Abstract
ObjectivesThis study defined core and essential lists of recent, English-language veterinary medicine books using a data-driven methodology for potential use by a broad audience, including libraries that are building collections supporting veterinary sciences and One Health initiatives.MethodsBook titles were collected from monograph citation databases, veterinary examination reading lists, veterinary college textbook and library reserve lists, and published bibliographies. These lists were combined into a single list with titles ranked by the number of occurrences.ResultsThe methodology produced a core list of 122 monographs and an essential list of 33 titles. All titles are recent, edition neutral, English language monographs. One title is out of print.ConclusionsThe methodology captured qualitative and quantitative input from four distinct populations who use veterinary monographs: veterinary practitioners, educators, researchers, and librarians. Data were collected and compiled to determine core and essential lists that represented all groups. Unfortunately, data are not available for all subareas of veterinary medicine, resulting in uneven subject coverage. This methodology can be replicated and adapted for other subject areas.
Highlights
Veterinary practitioners have consistently been shown to be a profession of readers [1,2,3,4,5]
Research, and clinical libraries use core resource lists to benchmark against other specialist collections, support selective collection development, and guide choices for specialty situations
[7] and increasing interest in the literature due to new veterinary schools and pre-veterinary and technical undergraduate curricula. In this era of evidence-based initiatives that encourage integrating human, animal, and environmental health, known as One Health [8], interest in veterinary literature comes from curricula of human medical schools, public health and comparative medicine programs, and veterinary and human medical practitioners
Summary
Veterinary practitioners have consistently been shown to be a profession of readers [1,2,3,4,5]. Lists of core resources help guide selections for home and practice libraries, and capture knowledge and provide a foundation for benchmarking and collection development in information specialties, such as veterinary medicine librarianship, that are experiencing both expertise loss through retirement and shifts in responsibilities. Journal of the Medical Library Association [7] and increasing interest in the literature due to new veterinary schools and pre-veterinary and technical undergraduate curricula In this era of evidence-based initiatives that encourage integrating human, animal, and environmental health, known as One Health [8], interest in veterinary literature comes from curricula of human medical schools, public health and comparative medicine programs, and veterinary and human medical practitioners. In human medicine, which has a strong history of core lists, lists have been generated from expert individuals [9, 10] or consensus [11] or through data-driven approaches [12]
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