Cost effectiveness of a medical digital library

The rapid increase in the price of electronic journals has made the optimization of collection management an urgent task. As there is currently no standard procedure for the evaluation of this problem, we applied the Reading Factor (RF), an electronically computed indicator used for consultation of...

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Published in:Medical informatics and the internet in medicine 2001, Vol.26 (4), p.325-330
Main Author: Roussel, S. J. Darmoni, B. Thirion, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics Cost Analysis Hospitals Teaching Journals Library Medical Economics Organization Administration Publishing
Biological and medical sciences
Computerized medical documentation
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Databases, Bibliographic
France
Hospitals, University
Interlibrary Loans - economics
Internet
Libraries, Hospital - economics
Libraries, Hospital - organization & administration
Library Collection Development - economics
Medical sciences
MEDLINE
Periodicals as Topic - economics
Periodicals as Topic - supply & distribution
Publishing - economics
Publishing - trends
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Summary:The rapid increase in the price of electronic journals has made the optimization of collection management an urgent task. As there is currently no standard procedure for the evaluation of this problem, we applied the Reading Factor (RF), an electronically computed indicator used for consultation of individual articles. The aim of our study was to assess the cost effective impact of modifications in our digital library (i.e. change of access from the Intranet to the Internet or change in editorial policy). The digital OVID® library at Rouen University Hospital continues to be costeffective in comparison with the interlibrary loan costs. Moreover, when electronic versions are offered alongside a limited amount of interlibrary loans, a reduction in library costs was observed.
ISSN:1463-9238
1464-5238
DOI:10.1080/14639230110097824