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Poster: Assessing E-Book Collections For Kplibraries, Tori Ward, Loree Hyde

Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA Annual Meeting

Purpose: The purpose of our project is to assess and enhance kpLibraries’ national e-book collection and to provide the appropriate e-resources and materials for our patrons. The project supports kpLibraries' national Resource Management policy that requires maintenance of a “current, authoritative collection of books, multimedia, and electronic materials in the areas of health sciences, clinical, educational, professional development, patient care services and consumer health information...”. We aim to further develop all processes of collection development for our e-book collection and to characterize interlibrary library loan (ILL) and book request usage patterns.

Method: This project consists of four phases. In the …