Use of information in the pharmaceutical industry. I. Results of the analysis of the demand received by CINDOC.

Authors

  • María José Ordóñez Vergara Universidad de La Coruña

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1999.v22.i4.345

Keywords:

users studies, demand of information, consumption of information, bibliometrics, pharmaceutical industry, Spanish Research Council

Abstract


This article sets forth the main results of part of the research work performed by the author on companies in the pharmaceutical industry located in the Madrid Autonomous Region. The purpose of the study was to find out the consumption of information on the part of the pharmaceutical companies in the Region which are regular clients of the Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (CINDOC, which reports to the Spanish Research Council-CSIC) through the data included in its administrative archive, relating to information requests made by these companies in the period 1994-95. By means of bibliometric indicators, a detailed analysis has been made of the types and subjects of the most requested documents, their present importance, the language and country of publication, the topographic location and the supply thereof.

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Published

1999-12-30

How to Cite

Ordóñez Vergara, M. J. (1999). Use of information in the pharmaceutical industry. I. Results of the analysis of the demand received by CINDOC. Revista Española De Documentación Científica, 22(4), 472–487. https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1999.v22.i4.345

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