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Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University

2010

Library Collection Development

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Use Of A Locally-Developed Worksheet For Multiple Journal Requests To Simplify The Review Process, Steven W. Brown, Kathe Obrig Oct 2010

Use Of A Locally-Developed Worksheet For Multiple Journal Requests To Simplify The Review Process, Steven W. Brown, Kathe Obrig

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library developed a worksheet to aid in making collection development decisions for the George Washington University Medical Center. This worksheet would enable the library to give priority to departments with less journal coverage. By conducting departmental surveys, the library was able to prioritize purchases regarding the journal collection. This poster presentation explains the development, results, and benefits of the worksheet, which was created in Microsoft Excel.


Conducting A Journal Assessment Project Using Microsoft Access To Obtain Faculty Input And Promote The Creation Of A Cost-Effective Journal Collection, Yvonne Lee, Laura E. Abate, Steven W. Brown, Kathe Obrig, George P. Paul, Lionel Williams, Semhar Yohannes May 2010

Conducting A Journal Assessment Project Using Microsoft Access To Obtain Faculty Input And Promote The Creation Of A Cost-Effective Journal Collection, Yvonne Lee, Laura E. Abate, Steven W. Brown, Kathe Obrig, George P. Paul, Lionel Williams, Semhar Yohannes

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library created a database using Microsoft Access to execute a value assessment project of its online and print journal collection. This poster presentation summarizes the process of creating a cost-effective journal collection.


How A Mandated Space Change By The Library's Parent Organization Resulted In Unexpected Benefits To Multiple Intra-Library Systems, Kathe Obrig, Lionel Williams, Leah Pellegrino, Jennifer Mcdaniel, George P. Paul May 2010

How A Mandated Space Change By The Library's Parent Organization Resulted In Unexpected Benefits To Multiple Intra-Library Systems, Kathe Obrig, Lionel Williams, Leah Pellegrino, Jennifer Mcdaniel, George P. Paul

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In 2008, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library was mandated to relocate its 70,000-volume bound journal collection. This poster narrates the planning and execution of this project which resulted in unexpected benefits to the library.