I would not be surprised if the AMA is using this as a ploy to
renegotiate their contract for Lexis Medis/Medline. Some other publishers
produce both CD Rom and online versions of titles, in order to provide the
most current information. Dialog is cheaper and more comprehensive to use
for AMA publications and Medline anyway, so I will not miss it. Still,
there is no better access than having the hard copy of a critical or often
used title available when needed.
Michael Spindler Infopros Research & Consulting
mspin@halcyon.com Seattle, WA 206-224-7543
On Tue, 20 Dec 1994, Francis R. Doyle wrote:
> The elimination of the AMA Journals from the Mead Database is one of the
> reasons > that Law Libraries are skeptical about relying upon the
databases as > their primary resource of information. Such actions insure
the continued > role of libraries as not only information resources but
book warehouse > facilities. The transitory nature of some of the
databases makes the > inclusion of the databases on the library's OPAC
difficult to justify > because of the maintenance of the OPAC. It
deprives users of positive > access to the databases and Reference
personnel of a jog to their memory > of the not so obvious resources
on-line.
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