TACOS: TAble of COntents Service in the hospital library

TACOS is an acronym for TAble of COntents Service. It provides recipients with photocopies of the contents pages of journals selected from the hospital's list of serials. The service enables users to augment their journals by scanning additional tables of contents. TACOS coexists with and complements computer, SDI and other current awareness services. Growth over a five-year period is evident by an increased number of both TACOS requesters and TACOS journals requested. User satisfaction, as measured by a survey and willingness to pay, is high. TACOS is a simple, viable concept well worth implementing even in times of tight budgetary constraints.