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The State Of Wisconsin’S Health Science Library Resources In 2017, Brenda Fay, Karen Hanus, Michele Matucheski Oct 2017

The State Of Wisconsin’S Health Science Library Resources In 2017, Brenda Fay, Karen Hanus, Michele Matucheski

Brenda Fay

Objectives: To identify trends in library resource acquisitions and cancellations among different types of libraries serving health science users in Wisconsin.

Methods: A Qualtrics survey was created. Introductory questions were designed to collect information on what major databases and resources the various libraries make available to their users. Subsequent questions concentrated on anticipated cancellations as we all as desired additions. Additional questions about factors in decision making and whether the libraries were participating in consortia purchases were asked. Libraries serving health science users were invited to participate in the survey conducted in May 2017. Responses were limited to one per …


That's My Content. That's My Creativity. That's My Curriculum! Do You Want Copyright And Cataloguing With That?, Pru Mitchell Aug 2009

That's My Content. That's My Creativity. That's My Curriculum! Do You Want Copyright And Cataloguing With That?, Pru Mitchell

Pru Mitchell

What are libraries doing about collecting and managing user-generated content? In an era of globalisation we increasingly value the unique and the locally grown over the mass-produced, high food miles equivalent. At the growers' market we carefully select ingredients despite the odd shapes, unpredictable quantities and without accompanying metadata about ingredients, nutritional value and use-by dates. However, it seems that teacher librarians are slow to apply the same philosophy when they select resources for their libraries. Instead of relishing the variety, freshness and freedom of open, user-generated content, they are restricting library users to a diet of commercial content and …


That's My Content. That's My Creativity. That's My Curriculum! Do You Want Copyright And Cataloguing With That?, Pru Mitchell Aug 2009

That's My Content. That's My Creativity. That's My Curriculum! Do You Want Copyright And Cataloguing With That?, Pru Mitchell

Pru Mitchell

What are libraries doing about collecting and managing user-generated content? In an era of globalisation we increasingly value the unique and the locally grown over the mass-produced, high food miles equivalent. At the growers' market we carefully select ingredients despite the odd shapes, unpredictable quantities and without accompanying metadata about ingredients, nutritional value and use-by dates. However, it seems that teacher librarians are slow to apply the same philosophy when they select resources for their libraries. Instead of relishing the variety, freshness and freedom of open, user-generated content, they are restricting library users to a diet of commercial content and …