London Health Libraries e-Resources Audit

1. Initial findings November 2008 Imrana Ghumra & Cheryl Twomey electronic Knowledge Access Team (eKAT) London Health Librariese-Resources Audit London Health Libraries

2. eKAT - who are we? • electronic knowledge access team • 6 team members • employed by London Deanery • electronic information & learning resources • support London Health Libraries network • work closely with strategic library lead for London • work closely with HE • http://www.londonlinks.nhs.uk/contact-us/contact-us London Health Libraries

3. eKAT - what do we do? • LondonLinks web site www.londonlinks.nhs.uk • London Health Libraries catalogue www.lhlcatalogue.nhs.uk/ • national and London wide electronic collection procurement • London Athens administration • e-linking management • promotional events • usage and user statistics • Deanery e-Learning initiatives • National Library for Health initiatives • opportunities for future electronic developments London Health Libraries

4. A resource strategy for NHS London • e-resource workshop in January 2008 • user demand for e-journals • rationalisation of print • evidence of value for money • publisher / supplier models • trends in other sectors, especially HE London Health Libraries

5. Why an e-Resources Audit? • As an initial step in developing an e-resource strategy for London, the purpose of this audit is to highlight duplication, inform consortia purchase and improve equity of access across London, ensuring value for money. It will also provide evidence to help determine purchase for London top-up. London Health Libraries

6. What we did • Baseline audit of 1 NHS Trust – examples • Pilot • e-mailed a handful of Healthcare Library Service Managers & LMSG • Which electronic resources do you and your organisation purchase? Either locally within the Library, across different departments in your organisation, at Trust level, across Trust & PCT, group of Trusts, or any other consortia purchase? London Health Libraries

7. Category of Trust • LMSG • Acute • PCT • Mental Health • Partnership organisations – Institute of Cancer Research; St Christopher’s Hospice London Health Libraries

8. Questions we asked London Health Libraries

9. Results to date • Response rate 60% • Type of Resource • Top 5 resources • Subject coverage London Health Libraries

10. Type of resource • Bibliographic databases • e-books • e-journals • e-learning resources • Referencing software London Health Libraries

11. Top 5 resources • Medical Masterclass 32.6% • Royal Marsden Clinical Nursing 18.6% Procedures 3. Up to Date 14% 4. Reference Manager 9.3% 5. internurse.com and 7% 5. Training Tracker 7% London Health Libraries

12. Figure 1 Top e-Resources London Health Libraries

13. Subject • Clinical • Nursing • Management • Mental Health • Social Care • Public Health London Health Libraries

14. Investment • Overall investment • Difficult to ascertain as e-resources delivered from a variety of budgets within Trusts • Further investigation required • Single v consortia purchase • Value for money • Evaluate usage London Health Libraries

15. Next steps • In-depth analysis of the data • Usage of resources and an analysis of the statistics • Response to Wish List Wikihttp://lhle-resourceswishlist.pbwiki.com click on request access • Criteria for procurement of e-resources • Widen to e-Learning? Print Journals? London Health Libraries

16. Thank you for your contributionighumra@londodndeanery.ac.ukctwomey@londondeanery.ac.uk London Health Libraries