What criteria do consumer health librarians use to develop library collections? a phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The criteria for determining whether resources are included in consumer health library collections are summarized in institutional collection development policies (CDPs). Evidence suggests that CDPs do not adequately capture all of these criteria. The aim of this study was to describe the resource review experience of librarians and compare it to what is described in CDPs.

Methods

A phenomenological approach was used to explore and describe the process. Four consumer health librarians independently evaluated cancer-related consumer health resources and described their review process during a semi-structured telephone interview. Afterward, these librarians completed online questionnaires about their approaches to collection development. CDPs from participating libr

SUBMITTER: Papadakos J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3988777 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature