Allen MP, Jacobs SK, Levy JR "Mapping the literature of nursing: 1996-2000 " JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 94 (2): 206-220 APR 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

Margaret (Peg) Allen : pegallen at verizon.net


Title: Mapping the literature of nursing: 1996-2000

Author(s): Allen MP, Jacobs SK, Levy JR

Source: JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 94 (2): 206-220 APR 2006

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 56      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
Introduction: This project is a collaborative effort of the Task Force on
Mapping the Nursing Literature of the Nursing and Allied Health Resources
Section of the Medical Library Association. This overview summarizes
eighteen studies covering general nursing and sixteen specialties.
Method: Following a common protocol, citations from source journals were
analyzed for a three-year period within the years 1996 to 2000. Analysis
included cited formats, age, and ranking of the frequency of cited journal
titles. Highly cited journals were analyzed for coverage in twelve health
sciences and academic databases.

Results: journals were the most frequently cited format, followed by books.
More than 60% of the cited resources were published in the previous seven
years. Bradford's law was validated, with a small core of cited journals
accounting for a third of the citations. Medical and science databases
provided the most comprehensive access for biomedical titles, while CINAHL
and PubMed provided the best access for nursing journals.

Discussion: Beyond a heavily cited core, nursing journal citations are
widely dispersed among a variety of sources and disciplines, with
corresponding access via a variety of bibliographic tools. Results
underscore the interdisciplinary nature of the nursing profession.

Conclusion: For comprehensive searches, nurses need to search multiple
databases. Libraries need to provide access to databases' beyond PubMed,
including CINAHL and academic databases. Database vendors should improve
their coverage of nursing, biomedical, and psychosocial titles identified
in these studies. Additional research is needed to update these studies and
analyze nursing specialties not covered.


Addresses: Allen MP (reprint author), POB 2 308 Kann, Stratford, WI 54484
USA
NYU, Elmer Holmes Bobst Lib, New York, NY 10012 USA
CINAHL Informat Syst, Glendale, CA 91206 USA

E-mail Addresses: pegallen at verizon.net
 susan.jacobs at nyu.edu
 jlevy at cinahl.com

Publisher: MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOC, 65 EAST WACKER PLACE, STE 1900, CHICAGO,
IL 60601-7298 USA
Subject Category: INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
IDS Number: 058BS

ISSN: 1536-5050

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