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DragonflyThe newsletter of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region. Fall 2001 -- Volume 32, Number 4 |
In December, twenty-five libraries in four states and one province combined their resources to obtain access to a collection of high-quality full-text e-journals. This group subscription - to 140 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins e-journals from Ovid - brings such titles as American Journal of Nursing, Anesthesiology, Annals of Surgery, Circulation, Cancer Nursing, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Journal of Trauma to the desktops of physicians, hospital employees, and students in health-related programs. Participating libraries are from hospitals and academic institutions, both small and large, in Alaska, Oregon, Montana, Washington, and British Columbia. These libraries' users will share three simultaneous accesses to each of the 140 online titles for the upcoming year.
The collaboration is under the auspices of the Washington Medical Librarians Association (WMLA), which began discussions about consortial purchasing in summer, 2001. Libraries from all over the Pacific Northwest were invited in November to participate in this Lippincott Williams & Wilkins e-journal subscription so that sufficient funding could be raised to cover its cost of $90,000. The base price for each library depended on the size of its user population, with some libraries contributing additional funding at the last minute so that the deal could go forward for everyone.
Congratulations to all libraries that have joined together to provide access to this large, rich group of medical and nursing e-journals - and special thanks to those whose extra efforts made the difference at the end! This group purchase will bring experience in e-journal management to some libraries that are new to the provision of online full-text content. It will allow all participating libraries to strengthen their services - again, through the provision of online full-text content. And it will prove a valuable learning experience to our region, as we monitor the collection's use throughout the year to investigate issues such as whether we have purchased sufficient access for all group members, whether group membership comprising differing sizes and types of libraries can be successful, and whether the investment will bring ample returns to all participants.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Ovid are both part of Wolters Kluwer, a multinational information services company that spans the fields of law, business, health, science, and education. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a major publisher of print and electronic biomedical publications, and Ovid is an information-retrieval vendor that provides access to bibliographic databases, full-text publications, and decision-support tools. Working with these organizations is just the first step in the Washington Medical Librarians Association's exploration of consortial purchasing, an exploration led by Pamela Murray of Northwest Hospital (and WMLA's Continuing Education Committee chair) with the assistance of Susan Barnes of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine's Pacific Northwest Region (and WMLA's Secretary) and the invaluable help of Patty Ayala, Database Licensing Consultant at the Washington State Library. During the upcoming year, other vendors and products will be investigated and compared to facilitate libraries' budgeting, planning, and decision making regarding e-content.
If you have questions or want to be informed about further developments contact Susan Barnes at sjbarnes@u.washington.edu
Drum roll, please! The Pacific Northwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine presents our redesigned Web site. Our home page is still at http://nnlm.gov/pnr/ but you'll notice that its look is very different. It has more than just a new format and new colors. There are tabs near the top of the page to quickly direct our audiences to the most useful information and services. We have provided navigational aids such as "Topics A-to-Z," a search capability, and the "PNR QuickIndex" (which takes you to frequently used resources with a click of the mouse). You'll see that our new home page is titled "Are you a Librarian or Health Educator?" This page features services and resources for our network members, including links to the regional directory, document delivery resources, and funding opportunities. In the "News" box, you'll find that our newsletter, Dragonfly, and the HLIB-NW discussion list are highlighted, along with other sources of timely information. A click on the tabs for "Are you a health professional?" and "Looking for Medical or Health Information?" takes you to links chosen for those audiences.
Our revamped site is up and running, but it will always be a work in progress. A Web site is not a static object but changes and grows, much like the organization it reflects. We will modify our site to reflect your comments and to accommodate our constituencies' evolving needs. The RML Web Group team - Susan Barnes, Michael Boer, Cathy Burroughs and Maryanne Blake - looks forward to hearing from you! Send your comments and suggestions to nnlm@u.washington.edu.
Dragonfly, Fall, 2001 --
Vol.32, Number 4
(posted on PNRNews December 4, 2001)
Libraries in AK, ID, MT, OR, WA:
If you'll be away for the holidays for five or more work days, remember that you can place a temporary hold on your DOCLINE account by using the form at http://nnlm.gov/libinfo/docline/dochold.html or sending email to Susan Barnes at sjbarnes@u.washington.edu.
A "temporary hold" means that no requests will route to your library. You can still use your account for borrowing. We can do this for you any time of the year when your library will be unstaffed for five working days or longer. But we're sending this reminder out now since many libraries close and many library staff take vacation during the last part of December and the beginning of January.
So, no need to send messages to MEDLIB-L or HLIB-NW about your DOCLINE going unread while you are away! Just place a temporary hold on your account. It's quick, painless, and only your DOCLINE coordinator will know for sure!
Dragonfly, Fall, 2001 --
Vol.32, Number 4
(posted on PNRNews December 4, 2001)
Congratulations to four Pacific Northwest awardees of National Library of Medicine Connections grants.
The complete list of recently funded projects is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/grantstohealth01.html.
It's never too late to apply. Proposals will be reviewed on the regular NIH funding cycle, with due dates of February 1, June 1 and October 1. See the announcement at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/connect.html. RML staff will be happy to discuss the process, review drafts, and provide examples of previously funded applications.
Dragonfly, Fall, 2001 --
Vol.32, Number 4
(posted on PNRNews December 4, 2001)
Produced by NN/LM PNR.
Maryanne Blake, Editor
Michael Boer, Publication Manager
This publication is funded in whole with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. N01-LM-1-3516.
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