RESEARCH AND THEREADERS' GUIDE
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Serials Librarian
- Vol. 3 (2) , 179-190
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j123v03n02_08
Abstract
Research effectiveness of periodicals indexed in the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature was analyzed and related to obsolescence rates of scientif/research-oriented journals. Citations from 25 years of theses and dissertations found that most Readers' Guide titles were not used for research purposes. The bulk of citations occurred within 5 years of an article's publication and clustered in the same small number of titles. Implications for retention of titles indexed in the Readers' Guide are discussed. Use per unit o f shelf space, cost of storage, plus the minimal research ualue of Readers' Guide items make them a prime target for cooperative storage efforts.Keywords
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