CURRENT-AWARENESS SERVICE FOR SPECIAL-LIBRARIES USING MICROCOMPUTER-BASED CURRENT-CONTENTS ON DISKETTE

The intent of this paper is to demonstrate a method for developing and implementing a current awareness service to researchers using the Cur rent Contents on Diskette software and data. Methods to plan, develop, test, and finally offer this service are given. Data collection and a nalysis are employed in the planning process. The benefits gained by i ntegrating this service with complimentary services offered by librari es, especially document delivery, are examined. Substantial benefits t o researchers, organizational administrators and the library are possi ble as a result of this service. A successful working model of this se rvice currently in use at the Purdue University Physics Library and Ea rth & Atmospheric Sciences Library is discussed.