摘要：An Igaku Toshokan readers inquiry was made in January 1983. From the Japan Medical Library Association (JMLA) 300 librarians were picked and 100 other non-JMLA subscribers including hospitals, companies, etc., were also sampled. Of the 400 samples, 301 (75.3%) responded. The study items are: 1) Does the reader read every issue of Igaku Toshokan ? 2) Why does he/she read it? Or why not? 3) Is the subscription rate reasonable? 4) Best articles published in 1981 and 1982. 5) Columns most read 6) What article themes does he/she want to read? 7) What types of articles does he/she want to read? 8) Comments. The findings are: Articles on library mechanization, job analysis, secondary materials and online searching are most appreciated; articles on case reports, and on lectures are welcomed; book reviews and Q & A are eagerly read. It seems that readers want to read not only library and information sciences articles but also broad popular writings on medical basics.
