ABS: Kelly, Scientific meeting abstracts: Significance, access, and trends

[Gretchen Whitney]

PT J
AU Kelly, JA
TI Scientific meeting abstracts: Significance, access, and trends
SO BULLETIN OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
LA English
DT Article
NR 54
SN 0025-7338
PU MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOC
C1 Univ Minnesota, Biomed Lib, 316 Diehl Hall, Minneapolis, MN
   55455 USA.
   Univ Minnesota, Biomed Lib, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA.
ID PUBLICATION; JOURNALS; SELECTION; FATE
AB Abs. of scientific papers and posters that are presented at
   annual scientific meetings of professional societies are part
   of the broader category of conference literature. They are an
   important avenue for the dissemination of current data. While
   timely and succinct, these abstracts present problems such as
   an abbreviated peer review and incomplete bibliographic access.
   Methods: Seventy societies of health sciences professionals
   were surveyed about the publication of abstracts from their
   annual meetings. Nineteen frequently cited journals also were
   contacted about their policies on the citation of meeting
   abstracts. Ten databases were searched for the presence of
   meetings abstracts. Results: Ninety percent of the seventy
   societies publish their abstracts, with nearly half appearing
   in the society's journal. Seventy-seven percent of the
   societies supply meeting attendees with a copy of each
   abstract, and 43% make their abstracts available in an
   electronic format. Most of the journals surveyed allow meeting
   abstracts to be cited. Bibliographic access to these abstracts
   does not appear to be widespread. Conclusions: Meeting
   abstracts play an important role in the dissemination of
   scientific knowledge. Bibliographic access to meeting abstracts
   is very limited. The trend toward making meeting abstracts
   available via the Internet has the potential to give a broader
   audience access to the information they contain.
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EP 76
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JI Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc.
PY 1998
PD JAN
VL 86
IS 1
GA ZC511
PI CHICAGO
RP Kelly JA
   Univ Minnesota, Biomed Lib, 316 Diehl Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA.
J9 BULL MED LIBR ASSN
PA 65 EAST WACKER PLACE, STE 1900, CHICAGO, IL 60601-7298 USA
UT ISI:000072587500010
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