Internet access to National Library of Medicine SDI search results: the benefits of locally written software for automated postprocessing.

The results of selective dissemination of information (SDI) searches are typically printed offline and mailed to the library for distribution. Postprocessing this material -- sorting the printouts, gathering and recording statistics, and actually delivering it -- requires substantial effort by staff...

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Publicado en:Internet Reference Services Quarterly Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 81 - 93
Autores principales: Watson M, Christopher KA, Wood RT
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr1997
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      ab: The results of selective dissemination of information (SDI) searches are typically printed offline and mailed to the library for distribution. Postprocessing this material -- sorting the printouts, gathering and recording statistics, and actually delivering it -- requires substantial effort by staff. With the recent introduction of Internet access to SDI search results at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the library at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport (LSUMC-S) was able to computerize much of its SDI postprocessing. Library staff wrote two computer programs which sort SDI results, gather and report statistical data without requiring manual data entry, and allow delivery of search results as either hardcopy or e-mail, as the client prefers. This software also adds value to the final product, by tagging citations which appear in journals to which the library currently subscribes. Automation of SDI postprocessing at the LSUMC-S library has resulted in substantial savings in staff time and expense.
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