Free MEDLINE and implications for library operations.
The widespread availability of free MEDLINE systems on the Internet raises issues about the continued need to allocate library funds for commercial, fee-for-service MEDLINE vendors. This paper explores the evolution and acceptance of free MEDLINE, looking in particular at NLM's PubMed system. Results of a survey on librarian perceptions of PubMed are discussed. The new generation of PubMed software is evaluated in the context of end-user needs and educational goals of medical libraries.
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Information & Education Services, Savitt Medical Library, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557-0046, USA. thenner@admin.unr.edu
D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000191:economics*; D007995:Library Administration / Q000191:economics*; D016239:MEDLINE / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States