Wohin mit den älteren medizinischen Zeitschriftenbänden? - Die Benutzungserhebung 2004 an der Universitätsbibliothek der Medizinischen Universität Wien / Where to put the back numbers? - Usage of older medical journals at the Medical University Library Vienna in 2004

• Main Author: Bauer, Bruno
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2006-05-01
• Series: GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information
• Subjects: Medical university library; Medical University Vienna; Usage; Evaluation; Print archive; Back numbers
• Online Access: http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/2006-6/mbi000024.shtml

The increasing usage of e-journals questions the library's print archive. This is particularly valid for medical libraries where mainly up to date literature is required. From March to June 2004 the use of back numbers at the Medical University Library Vienna was recorded in order to assess utilisation of print journals published before 1986. During these four month 10.286 bound volumes were taken out from the print archive. Journal title, publication year and type of usage (local or interlibrary loan) was registered. A ranking list of the most used journals was compiled including their impact factor. On average it came to about 105 uses per workday. This remarkable demand for back numbers is a clear argument for keeping the library's print archive inhouse regarding the publishers' patchy online backfile collections.