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Health Sciences Library |
| Annual Summary 2002/2003 |
| % Change | |||
| Total number of volumes in the collection | 190,447 |
1.75% |
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| Total number of titles in all formats: | 29,838 |
2.75% |
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| Number of monographic titles added: | 1184 | +97% | |
| Total number of journal titles: | 5365 |
+18% |
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| Number of current journals in all formats: | 4286 | +22% | |
| Number of non-current subscriptions: | 1079 | +5% | |
| Number of current print journals: | 1051 | ---- | |
| Number of electronic full-text journals: | 3235 | +8% | |
| Overlap of print/electronic titles: | 688 | +26% | |
| Systems “Up” time: | 99.0653% | ||
| Gate count: | 265,697 | -33% | |
| Use during period of extended hours: | 5,075 | ||
| Items loaned to NYMC users: | 13771 | -21% | |
| Onsite use: | 3135 | -27% | |
| Journal retrievals (from storage): | 688 | -79% | |
| Educational media equipment loans: | 1,120 | ||
| Equipment used in the Auditoria: | 4,720 | ||
| Videoconferencing (in hours): | 194 | ||
| Reference questions answered: | 6543 | ||
| AskALibrarian | 149 | +39% | |
| Items borrowed for NYMC users: | 2462 | -8% | |
| Fill rate: | 85% | --- | |
| Average turnaround (non-fee based) | 7.76 days | (6.85 days FY02) | |
| Average turnaround (fee-based) | 1 day | ||
| Requests received from non-NYMC users: | 4112 | -15% | |
| Items loaned to non-NYMC libraries: | 2650 | -14% | |
| Loansome Doc users registered: | 15 | ||
| Loansome doc requests filled: | 512 | -41% | |
| Cardiac Patient Simulators sessions (aka Harveys): | 1308 users for 224 sessions | ||
| Sessions: | |||
| Extended Hours scheduled: | 135 | ||
| Highlights | |
| l | All services maintained during year of slowly moving renovations! |
| l | LibQUAL+ user satisfaction survey completed; results above those of 2002 |
| l | New authentication via proxy server launched, with new server and Verisign server site, use of barcode for validation, and electronic password availability |
| l | Archives functions re-established and research services continued |
| l | Wireless router installed for front, upper-level extending access 100ft |
| l | Two Harveys moved into their new homes adjacent to the library and jugular pulse repaired |
| l | Faculty author celebration and bibliography completed with much fanfare! |
| l | Completed exploratory study of the informationist concept |
| l | Reference staff began attending Morning Reports for Dept. of Medicine |
| l | Web pages critiqued, inventoried, updated, new tip-sheets and guides developed; move to Coldfusion and Dreamweaver completed |
| l | PubMed linkouts to NYMC journals holdings completed |
| l | Electronic holdings added to online catalog for 95% of NYMC journal holdings; 7,000 URLs added to NYMC online catalog |
| l | Web-streaming for Match Day |
| l | New Evidence-Based Health Care course completed |
| l | Vertical and horizontal liaison plan launched and copies distributed at the Education and Curriculum meeting |
| l | Major shifting and re-shifting of entire collection completed, including journals brought back from various temporary and storage locations |
| l | Educational Media “ride-along” program launched for cross training |
| l | All PCs upgraded for public use |
| l | LCD projectors installed in classrooms of School of Public Health |
| l | Videoconferencing done for: School of Public Health, OB/GYN, Ethics, Dentistry, Otolaryngology, Renal Research, Primary care, Surgery, 5th pathway, and library affiliates. |
| l | Implemented CatME for improved cataloging |
| updated by DC 9/3/2003 03annsumfinal | |
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