1. Medical Library Collections and Services for the 21 st Century New resources and new materials

2. How will medical library collections and services change in the 21 st century? What kinds of materials are most important? What kinds of materials are most important? What formats for information will be most useful? What formats for information will be most useful? What services will medical libraries be adding or changing? What services will medical libraries be adding or changing?

3. Collections and materials What are the important types of materials to collect? What are the important types of materials to collect? How are these materials changing? How are these materials changing?

4. The journal literature is still the most important resource Where new medical knowledge is published… Where new medical knowledge is published… Now with Internet accessibility Now with Internet accessibility personal access to e-formats is desireable personal access to e-formats is desireable Alerting services are important Current Contents™, TACOS services, and Journal Watch-type publications are needed Current Contents™, TACOS services, and Journal Watch-type publications are needed

5. What e-journals are available? Open access journals are free to all Open access journals are free to all PubMedCentral PubMedCentral BiomedCentral BiomedCentral Public Library of Science Public Library of Science Special programs for developing nations Special programs for developing nations HINARI HINARI INASP INASP

6. Open Access journals access to free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals...in all subjects and languages. http://www.doaj.org Medical & health sciences journals http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=24.org/

7. PubMed Central “a digital archive of life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health” http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/about/intro.htm l “a digital archive of life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health” http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/about/intro.htm l http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/about/intro.htm l http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/about/intro.htm l http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/front- page/fp.fcgi?cmd=full_view http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/front- page/fp.fcgi?cmd=full_view “NLM is taking the lead in preserving and maintaining unrestricted access to the electronic literature, just as it has done for decades with the printed biomedical literature. PubMed Central aims to fill the role of a world class library in the digital age. It is not a journal publisher.” “NLM is taking the lead in preserving and maintaining unrestricted access to the electronic literature, just as it has done for decades with the printed biomedical literature. PubMed Central aims to fill the role of a world class library in the digital age. It is not a journal publisher.”

8. BioMed Central an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer- reviewed biomedical research an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer- reviewed biomedical research http://www.biomedcentral.com/info / http://www.biomedcentral.com/info / http://www.biomedcentral.com/home/ http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/ bysubject/ http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/ bysubject/

9. PLoS- Public Library of Science “a nonprofit scientific and medical publishing venture that provides scientists and physicians with high-quality, high-profile journals in which to publish their most important work” “a nonprofit scientific and medical publishing venture that provides scientists and physicians with high-quality, high-profile journals in which to publish their most important work” http://www.plos.org/about/index.html PLoS Medicine is an open- access, peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly, online and in print PLoS Medicine is an open- access, peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly, online and in print http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/ ?request=index-html&issn=1549-1676

10. HINARI H ealth I nter N etwork A ccess to R esearch I nitiative H ealth I nter N etwork A ccess to R esearch I nitiative Now more than 3503 full text online journals Now more than 3503 full text online journals more than 70 publishers are offering their content in HINARI more than 70 publishers are offering their content in HINARI http://www.who.int/hinari/en/

11. INASP I nternational N etwork for the A vailability of S cientific P ublications I nternational N etwork for the A vailability of S cientific P ublications Vietnam Journals On Line: INASP are working with National Center for Scientific and Technological Information (NACESTI), the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) to establish an online platform for Vietnamese journals. It is hoped that the website will be available by the end of 2006 Vietnam Journals On Line: INASP are working with National Center for Scientific and Technological Information (NACESTI), the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) to establish an online platform for Vietnamese journals. It is hoped that the website will be available by the end of 2006 http://www.inasp.info/

12. Indexing and abstracting tools are still key resources…. IF a journal is indexed, then it will be accessible to users…. IF a journal is indexed, then it will be accessible to users…. The NLM lists of journals indexed for MEDLINE® is an important list The NLM lists of journals indexed for MEDLINE® is an important list

13. MEDLINE® is first choice

14. List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE® It is estimated that there are about 13,000 to 14,000 biomedical titles currently published throughout the world. It is estimated that there are about 13,000 to 14,000 biomedical titles currently published throughout the world. About 5,000 titles are indexed for the MEDLINE database. About 5,000 titles are indexed for the MEDLINE database. List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE List of Serials Indexed for Online Users List of Serials Indexed for Online Users 10,582 serial titles, including 4,850 titles currently indexed for MEDLINE 10,582 serial titles, including 4,850 titles currently indexed for MEDLINE http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/ser ials/terms_cond.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/ser ials/terms_cond.html

15. Other indexes of choice CINAHL® CINAHL® http://www.cinahl.com/prodsvcs /cinahldb.htm http://www.cinahl.com/prodsvcs /cinahldb.htm http://www.cinahl.com/prodsvcs /cinahldb.htm http://www.cinahl.com/prodsvcs /cinahldb.htm covers nursing and allied health literature from 1982 to the present covers nursing and allied health literature from 1982 to the present Excerpta Medica/EMBASE Excerpta Medica/EMBASE a comprehensive pharmacological and biomedical database renowned for extensive indexing of drug information from 4,550 journals published in 70 countries. a comprehensive pharmacological and biomedical database renowned for extensive indexing of drug information from 4,550 journals published in 70 countries. http://www.info.embase.com/embase _suite/about/ http://www.info.embase.com/embase _suite/about/ http://www.info.embase.com/embase _suite/about/ http://www.info.embase.com/embase _suite/about/

16. Textbooks remain popular New services and tools provide access to chapter level information New services and tools provide access to chapter level information Some Internet, CD-ROM and OPAC initiatives are available. Some Internet, CD-ROM and OPAC initiatives are available. Most contain back-of-the- book indexing only Most contain back-of-the- book indexing only there is little access to textbook content from traditional indexing services and library catalogs there is little access to textbook content from traditional indexing services and library catalogs

17. Three commercial sources Site licenses and subscriptions are necessary Site licenses and subscriptions are necessary $$$ are needed $$$ are needed MDConsult™ MDConsult™ StatRef™ StatRef™ McGraw-Hill’s ACCESSMedicine™ McGraw-Hill’s ACCESSMedicine™

18. MDConsult™ 61 medical textbooks 61 medical textbooks 30 “Clinics” titles 30 “Clinics” titles In 90% of North American medical schools and by over 1,700 health care organizations in 46 countries In 90% of North American medical schools and by over 1,700 health care organizations in 46 countries http://home.mdconsult.com/offers /standard.html http://home.mdconsult.com/offers /standard.html

19. StatRef™ 126 textbooks and the Stedman’s Medical Dictionary 126 textbooks and the Stedman’s Medical Dictionary http://www.statref.com/

20. McGraw-Hill’s ACCESSMedicine™ 11 major medical 11 major medical and surgical texts http://www.accessmedicine.com/

21. Reference books are still vital tools Drug information/formularies Drug information/formularies Tables of laboratory values Tables of laboratory values Guides to diagnosis & therapy Guides to diagnosis & therapy Directories Directories in-house, telephone, society and association memberships in-house, telephone, society and association memberships Clinical manuals Clinical manuals

22. eReference Tools are available Use MedlinePlus® Use MedlinePlus® from the US National Library of Medicine from the US National Library of Medicine Dictionary Directories Drug Information

23. Both Textbooks and Reference Books are changing. Electronic access makes a difference Electronic access makes a difference “Palmtop” availability is becoming common “Palmtop” availability is becoming common Integration into hospital information systems is increasing Integration into hospital information systems is increasing

24. Media remain important Audiovisual tools Audiovisual tools CD-Roms DVDs Software Software Information management tools Collaborative tools Image collections Image collections Models Models

25. Other items are also useful Government publications Government publications clinical practice guidelines clinical practice guidelines statistical compendia statistical compendia Monographs other than textbooks Monographs other than textbooks Autobiographies, histories, etc. Autobiographies, histories, etc. Conference proceedings Conference proceedings

26. Consumer and Patient Education materials are increasing in number Materials in easy-to- read formats Materials in easy-to- read formats Audiovisual & Web materials Audiovisual & Web materials Materials for patients and families Materials for patients and families Materials for special populations Materials for special populations Workshops Workshops & classes

27. A good list of all the types of materials is available MEDLINE Publication Types MEDLINE Publication Types definitions definitions labeled in record labeled in record Searchable Searchable http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/pubtypes2002.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/pubtypes2002.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/pubtypes2002.html

28. From a list of most widely used reference materials What are the essential 3 print resources that you can't work without in answering Professional Medical reference questions ? 1.DSM-IV-TR 2. Principles of Internal Medicine (Harrison) 3.Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) 4.Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 5.Essentials of Medicine (Cecil), 6.Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 7.Merck Manual of Medical Information 8.Stedman's Medical Dictionary http://www.kovacs.com/results/profmedcore.html

29. Future challenges for collections… Knowledge management systems will acquire, conserve, organize, retrieve, display, and distribute information in a single process….. Knowledge management systems will acquire, conserve, organize, retrieve, display, and distribute information in a single process….. But we must be able to assure the integrity and maintenance of the knowledge base for the future.…. But we must be able to assure the integrity and maintenance of the knowledge base for the future.….

30. More challenges … Libraries are becoming knowledge servers. Libraries are becoming knowledge servers. Libraries as archival stores will cease to exist. Libraries as archival stores will cease to exist. Librarians and subject experts are coming together more so than in the past. Librarians and subject experts are coming together more so than in the past.

31. Will these resources be available in medical libraries in Vietnam? Questions to discuss Questions to discuss What technology is necessary to provide these materials? What technology is necessary to provide these materials? What new skills will be needed to locate, acquire and use these resources? What new skills will be needed to locate, acquire and use these resources? Who are the leaders who can make this change happen? Who are the leaders who can make this change happen?

32. What about services? If the materials in the collections are changing, the services medical librarians provide to their clients will also change. If the materials in the collections are changing, the services medical librarians provide to their clients will also change.

33. Reference services Reference desk Reference desk E-Reference E-Reference 24/7 backup 24/7 backup Liaison Librarians for Departments Liaison Librarians for Departments Expert Literature Searches Expert Literature Searches Animal welfare Literature Searches Animal welfare Literature Searches History of Medicine History of Medicine

34. Circulation services Circulation Circulation Reserve readings for classes Reserve readings for classes Document delivery & inter-library loan Document delivery & inter-library loan Shelf/stack maintenance Shelf/stack maintenance

35. Educational services Classes Classes "Lunch With A Librarian" Series "Lunch With A Librarian" Series Self-Paced Interactive Educational Programs Self-Paced Interactive Educational Programs Customized Instruction for Courses Customized Instruction for Courses User Guides, and Tutorials User Guides, and Tutorials Presentations & Workshops Presentations & Workshops

36. Media & Computer services Hardware Hardware Software Software Technology consultations Technology consultations Computer labs Computer labs Collaborative & group sessions Collaborative & group sessions

37. Remote services Serving users at a distance Serving users at a distance Web-based portals to collections and services Web-based portals to collections and services Ask-a-librarian services Ask-a-librarian services

38. Knowledge creation Library websites Library websites Internet guides Internet guides Institutional support tools Institutional support tools Directories Directories Curriculum-specific materials Curriculum-specific materials Portals for users Portals for users

39. Consumer health & patient education services Specialized libraries affiliated with large medical and hospital libraries Specialized libraries affiliated with large medical and hospital libraries Special sections in public libraries Special sections in public libraries Virtual web-based libraries Virtual web-based libraries

42. Can these new services work in medical libraries in Vietnam? Questions to discuss Questions to discuss What technology is necessary to provide these services? What technology is necessary to provide these services? What new skills will be needed to provide these services? What new skills will be needed to provide these services? Who are the leaders who can make this change happen? Who are the leaders who can make this change happen?