The inadequacy of bibliographic information services covering the occupational therapy literature seems beyond dispute. Beginning in late 1986, the publication Occupational Therapy Index is an attempt to cover comprehensively the professional journal literature. This article describes the origins and development of this publication. Discussion of the organization, the coverage, some of the problems encountered and the related information services is also included.
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