Managing e-resources in an NHS library: a practitioner’s view Steve Glover Medical Librarian Christie Hospital, Manchester

The Scenario (1) Modern NHS Library Integrated Online Resources Multiple Delivery mechanisms Choice of formats User customisation Fast, timely, up-to-date

The Virtual NHS Library (1) Integrated Online Resources - National, Regional, Local

The Virtual NHS Library (2) Integrated Online Resources - National, Regional, Local Changing roles of library staff

The Virtual NHS Library (3) Integrated Online Resources - National, Regional, Local Changing roles of library staff Move to Knowledge & Current Awareness Services

The Virtual NHS Library (4) Integrated Online Resources - National, Regional, Local Changing roles of library staff Move to Knowledge & Current Awareness Services Marketing E-services

The Drivers (1) technology - internet, multimedia, publishers/intermediaries/aggregators - new models, standards, integration adaptation to the market - licences, open access

Managing the E Resources –2000+ E Journals- individual titles/publisher collections/free collections/ national collections –>10 Biomedical databases –E books & CD’s Manchester University -Paterson Institute Christie Hospital NeLH portal National Health Service Government links ADITUS - a NW knowledge portal Local Regional National

The Library Website Intranet Internet Delivering the Library Catalogue & Services

The e-resources (1) National - National Library for Health & NeLH

The e-resources (2) National - National Core Content

The e-resources (2) National - National Core Content

The e-resources (2) National - National Core Content

The e-resources (3) Regional – NW Knowledge Portal ADITUS

The e-resources (4) Local – journals, databases, e-books

The e-resources (5) Free & OA – journals, databases, e-books

The e-resources (5) Free & OA – journals, databases, e-books

The e-resources (5) Free & OA – journals, databases, e-books

The Challenges (1) Multiple products NHS Finance Library staff

The Challenges (2) Multiple products – multiple access routes Role of the NHS - Health of the nation - Evidence based practice - Doctors, Nurses, PAM’s, Managers, admin - Students, CPD & Lifelong Learning

The Challenges (3) Multiple products – multiple access routes Role of the NHS No single product fits all Delivery of information

The Challenges (3) The NHS

The Challenges (3) The NHS Over 600 NHS Trusts Constant re-organisation Multiple organisations on a single site NHS Firewall

The Challenges (4) Finance NHS Libraries have small budgets e-resources represent a financial burden print is still popular Licensing deals are based on Academic models Income streams are complex and favour Medical professions

The Challenges (5) Finance Often funding is non-recurrent and unreliable Integration with academic services causes duplication Journal pricing crises value for money

The Challenges (6) Challenges to library staff changing roles changing service training issues steep learning curve for new staff change of culture

brave New world change of culture issues surrounding giving up print impact on the library

issues why do we need to keep print? archives? reading habits? safety zones?

serials check-in binding library staff impact

Kostoris Medical Library Select your key journals Receive the hyperlinked table of contents for the latest issue Access research articles as soon as they are published Available to all Christie Hospital staff – all you need is an address Sign up for your regular eTOCs by contacting the library on 3452/53 Delivering research as soon as it’s published by e mail - to your desktop Electronic Table of Contents (eTOCs)

Kostoris Medical Library For further information- contact the library on ext.3455 We can help you keep up to date! By running regular update searches for you- Current Awareness Searches  Saves your time  You select your topics or speciality  Searches and results tailored to your need  Find new articles as they’re published  Delivered by directly to your desktop In your chosen databases such as MEDLINE, CINAHL or PsycInfo etc.

The Challenges (6) Integrating access with HE Partners Purchase of resources Access to academic resources from clinical sites Providing support for academic users User education for academic users Training issues

The Impact of Open Access PubMed Over 1.1 million free full text articles on Medline NIH – Wellcome Open access policies Oxford Open HighWire Press

The Impact of Open Access Number of Articles in AACR journals since yr 2000 = Number of Free articles in AACR Journals since yr 2000 = # Source PubMed search 24 October 2005

future ? Impact of Open Access resources More seamless Integration of HE/NHS E-resources Move to national purchasing with top sliced local budgets? Individualised content pages/interfaces at national/local level

Summary The modern NHS library has a large number of e-resources These maybe purchased nationally and locally Medical Information is primarily journals/database/web-based The NHS is a complex organisation The NHS has a close relationship with HE institutions NHS staff need and use up-to-date information to support the needs of the patient/organisation