Do local citation patterns support use of the impact factor for collection development?

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 374-378

  Ralston, Rick ^a   Gall, Carole ^a   Brahmi, Frances A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PUBLICATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INDIANA; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 55849083917     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.96.4.014     Document Type: Article

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