J Med Libr Assoc. 2024 Apr 1;112(2):140-141. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2024.1862. Epub 2024 May 22.
Electronic resource reviews written by librarians are a valuable way to identify potential content platforms and stay current on new resources. Resource-focused articles can also assist with learning about useful features, training others, and marketing to potential user groups. However, articles evaluating or highlighting innovative uses of resources may be published in disparate journals or online platforms and are not collocated. Small or solo-staffed libraries may not subscribe to library and information sciences databases or journals that contain reviews of electronic resources. And many of these reviews or other useful articles are open access. With this in mind, the main aim of the LERRN citation database was to create a freely available citation database that brings together electronic resource reviews and other content that can assist librarians in appraising and using electronic resources.
图书馆员撰写的电子资源评论是一种识别潜在内容平台并了解新资源的有价值的方式。以资源为重点的文章还可以帮助了解有用的功能、培训他人以及向潜在用户群体进行营销。然而，评估或突出资源创新用途的文章可能发表在不同的期刊或在线平台上，并且没有集中在一起。小型或单人工作人员的图书馆可能不会订阅包含电子资源评论的图书馆和信息科学数据库或期刊。而且，许多这些评论或其他有用的文章都是开放获取的。考虑到这一点，LERRN 引文数据库的主要目的是创建一个免费的引文数据库，该数据库汇集了电子资源评论和其他可以帮助图书馆员评估和使用电子资源的内容。
