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Selection for preservation: considerations for the health sciences.

D T Richards¹, L W McClure

¹National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20894.

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association

|July 1, 1989

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Health sciences libraries must select items for preservation, not just collection development. Applying existing selection criteria ensures preservation of vital biomedical scholarly records.

Area of Science:

Library and Information Science
Biomedical Informatics
Archival Science

Background:

Libraries face resource limitations, necessitating careful selection for both collection development and preservation.
Existing collection development criteria can be adapted for preservation decision-making.
The scholarly record in biomedicine requires strategic preservation efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize the literature on selection for preservation in health sciences libraries.
To describe the characteristics of the biomedical scholarly record relevant to preservation.
To present criteria for making selection for preservation decisions.

Main Methods:

Literature review of selection for preservation.
Analysis of the biomedical scholarly record.

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Development of preservation selection criteria.

Main Results:

Established criteria for selecting items for preservation based on collection development principles.
Highlighted the importance of strategic preservation for the biomedical scholarly record.
Provided a framework for health sciences libraries to prioritize preservation efforts.

Conclusions:

Selection for preservation is a critical function for health sciences libraries, mirroring collection development.
Adaptable criteria ensure the preservation of the most valuable biomedical scholarly content.
Strategic preservation planning is essential for maintaining access to vital research.