics and Heredity and Mathematical Physics. There is a linear lo...
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - April 19, 2007 Category: Information Technology Authors: William Barendse Source Type: journals

CAMbase – A XML-based bibliographical database on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The term "Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)" covers a variety of approaches to medical theory and practice, which are not commonly accepted by representatives of conventional medicine. In the past two decades, these approaches have been studied in various areas of medicine. Although there appears to be a growing number of scientific publications on CAM, the complete spectrum of complementary therapies still requires more information about published evidence. A majority of these research publications are still not listed in electronic bibliographical databases such as MEDLINE. However, with a growing demand by pa...
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - April 3, 2007 Category: Information Technology Authors: Thomas Ostermann, Hartmut Zillmann, Christa K Raak, Arndt Buessing and Peter F Matthiessen Source Type: journals

Factors influencing publication choice: why faculty choose open accessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It appears that publication quality is of utmost importance when choosing publication venues in general, while free access and visibility are specifically noted incentives for selection of OA journals. Therefore, free public availability and increased exposure may not be strong enough incentives for authors to choose open access over more traditional and respected subscription based publications, unless the quality issue is also addressed.
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - March 9, 2007 Category: Information Technology Authors: Stefanie E. Warlick and K. T.L. Vaughan Source Type: journals

Use of the Internet for health information by physicians for patient care in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, NigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Physicians use of the Internet for health information for patient care was widespread but use of evidenced-based medicine resources such as Cochrane Library, Up-to-date and Clinical Evidence was minimal. Awareness and training in the use of EBM resources for patient care is needed. Introduction of EBM in the teaching curriculum will enhance the use of EBM resources by physicians for patient care.
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - December 12, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grace A Ajuwon Source Type: journals

LitMiner: integration of library services within a bio-informatics applicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In order to make better use of their collections, digital libraries should customize their services to suit the research needs of their patrons.
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - October 19, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jeffrey Demaine, Joel Martin, Lynn Wei and Berry de Bruijn Source Type: journals

The use of free resources in a subscription-based digital library: a case study of the North Carolina AHEC Digital LibraryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The only free resource capturing a significant number of link outs is the free link to PubMed. This reflects the importance placed on traditional medical literature searching by the ADL clinical user base. Institutional affiliates access free resources through the ADL with the second highest frequency of all the user groups. Finally, in analyzing use of free resources, it is important to note the overall limitations of this survey. While link outs are excellent indicators of frequency of use they do not provide any information about the ultimate usefulness of the resource being accessed. Further studies would n...
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - September 6, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mary Beth Schell Source Type: journals

Purchasing online journal access for a hospital medical library: how to identify value in commercially available productsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: After considering costs, benefits, ease of use, embargoes, presence of secondary sources (ACP Journal Club, DARE), the Ovid Brandon/Hill Plus Collection was the best choice for our hospital considering our budget. However, the option to individually select our own journal list from Ovid and pay per journal has a certain appeal as well.
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - July 12, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Thomas P Carter, Anne O Carter and Gwendolyn Broomes Source Type: journals

The future of Biomedical Digital LibrariesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - June 13, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Marcus A Banks and Wayne J Peay Source Type: journals

Using geographic information systems to identify prospective marketing areas for a special libraryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The visual representation of the data made identification of low usage regions easier than using a standalone database with no visual-spatial component. The low usage counties will be the focus of future Center for Disability Resources Library marketing efforts. Due to the impressive visual-spatial representations created with Geographic Information Systems, which more efficiently communicate information than stand-alone database information can, librarians may benefit from the software's use as a supplemental tool for tracking library usage and planning promotional efforts.
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - May 4, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rozalynd P McConnaughy and Steven P Wilson Source Type: journals

Multimedia Bootcamp: a health sciences library provides basic training to promote faculty technology integrationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: An incremental approach to integrating technology with current practices in instruction and presentation provided a supportive yet energizing environment for Health Sciences faculty. Keys to this program were its faculty focus, traditional hands-on instruction, unrestricted access to technology tools and support, and inclusion of criteria for evaluating when multimedia can augment pedagogical aims.
Source: Biomedical Digital Libraries - April 25, 2006 Category: Information Technology Authors: Ellen C Ramsey Source Type: journals