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

Mary Shultz1, Donna R Berryman2

  • 1Director 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.

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|April 8, 2020
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Academic health sciences libraries are increasingly licensing nontraditional online resources due to student demand. However, barriers like per-user licensing and lack of IP authentication hinder broader adoption of these valuable digital learning tools.

Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences Librarianship
  • Information Science
  • Digital Collections

Background:

  • Nontraditional online resources, developed by individuals and small organizations, are marketed directly to students.
  • These resources are distinct from those offered by large, established publishers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if academic health sciences libraries license nontraditional online resources.
  • To survey current collection practices regarding these resources.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey was distributed to relevant professional email lists.
  • Follow-up phone interviews were conducted with volunteers.

Main Results:

  • 36.2% of surveyed libraries currently license at least one nontraditional online resource.

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  • 77.6% of libraries receive requests for these resources.
  • Key barriers include lack of IP authentication, per-user licensing fees, and unaffordable institutional pricing.

    • Conclusions:

    • Developing evaluation criteria for nontraditional resources is crucial.
    • Student demand is high, but financial and access models impede institutional licensing.
    • Further examination of resource utility and library needs is warranted.