While we continue to weed our print nursing books every other year or so
based on the unwritten 5-year rule, the use of that collection has dropped
to almost nothing. We did a trial of R2 (from Rittenhouse) thinking our
nursing faculty and students would prefer e-books instead of print, but we
heard mostly crickets in response to the trial. (Our nursing faculty aren't
shy about speaking up when they want something.) So, we've drastically
reduced the number of new nursing books we get. That said, our general
Ebook Central subscriptions and DDA include some nursing titles, which do
get some use.
The journal literature is what the program needs and uses. Our online
nursing journals and databases (e.g. CINAHL and Cochrane) are some of our
most heavily used resources. When a program is up for re-accreditation and
asks for a list of our journals in their discipline, we point them to Our
Journals List, which is powered by Proquest's Serials Solutions. It breaks
the journals into categories and sub-categories, then indicates the journal
titles and which years we have. This saves us from having to produce a list.
Best wishes on your initial accreditation,
Beth
Beth Jacoby
Content Development Librarian
Schmidt Library
Library & Technology Services
York College of Pennsylvania
441 Country Club Rd.
York, PA 17403-3651
On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 5:42 PM Jennifer C Stutesman <
jennifer.stutesman_at_wwcc.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
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> On my campus, 2 years ago, we worked intimately with our Head of Nursing
> to prepare for a follow-up visit by ACEN. We helped explain to the director
> of Nursing how to search the databases, we prepared a table of online
> journals available through them (what, who, and how many years that title
> went back), we explained the print nursing books available in our catalog,
> we showed her where they were located in the library, and we weeded
> anything older than 5 years that was NOT history, biography, or nursing
> theory, especially anything therapy- or care-plan-oriented. Then I went to
> our satellite campus and worked with the Director of Nursing there and did
> the same thing. Basically, if they said it should go, it went. I also weed
> yearly right before Fall Quarter going forward. We also coordinate all new
> purchases with the nursing faculty. I didn’t keep the email telling us the
> findings of the visit, so I’ve forgotten the terminology, but the library
> essentially got an “atta boy”, or compliment, on the granularity of
> coordination we did with the Nursing faculty.
>
> -jen
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> *From:* colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org [mailto:colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Sara Williams
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 26, 2018 1:47 PM
> *To:* 'Robert Heaton'
> *Cc:* colldv_at_lists.ala.org
> *Subject:* RE: [ALCTS-colldv] print-book requirements in nursing
> accreditation
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> We’ve also recently discussed this issue with our nursing faculty, and I’d
> be interested in hearing other perspectives. Our rule is to review print
> materials in nursing every 1-2 years, usually with help from the faculty.
> (There’s usually somebody who is working during the summer and is willing
> to come in and purge.) We also try to update weeded titles as part of the
> process, e.g. if the latest edition is the 3rd, we order it at the same
> time we weed the 2nd edition.
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> This only applies to materials where currency is essential. We retain
> things like history, biography, and nursing theory longer, and so far,
> nobody has objected.
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> Sara R. Williams
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> Sara R. Williams
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> Library Director
>
> College of Saint Mary
>
> 7000 Mercy Road
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> Omaha, NE 68106
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> (402) 399-2467
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> swilliams_at_csm.edu
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> *From:* colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org [mailto:colldv-request_at_lists.ala.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Robert Heaton
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 26, 2018 3:20 PM
> *To:* colldv_at_lists.ala.org
> *Subject:* [ALCTS-colldv] print-book requirements in nursing accreditation
>
>
>
> My university is in the process of pursuing the initial accreditation of a
> bachelor’s in nursing. We are seeking clarification on the point, but our
> contact has asked that we weed or mark as “historical” any print books that
> are older than 5 years. The Accreditation Commission for Education in
> Nursing (ACEN) explicitly requires (here:
> http://www.acenursing.net/manuals/sc2017_B.pdf) that “Learning resources
> and technology are selected with faculty input and are comprehensive,
> current, and accessible to faculty and students.”
>
>
>
> Whether the stricter “not older than 5 years” rule applies or just the
> broader injunction to have current materials, how have other institutions
> with nursing programs handled this accreditation requirement? Have you
> deemphasized the importance of the print collection (or brought up journals
> in addition to books)? Do you add a note to “expired” materials annually in
> the catalog? Do you weed annually to meet the requirement? Do you emphasize
> that you select resources with faculty input even when it contradicts the
> 5-year rule? What strategies have you used, and with what degree of success?
>
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>
> I hope to get considerably more information during the accreditors’ visit,
> but I want to be armed with some anecdotes about the scope of what we
> should be willing to incorporate into policy. Thank you!
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> Robert Heaton
> Collection Management Librarian
> Utah State University Libraries
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Received on Thu Sep 27 2018 - 09:27:33 EDT