Document Type
Poster
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Embargo Period
2022
Publication Date
10-21-2022
Department
Academic Affairs Faculty
Description
Objective: Strong collections in subject niches to support education can be complicated if not planned well. Whether you are a liaison librarian or working with one, it is important to know the current collection, identify the areas for development, and anticipate the needs of your population. In 2017, after doing an initial broad collections assessment, the Director of Information Resources and Collections Services (DIRCS) identified the need for additional pharmacy and dental medicine resources. The objective of this program is to determine how collaboration with liaison librarians during the collection development process enhances the resources chosen for Pharmacy and Dental Medicine programs.
Methods: A weighted binary classification grid was created which identified the core electronic collection first for Pharmacy then later for Dental Medicine. Utilizing a collaborative approach, the DIRCS partnered with the liaison librarians for pharmacy and dental medicine. Information was shared about potential resources requested by faculty to complement the core collection. Librarians conducted a search of the collection development literature in several databases (PubMed, Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, PsychInfo) to find articles describing best practices for niche areas. Citations were collected using EndNote and uploaded into Covidence for screening. COUNTER usage statistics of pharmacy and dental medicine resources were collected and analyzed.
Results: After conducting a 3-year usage trend analysis for pharmacy resources, DIRCS determined that usage remained stable and justifies continued renewal. This strategy was used to establish a foundation for collection development with other subject resources, specifically for the College of Dental Medicine.
Conclusion:We hope to highlight the importance of inter-departmental collaboration when selecting resources to aid the curriculum for subject niches. This research also identified an area of opportunity for streamlining purchase requests, and a LibWizard form was created for purchase requests. A spreadsheet tracking purchase requests was also shared to avoid duplicate requests.
Poster presentation at the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Montgomery, AL. October 21, 2022.
Rights
Copyright is held by the author. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Collection Development, Health Sciences Libraries, Medical Education