Resumen

El catálogo colectivo de publicaciones seriadas como instrumento para el análisis de la demanda de información en la Biblioteca Médica Nacional de Cuba. ACIMED [online]. 2000, vol.8, n.3, pp.167-185. ISSN 1024-9435.

The collective catalogue of serials as an instrument for the analysis of information demands in the National Medical Library of Cuba Information retrieval options of the Collective Catalogue of Serials in Medical Sciences (SECMED) are presented. The paper shows the importance of the correlator as a powerful tool for automated location of references obatained from reference searches carried out in MEDLINE data base an in the statistical analysis of the demand. An analysis was made on data recorded in the 3 statistical files where the results of searches in collective catalogue from may, 1997 and june, 1998 are stored. Subject fields and country were studied. Use of collections and of references requested from the National Mediacal Library by means of the correlator were examined to identify the most requested titles and their behaviour. The study of distribution of titles by subject detected titles lacking support as to serials and it was possible to find the most represneted countries when examining the collections by publishing country. The correlator of the collective catalogue is a resource of strategic importance for the National Information System of Medical Sciences.

Palabras clave : UNION CATALOGS; SERIALS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; DEMANDS STUDIES [statistics and numerical data].

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )