Collection Management Guidelines: Journals

At present, there are approximately 2,700 active print and electronic journal subscriptions, with a total of over 60,000 print volumes.

We encourage all HPD faculty members to suggest journals to purchase or subscribe to.

All requests for journals are subject to approval.

We hold a preference to provide access to requested journals in electronic format.

• We collect and/or provide access to electronic journals that are relevant to our HPD programs.
• We maintain current electronic subscriptions for titles by owning, leasing and through large aggregating databases.
• Electronic journals are actively maintained and reviewed periodically based on a balance of several factors:
  • Cost;
  • Availability and accessibility in electronic format;
  • The nature of electronic format (e.g. - aggregated, leased, owned, etc.);
  • Availability for access from other local, regional, and national libraries through InterLibrary Loan;
  • Focus of specialty;
  • Importance of the journal title in that field of study (Impact Factor and Eigenfactor); and
  • The amount of use the title has received over a reasonable amount of time (data examined between 1 to 2 years of use by statistics provided by the vendor, local click-through counts, and use by InterLibrary loan).
• We hold a preference for access by I.P. Validation.
• We hold a preference for access for Unlimited users/Site License.
• We hold a preference for title ownership with perpetual access.

• We collect and house print journals that are relevant to our HPD programs.
• We maintain current print subscriptions for titles that are difficult to access or are not archived in electronic format.
• We maintain print archives for previously subscribed titles where electronic archival format is difficult to access or not assured for perpetual access.
• The NSU HPD Library is an NLM resource library that participates in MedPrint. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/printretentionmain.html. We maintain print archives for previously subscribed titles that have been identified as important to our collection and/or important for local, regional, and national archiving and lending purposes.
• We attempt to focus our print archives in the following areas: Osteopathic Medicine, Optometry, and Dentistry.
• Print journals are withdrawn based on a balance of several factors: 
  • Cost;
  • Availability and accessibility in electronic format;
  • The nature of electronic format (e.g. - aggregated, leased, owned, etc.);
  • Availability for access from other local, regional, and national libraries through InterLibrary Loan;
  • Focus of specialty; and
  • Importance of the journal title in that field of study (Impact Factor and Eigenfactor).