Effect of online services on purchases of a printed index

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Sep 1981 English Publisher:EmeraldJournal:Aslib Proceedings, volume 33, pages 351-356 (issn: 0001-253X,

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Authors: Susan Childs; Michael Carmel;

doi: 10.1108/eb050809

Effect of online services on purchases of a printed index

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This paper reviews the trend of purchasing of a printed index (Index Medicus) within one regional health authority. It shows that as the machine readable counterpart (Medline) has become more easily accessible the purchase and use of Index Medicus has increased rather than diminished.

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