Director and Associate Professor, Savitt Medical Library, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV,
Head, Health Sciences Library Services, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY,
J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Apr;108(2):253-261. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2020.791. Epub 2020 Apr 1.
In recent years, individuals and small organizations have developed new online learning and information resources that are often marketed directly to students. In this study, these nontraditional online resources are defined as apps or other online resources that are not available through large and well-known publishers. The purposes of this study are to determine if academic health sciences libraries are licensing nontraditional online resources and to provide a snapshot of current collections practices in this area.
An online survey was designed and distributed to the email lists of the Collection Development Section of the Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries directors. Follow-up phone interviews were conducted with survey participants who volunteered to be contacted.
Of the 58 survey respondents, 21 (36.2%) reported that their libraries currently licensed at least 1 nontraditional online resource, and 45 (77.6%) reported receiving requests for these types of resources. The resources listed by respondents included 50 unique titles. Of the 37 (63.8%) respondents whose library did not license nontraditional online resources, major barriers that were noted included a lack of Internet protocol (IP) authentication, licenses that charge per user, and affordable institutional pricing.
Evaluation criteria for nontraditional online resources should be developed and refined, and these resources should be examined over time to determine their potential and actual use by students. There is a growing demand for many of these resources among students, but the lack of financial and access models that serve libraries' needs is an obstacle to institutional licensing.
近年来，个人和小型组织开发了新的在线学习和信息资源，这些资源通常直接面向学生进行营销。在这项研究中，这些非传统的在线资源被定义为无法通过大型知名出版商获得的应用程序或其他在线资源。本研究的目的是确定学术健康科学图书馆是否获得了非传统在线资源的许可，并提供该领域当前馆藏实践的快照。
设计了一个在线调查，并分发给医学图书馆协会馆藏发展部门和学术健康科学图书馆馆长协会的电子邮件列表。对自愿联系的调查参与者进行了后续电话访谈。
在 58 名调查受访者中，21 名（36.2%）报告称他们的图书馆目前至少许可了 1 种非传统在线资源，并且 45 名（77.6%）报告收到了对这些类型资源的请求。受访者列出的资源包括 50 个独特的标题。在 37 名（63.8%）未许可非传统在线资源的受访者中，指出的主要障碍包括缺乏 Internet protocol（IP）身份验证、按用户收费的许可证和负担得起的机构定价。
应制定和完善非传统在线资源的评估标准，并随着时间的推移对这些资源进行审查，以确定它们对学生的潜在和实际用途。学生对许多这些资源的需求不断增长，但缺乏满足图书馆需求的财务和访问模型是机构许可的障碍。
