E-Journals
at
Botsford General
Hospital
Deborah Adams
Director, Library & Internet Services
Sept. 20, 2001
Botsford Library
336-bed teaching hospital with 17 residency
programs
5.5 FTE in Library & Internet Services
Services
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Medical Library
Consumer Health Library
Computer Lab
Audiovisual Services
Intranet and Internet websites
30 e-journals in 1999
110 print and 236+ e-journals at present
Selection
Print with Online Access
Aggregators
OVID
 MD Consult
 Health Reference Center
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Acquisition
Budget issues
Online registration with publishers
Purchase licenses from aggregators
Licensing
Institutional access
Network
 Workstation
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ILL issues
Method of Access
IP authentication
ID and password
URL with imbedded ID and password
Script from vendor
Hyperlink with imbedded HTML code
User Authentication (i.e. EZproxy)
Informing the User
Intranet/Internet Journal List
OVID holdings
Imagine Library Catalog
Printed list posted in library
Marketing
Newsletters
Memos
Email
Intranet
Orientation
Challenges
Budget
Need for PC education for end users
Paper to electronic procedural changes for
end user
Creation of procedures for cataloging and
journal lists
HTML vs. pdf articles
Missing issues/articles/journal features
Time from being published to electronic
Publisher access changes (i.e. NEJM)
Positive Outcomes
Fewer print to check in or claim
Less shelving/space needed
Fewer journals to shelve
Issues and articles there when needed
(usually)
Fewer ILLs (20% less) or photocopies
(instant gratification)
Access from home or office (outside Library)
Email articles to users or provide link
Questions?