[12103] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
e-library
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rita Barsun)
Thu Mar 26 20:04:24 1998
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 18:09:36 -0600
From: Rita Barsun <rbarsun@waldenu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <01BD57CA.6BE4A9C0@gferdman.childmmc.edu>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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A word of caution. If you sign up for the free trial, you *must*
unsubscribe at the end of the 30 days. In addition, you will receive
calls from Infonautics for quite a while afterward.
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On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Glenn Ferdman wrote:
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> The site in question (Electric Library) has a
> 30 day trial.
>
> Check 'em out at:
> http://www.elibrary.com/
>
> My initial reaction, after checking out
> their journal sources was that there is a
> paucity of medical information. Most of
> it seems geared toward "general reference"
> (i.e., good for a public library, small academic
> library, and perhaps business library).
>
> I can't vouch for the search engine, not having
> spent much time with it, although it supposedly
> allows you to do boolean, and it has a few filters
> or limiting options to refine your search.
>
> In general, if our experience over the past few
> years is any indication of the direction of things,
> we have certainly seen a significant drop-off in
> the number of lit search requests from our patrons
> (mostly doctors and support staff). As a result
> our responsibilities have evolved--becoming the providers
> of "access" to databases which are available throughout
> the institution. We still maintain the role of primary
> 'selectors' and evaluators of different info sources,
> and have been positioning our home page to be the
> single point of access or starting point for all things
> "knowledge-based" (as the Joint Commission, our
> accrediting body refers to "library information"). Now,
> we just have to remind everybody to start off with our
> home page--although the impending development of
> the institution's Intranet might be a good opportunity to
> put "knowledge based" info right under their noses.
>
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> Glenn Ferdman, MLS
> Team Leader, Academic Information Management
> Children's Memorial Hospital
> 2300 Children's Plaza, Box 12, Chicago, IL 60614
> (773)880-4244, (773)880-3833 (fax), gferdman@nwu.edu
> http://www.childmmc.edu/cmhweb/cmhotherdepts/libraryweb/home.html
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