How many journals should a medical library have? Which core journals should my library subscribe to?
According to the manual mentioned in 6.3, a medical library should subscribe to at least 25 journal titles and keep them for at least a 5-year period. Again, the larger the hospital, the larger the journals collection should be. Four journals that I believe all medical libraries should subscribe to (because they all deal with a variety of medical topics, as well as general issues) are: British Medical Journal JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association New England Journal of Medicine The above three journals are the oldest continually-published medical journals in the world and are highly respected by professionals and public alike. If a country has a national medical journal, the medical library should probably subscribe to that as well. In Canada, that would be the Canadian Medical Association Journal. For a list of journals that are available online, set your browser to http://www.gen.emory.edu/MEDWEB/keyword/electronic_publications.html. Even if you already subscribe to j
