Re: PubMed Central

["John Cox" <John.E.Cox@btinternet.com>]

I recognise the attraction of linking to PubMed Central and other
pre-print/e-print servers.  I have two questions for the library
community:

1.  How does the library guide patrons on what is quality controlled and
peer-reviewed, and what is unreviewed?  This may prove to be very
important in bio-medicine, where unreviewed and unmoderated articles may
present dangers if applied in clinical practice.

2.  How will libraries catalogue the contents on such servers?

John Cox

John Cox Associates
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TOWCESTER, Northants NN12 8XF
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E-mail: John.E.Cox@btinternet.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nbaum@notes.cc.sunysb.edu <nbaum@notes.cc.sunysb.edu>
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>
Date: 19 February 2000 00:09
Subject: RE: PubMed Central

>We'll probably link to it.  I realize the content is still kind of sparse,
>but I like the idea and would want to support it.
>
>Nathan Baum
>Digital Resources Librarian
>Melville Library
>SUNY Stony Brook
>Stony Brook, New York  11794-3331
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>"DuBose, Stefanie" <DUBOSES@MAIL.ECU.EDU>@lists.yale.edu on 02/16/2000
>01:24:33 PM
>
>To:   "'liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu'" <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>
>Subject:  RE: PubMed Central
>
>Is anyone planning on linking to PubMed Central on their ejournal sites
>for users?
>
>Stefanie DuBose
>Assistant Collection Development Librarian
>Joyner Library
>East Carolina University
>252-328-2598
>duboses@mail.ecu.edu