Abstract
The current study evaluates the results of a previously reported method for creating a core medical electronic journal collection for a new medical school library, validates the core collection created specifically to meet the needs of the new school, and identifies strategies for making cost-effective e-journal selection decisions. Usage data were extracted for four e-journal packages (Blackwell-Synergy, Cell Press, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and ScienceDirect). Usage was correlated with weighted point values assigned to a core list of journal titles, and each package was evaluated for relevancy and cost-effectiveness to the Florida State University College of Medicine (FSU COM) population. The results indicated that the development of the core list was a valid method for creating a new twenty-first century, community-based medical school library. Thirty-seven journals are identified for addition to the FSU COM core list based on use by the COM, and areas of overlapping research interests between the university and the COM are identified based on use of specific journals by each population. The collection development approach that evolved at the FSU COM library was useful during the initial stages of identifying and evaluating journal selections and in assessing the relative value of a particular journal package for the FSU COM after the school was established.
Highlights
The Florida State University (FSU) Charlotte Edwards Maguire Medical Library (MML), the first academic medical library created after the establishment of the web, was developed as a digital library at start-up in 2001
The journal collection development process was not influenced by ownership of a large legacy print collection, but rather concentrated on identifying key electronic journals of immediate value to an emerging medical school
The authors hope that the FSU College of Medicine (COM) core list and this follow-up evaluation of use patterns by both a college of medicine and a larger university provides a strategy that will assist readers in exploring ways to use the core list and usage data in their own institutional setting
Summary
The Florida State University (FSU) Charlotte Edwards Maguire Medical Library (MML), the first academic medical library created after the establishment of the web, was developed as a digital library at start-up in 2001. The creation of a core list constructed to serve the needs of a large clinical clientele, primarily located off-campus and requiring online access, was seen as an essential step in meeting accreditation standards for the medical school, both during the start-up phase and later when it became established. With the exception of residents in 1 hospital, the library does not provide access to its collections to personnel at any of the affiliated hospital sites. Because the MML is part of a larger university system, it provides access to
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