HSLG Virtual Journal Club, 23 May 2024, 11:00 – 11:45am
Our next journal club meeting will be hosted by Nicola O’Shea, Assistant Librarian in CHI at Crumlin.
Nicola’s slides are available to view here: Journal Club E-Book use by healthcare staff
Article:
Gorring, H., Duffy, D., Forde, A., Irving, D., Morgan, K., & Nicholas, K. (2023). How research into healthcare staff use and non-use of e-books led to planning a joint approach to e-book policy and practice across UK and Ireland healthcare libraries. Health information and libraries journal, 40(1), 114–119. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.
Discussion Questions:
- What kind of e-book provision is in place in your institution, and has it changed in any way since 2020 as a result of pandemic/cyber attack/increasing costs?
- The article found that users value support from librarians. Do you provide support or training materials specific to e-books?
- Do you collect feedback from your users re e-books? Format preferences, barriers to access, purchase recommendations etc. Would this article encourage you to investigate your own users experiences with e-books?
- A number of actions resulted from the research to improve visibility, promotion, and training around e-books. Do you think they could be implemented to improve usage in your institution? Are you doing similar initiatives already?
- Are e-books worth it?
The journal club is always welcoming new members – membership is open to everyone included in the HSLG email discussion list. If you wish to join please email contacthslg@gmail.com.