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Treffer: Collection practices for nontraditional online resources among academic health sciences libraries.

Title:
Collection practices for nontraditional online resources among academic health sciences libraries.
Authors:
Shultz M; Director and Associate Professor, Savitt Medical Library, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, mshultz@med.unr.edu, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9236-4375., Berryman DR; Head, Health Sciences Library Services, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, donnaber@buffalo.edu, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8005-4962.
Source:
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA [J Med Libr Assoc] 2020 Apr; Vol. 108 (2), pp. 253-261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 01.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Medical Library Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101132728 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-9439 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15365050 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Libr Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: Chicago, IL : Medical Library Association, c2002-
MeSH Terms:
Library Collection Development* , Online Systems*, Libraries, Medical/*organization & administration, Access to Information ; Libraries, Medical/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires
References:
J Med Libr Assoc. 2014 Jan;102(1):22-30. (PMID: 24415916)
J Med Libr Assoc. 2019 Apr;107(2):251-257. (PMID: 31019395)
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20200408 Date Completed: 20210129 Latest Revision: 20220413
Update Code:
20250114
PubMed Central ID:
PMC7069827
DOI:
10.5195/jmla.2020.791
PMID:
32256236
Database:
MEDLINE

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Objective: In recent years, individuals and small organizations have developed new online learning and information resources that are often marketed directly to students. In this study, these nontraditional online resources are defined as apps or other online resources that are not available through large and well-known publishers. The purposes of this study are to determine if academic health sciences libraries are licensing nontraditional online resources and to provide a snapshot of current collections practices in this area.
Methods: An online survey was designed and distributed to the email lists of the Collection Development Section of the Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries directors. Follow-up phone interviews were conducted with survey participants who volunteered to be contacted.
Results: Of the 58 survey respondents, 21 (36.2%) reported that their libraries currently licensed at least 1 nontraditional online resource, and 45 (77.6%) reported receiving requests for these types of resources. The resources listed by respondents included 50 unique titles. Of the 37 (63.8%) respondents whose library did not license nontraditional online resources, major barriers that were noted included a lack of Internet protocol (IP) authentication, licenses that charge per user, and affordable institutional pricing.
Conclusions: Evaluation criteria for nontraditional online resources should be developed and refined, and these resources should be examined over time to determine their potential and actual use by students. There is a growing demand for many of these resources among students, but the lack of financial and access models that serve libraries' needs is an obstacle to institutional licensing.
(Copyright: © 2020, Authors.)