Conversion of an Academic Health Sciences Library to a Near-Total Electronic Library: Part 2
Conversion of an Academic Health Sciences Library to a Near-Total Electronic Library: Part 2
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将学术健康科学图书馆转变为近乎完整的电子图书馆：第 2 部分
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2009
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C. Robinson
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V. A. Lingle;C. Robinson
在过去十年中，许多健康科学图书馆已逐渐将其馆藏从以印刷期刊订阅为主转变为仅电子订阅。这是由预算、空间问题和用户偏好驱动的。事实证明，面对预算持平或缩减以及机构层面对空间的需求增加，许多健康科学图书馆想要保留期刊标题的印刷版和电子版的愿望是不可持续的。由于宾夕法尼亚州立大学医学院临床模拟设施的空间需求，乔治·T·哈勒尔健康科学图书馆面临着加速向电子馆藏转变的需要，因为图书馆中超过 80% 的印刷期刊和超过 20% 的印刷图书馆藏被移除。本文的第一部分讨论了如何向大学管理部门证明旧文献仍然被利用并且具有价值，并且有选择地购买电子“回溯文件”或档案文件以取代高使用率的印刷期刊是值得的。本文的第二部分详细讨论了数据分析产生的决策、删除馆藏所采取的后续行动、为什么选择购买某些回档以及对图书馆用户和图书馆工作人员工作流程产生的影响。
In the last ten years, many health sciences libraries have gradually converted their collections from predominantly print journal subscriptions to electronic-only subscriptions. This is being driven by budget, space issues, and user preference. The desire to retain both print and electronic versions of journal titles has proven to be unsustainable for many health sciences libraries in the face of flat or shrinking budgets and increased demand for space at the institutional level. Due to demand for space for a clinical simulation facility at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, the George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library was faced with the need to accelerate the shift to primarily an electronic collection when more than 80% of the print journals and more than 20% of the print book collection were removed from the library. Part one of this article discussed how a case had to be made to the college administration that the older literature was still utilized and had value—and that it would be worthwhile to selectively purchase the electronic “backfiles” or archival files to replace high-use print journals. This second part of the article provides a detailed discussion of the decisions that resulted from the data analysis, subsequent actions that were taken to remove the collection, why certain backfiles were selected for purchase, and resulting impacts on both library users and library staff workflow.