A Library for Internists VI
Authors: Edward J. Huth
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

The Literature of Medicine1 March 1988A Library for Internists VIRecommendations from the American College of PhysiciansEdward J. Huth, M.D., EditorEdward J. Huth, M.D., EditorSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-3-497 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe huge number of medical books published yearly virtually precludes assessment of their relative merits by busy physicians. To help them and hospital librarians in selecting books in internal medicine and the related fields, the American College of Physicians has published at 3-yearly intervals beginning in 1973 a selective list of books and journals, "A Library for Internists" (1-5).Selection of BooksThe process of selecting titles for this sixth version of the list began with requests to publishers to nominate books for possible selection. Publishers were limited to one nomination for each category. Recommendations for the list were also...References1. ALLYNSTEARNS RN. A library for internists: recommended by the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 1973;79:293-322. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ALLYN R. A library for internists II: recommended by the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 1976;84:346-73. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ALLYN R. A library for internists III: recommended by the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:446-77. LinkGoogle Scholar4. ALLYN R. A library for internists IV: recommended by the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:385-401. LinkGoogle Scholar5. LEWIS C. A library for internists V: recommended by the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:423-37. LinkGoogle Scholar6. . List of journals indexed in Index Medicus. Bethesda, Maryland: National Library of Medicine. (Published annually in the January issue of Index Medicus and as a separate monograph.) Google Scholar7. GARFIELD E, ed. SCI journal citation reports ®: a bibliometric analysis of science journals in the ISI ®database. In: GARFIELD E, ed. Science Citation Index: An International Interdisciplinary Index to the Literature of Science, Medicine, Agriculture, Technology, and the Behavioral Sciences. Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information. (Published annually.) Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe CED—le DEC: Common European doctorate, or doctorate Europeen commune or dissertations on the internetTowards a doctoral thesis through published worksA Library for Internists VII Recommendations from the American College of PhysiciansKenneth M. Ludmerer, MDLoose Connections between Peer-Reviewed Clinical Journals and Clinical PracticeR. Brian Haynes, MD, PhDDrug interactionsDubois' Lupus ErythematosusDaniel J. Wallace, MDOmissions from A Library for InternistsPERRY J. RUSH, M.D. 1 March 1988Volume 108, Issue 3Page: 497-498KeywordsHospital medicineLibraries Issue Published: 1 March 1988 Copyright© 1988 American College of PhysiciansPDF DownloadLoading ...