Moberly Heather K, Page Jessica R
Dorothy G. Whitley Professor and Coordinator of Veterinary Services, Medical Sciences Library, University Libraries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Assistant Professor and Head, Hodesson Veterinary Medicine Library, University Libraries, The Ohio State University, 225 Veterinary Medicine Academic Building, Columbus, OH 43210.
J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Jul;106(3):304-310. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.391. Epub 2018 Jul 1.
This 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.
Book 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.
The 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.
The 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.
本研究使用数据驱动方法确定了近期英文兽医医学书籍的核心和基本书目清单，供广大受众使用，包括正在建设支持兽医学和“同一健康”倡议馆藏的图书馆。
从专著引用数据库、兽医考试阅读清单、兽医学院教科书和图书馆保留清单以及已出版的书目收集书籍标题。这些清单合并为一个单一清单，标题按出现次数排序。
该方法产生了一份包含122本专著的核心清单和一份包含33个书名的基本清单。所有标题均为近期、版本中立的英文专著。有一本书已绝版。
该方法收集了使用兽医专著的四个不同群体（兽医从业者、教育工作者、研究人员和图书馆员）的定性和定量信息。收集并汇编数据以确定代表所有群体的核心和基本清单。遗憾的是，并非所有兽医学子领域都有数据，导致学科覆盖不均衡。该方法可复制并适用于其他学科领域。
