title: Building a miniMEDLINE database: which journals to choose?
abstract: Scott Memorial Library (SML) at Thomas Jefferson University has installed the Library Information System (LIS) developed by Georgetown University Medical Center Library. One component of the system is miniMEDLINE, a system for searching an inhouse database derived from NLM MEDLINE tapes. This paper describes the process involved in determining which journals should be included in SML's miniMEDLINE file; the number of titles and years covered; the balance between research and clinical titles; the representation of allied health fields; and the level of faculty involvement.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Scott Memorial Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laynor
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calabretta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008523:MEDLARS; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014481:United States