Creating the Digital Medical Library
Primary Research Group, June 2003
Creating the Digital Medical Library profiles the electronic collection development and electronic library development policies of a sample of leading medical libraries including those of:
- The Mayo Clinic
- Cornell University
- The University of Iowa
- Columbia University
- The University of Texas
- The Medical College of Georgia and many others
The report covers policies concerning electronic journals, archiving, e-books, electronic directories, database user training, use of alert service, virtual reference services, negotiating tactics with vendors, sharing electronic resources with other libraries or a main campus library, electronic documents delivery, librarian time management, web site redevelopment and design, the impact of evidence-based medicine on library practices, employment of librarians on medical clinical teams, attitudes towards university-inspired or controlled cooperative scholarly publishing ventures, efforts to develop endowments/funds for digital resources, cost control efforts, and other issues of concern to medical librarians. Also includes critical and recent benchmarking information on spending plans focusing primarily though not exclusively on digital resources.
Libraries profiled include:
- Medical College of Georgia
- Botsford General Hospital
- The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences of the University of Iowa
- Weill Cornell Medical College
- Mayo Clinic Libraries
- Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library Columbia University
- The University Of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio
Creating the Digital Medical Library
Introduction
Medical College of Georgia
College Description
Library Staff
Patron Training
Librarians on the Clinical Team
Reference Services
E-Books
CD-ROM
Web Site
Print and Electronic Journals
Trends in Materials Spending
Heavily Used Databases
Searching
Electronic Documents Delivery
Advice to Other Libraries:
Botsford General Hospital
Description
Journals
Document Delivery
Physical Traffic in the Library
Reference Requests
Education
CD-ROM
Electronic Books
Print Book Budget
Contract Negotiations
Library Web Page
Workstations
Advice for Other Libraries
The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences of the University Of Iowa
Electronic Reference
Physical Traffic in the Library
CD-ROM Databases
Patron Education
Librarian Time Spent Developing/Acquiring Digital Resources
Electronic Journals
Access to Journal Archives
Alternatives to Commercial Journal Publishers
Web Site Interface
Database Selection Process
Provision of Alert Services
Directories
E-book Licenses
Advice to Other Libraries
Weill Cornell Medical College
Patron Education
Trends in Reference
Digital Books
Print Book Spending
Electronic Journals
The Library Web Site
CD-ROM
Catalog
Use of Alert Services and Search Requests by Patrons
Major Database Subscriptions
Mayo Clinic Libraries
Description of the Clinic
Decentralization
Patron Education
Reference
Search Requests from Patrons
Librarians on Clinical Teams
Electronic Books
Print Books
The Library Web Site
CD-ROM
Journals
Cataloging Of Web Sites
Alert Services
Number of Searches
Licensing
Vendor Contract Negotiations
Directories
Classes Offered By the Library
Medical Images Archiving
Document Delivery
Advice to Other Libraries
Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library Columbia University
Library Description
Trends in Reference
Patron Training
Participation on Clinical Teams
Staff
Spending On Electronic Books
Print Books
Web Site Redesign
Catalog Web Sites
Alert Services
Journals
Special Funding For Materials Spending
Directories
CD-ROM
Database Procurement Decision-Making
Advice to Other Libraries
The University Of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio
Reference
Info Literacy
E-books
CD-ROM
Computer Facilities
Budget Trends
Library Web Site
Cataloging Of Web Sites
Staff of the Library
Carle Foundation Hospital
Institutional Description
Trends in Reference
E-books
Online Databases
CD-ROM
Patron Training
Licensing
The Library's Physical Space
Web Site
Database Selection
Advice to Others
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