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Main Author: Apostle, Lynne
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED281560
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contents Personal File Management for the Health Sciences. Apostle, Lynne Classification Filing Indexing Information Storage Library Technical Processes Medical Libraries Microcomputers Subject Index Terms Thesauri Workbooks Written as an introduction to the concepts of creating a personal or reprint file, this workbook discusses both manual and computerized systems, with emphasis on the preliminary groundwork that needs to be done before starting any filing system. A file assessment worksheet is provided; considerations in developing a personal filing system are discussed; and the advantages and disadvantages of author arrangement, alphabetic subject arrangement, classified subject arrangement, and numerical arrangement are considered. Finally, single-access, multiple-access, and computer-assisted systems are described, and the process of choosing subject headings is discussed. Illustrations provide examples of each filing concept. A 30-item bibliography and 4 references are provided, and a listing of 11 subject heading lists for the health sciences is included. (KM)
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spellingShingle Personal File Management for the Health Sciences.
Apostle, Lynne
Classification
Filing
Indexing
Information Storage
Library Technical Processes
Medical Libraries
Microcomputers
Subject Index Terms
Thesauri
Workbooks
Personal File Management for the Health Sciences. Apostle, Lynne Classification Filing Indexing Information Storage Library Technical Processes Medical Libraries Microcomputers Subject Index Terms Thesauri Workbooks Written as an introduction to the concepts of creating a personal or reprint file, this workbook discusses both manual and computerized systems, with emphasis on the preliminary groundwork that needs to be done before starting any filing system. A file assessment worksheet is provided; considerations in developing a personal filing system are discussed; and the advantages and disadvantages of author arrangement, alphabetic subject arrangement, classified subject arrangement, and numerical arrangement are considered. Finally, single-access, multiple-access, and computer-assisted systems are described, and the process of choosing subject headings is discussed. Illustrations provide examples of each filing concept. A 30-item bibliography and 4 references are provided, and a listing of 11 subject heading lists for the health sciences is included. (KM)
title Personal File Management for the Health Sciences.
topic Classification
Filing
Indexing
Information Storage
Library Technical Processes
Medical Libraries
Microcomputers
Subject Index Terms
Thesauri
Workbooks
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED281560