An investigation into the move towards electronic journals: a case study of <scp>NHS</scp> libraries in <scp>K</scp>ent, <scp>S</scp>urrey and <scp>S</scp>ussex

England, R

doi:10.1111/hir.12035

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“…In the NHS, there has been a move towards collaborative purchasing at national, regional and local level of full-text collections. This has been partly driven by the need to achieve greater discounts through consortia purchasing power (England, 2013), and the need for the NHS to provide a "core content" offer for all NHS staff (Health Education England, 2014). The "core" offer includes a number of Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases, some of which are full text such as EBSCO's Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health.…”

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Interlending and document supply in the NHS: a North West case study

Glover

2016

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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Purpose – This paper aims to report on the interlending and document supply activity across the North West of England carried out by health libraries in the National Health Service (NHS). NHS libraries provide a service to NHS staff and students on clinical placement and provide access to the latest published evidence contained in specialist periodicals and textbooks. Design/methodology/approach – Data were analysed over an extended period from 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2015. These data are provided annually in the form of a statistical return and are collated regionally. Data were obtained by all library services for both document supply activity and inter-library loans. Findings – During the period of the analysis, there has been a significant drop in activity for both document supply and inter-library loans. In 2005/2006, there were 45,147 articles supplied via document delivery networks, this had fallen to 8,642 in 2014/2015. Similarly, in 2005/2006, there were 5,627 inter-library loans supplied, this has also fallen to 3,732 in 2014/2015. Originality/value – The observed drop in document supply and inter-library loans across the NHS North West occurred during the time of significant change in how NHS staff and students access the latest evidence. In 2005/2006, many NHS libraries were still investing in print journals and textbooks. Over the past 10 years, there has been a substantial increase in access to consortia purchased online journals in addition to a growth in the availability of open access content.

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Interlending and document supply in the NHS: a North West case study

Glover

2016

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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“…One such aspect is access to electronic journals, which England investigated, using a case study of NHS libraries in Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) where she works. 7 Via an online survey to library colleagues across the region, she discovered that most of the libraries in KSS still had print journal subscriptions and that eight (of twelve) subscribed to more print than electronic. However, the survey respondents recognised the benefits of e-journals for users and the need to move towards this type of provision.…”

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The story so far: a summary of the contributions to the ‘Dissertations into practice’ feature

Marshall

2015

Health Info Libraries J

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The 'Dissertations into practice' feature began life in March 2012 with a dual aim: to encourage students and new professionals to write for publication and to highlight the impact of student research on policy and practice. This article reflects on the initiative and to summarise what has been achieved so far. It highlights the diverse range of contributions to the feature so far and proves that student research can and does influence policy and practice. It also demonstrates that, with a bit of encouragement and support, students are willing and able to write for academic publication. AM.

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Challenges Associated with Postgraduate Students’ Awareness and Use of Online Journals in Nigerian Universities

Mole¹,

Edewor²

2020

IIJIK

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This study investigates the challenges associated with postgraduate students’ awareness and use of online journals in Nigerian universities. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 10, 775 registered postgraduate students in federal and state universities in south-south zone of Nigeria. Based on the Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination table, a sample size of 370 postgraduate students were chosen for the study. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Copies of the questionnaire were distributed by hand by the researchers with the help of research assistants. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data from the questionnaire. The major findings challenges associated with postgraduate students’ awareness and use of online journals were identified to include absence of enlightenment on online journals by lecturers (𝑋̅2.94,SD=.87), lack of knowledge of publishers of online journals (𝑋̅2.67,SD=.98), lack of user education on online journals from university libraries (𝑋̅2.80,SD=.93), inadequate computer systems in university libraries (𝑋̅3.58,SD=.73), frequent power outages in libraries (𝑋̅3.48,SD=.66), and slow internet connectivity in university libraries (𝑋̅2.96,SD=.94) among others. Respondents in the study proffered several strategies for enhancing awareness and use of online journals. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the cost of data bundle should be reduced by Internet service providers, particularly for postgraduate students to enhance the use of online journals. University libraries should engage in aggressive awareness campaign on online journals and their usefulness for effective research in universities. Additionally, university libraries should create a database of open access online journals to enable users search full text articles online from various publishers. Keywords: Online Journals, Awareness, Use, Universities, Challenges

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An investigation into the move towards electronic journals: a case study of NHS libraries in Kent, Surrey and Sussex

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Interlending and document supply in the NHS: a North West case study

Interlending and document supply in the NHS: a North West case study

The story so far: a summary of the contributions to the ‘Dissertations into practice’ feature

Challenges Associated with Postgraduate Students’ Awareness and Use of Online Journals in Nigerian Universities

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