Here is the message sent to Xiaotian Shen, at AOMA in Austin Texas.
He is working on the bibliography lists for the national exams.

Thank you for visiting the Five Branches University recently.


I have examined the NCCAOM web site and printed the bibliographies
listed there in support of the examinations.

Here are some questions relating to materials with more recent
publication dates than those on the NCCAOM lists:

Foundations of Oriental Medicine Module:
Maciocia, G: Foundations of Chinese Medicine, 1989.  Our latest issue
is 2005.
(This title is also listed under Acupuncture with Point Location
under secondary sources)

Acupuncture with Point Locations
(see above Maciocia)
Maciocia, G: Tongue diagnosis in Chinese Medicine, 1988.  Our latest
issue is 1994.

Biomedicine Module
The Merck Manual of Medical information, 2003.  Our latest issue is
2006.

Fischbach, F: A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests, 2003.  We
have 2004.

Pagana, K : Mosby's manual of diagnostic and laboratory texts, 2002.
We have 2006.

I hope to hear from you.  Let me know if you need more information.

Jim Emdy
Librarian
Five Branches University

Classifications for Acupuncture in NML and Library of Congress

NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY ACUPUNCTURE CLASSIFICATION

WB 369 Acupuncture. Acupuncture therapy. Moxibustion
WB 369.5 Specific techniques, A-Z
WB 369.5.A17 Acupressure
WB 369.5.A18 Acupuncture Analgesia
WB 369.5.E2 Ear acupuncture
WB 369.5.E4 Electroacupuncture
WB 369.5.M5 Meridians. Acupuncture points
WB 369.5.M9 Moxibustion
WB 371 Cupping. Counterirritation
(e.g., Mustard plasters)
WB 373 Punctures (General or not elsewhere classified)

[WB 375] [This number not used]
WB 377 Spinal, cisternal and ventricular puncture
WB 379 Biopsy
WB 381 Phlebotomy. Bloodletting



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
RM184 General works
RM184.5 Points

It was proposed at the last meeting of LCAOM to suggest a
regularization and expansion of the LC classification to account for
detailed subject areas within acupuncture general topic.  the propose
schema is contained in the meeting notes of the Chicago meeting.  I
will annotate and send these in another email.

bear in mind that the suggestions from the Chicago meeting are
*suggested expansion of the classification schemes, not required
*suggested guidelines for future classification of material, not
necessarily looking to retrofit already classified material, unless
there is a decision to do so.
*the expanded classifications may not be needed for smaller
collections (the Jones Medical Library in Houston has only 149 titles
in acupuncture all under WB369.)
*should the expanded classifications be accepted in some official
way, there may be financial support from CCAOM for reclassifications.

from meeting notes of LCAOM, Chicago October 2008

6. Classification scheme in Library of Congress and NML schemes for
cataloging materials about acupuncture.
The major classification schemes are oriented to Western healing
modalities and do not provide adequate subclassification of Oriental
healing modalities.
It is proposed that an elaboration of significant classification
numbers be established as a guideline for classification of these
materials. These would be suggestions, not requirements and would or
would not require retrofiting of existing collections, depending on
the choice of individual libraries. These would be intended as
helpful guidelines at least for new materials added to the collection.

Proposed schedules:(there is room here for changes and alterations)
W class NML
WB369 General works, including acupuncture therapy
WB369.5 Special topics, A-Z, e.g.
A17 Analgesia
E2 Ear
WB371 Cupping, counterirritation
(See separate email for complete WB369 schema)

RM class LC
RM184 Acupuncture, general works
RM184.1 Laws and legislation
RM184.2 Manuals and textbooks, e.g. Deadman
RM184.3,4 Unassigned, open to local interpretation or needs
RM184.5 Points, Meridians(current LC practice)
RM184.6 regional designation, e.g. K7 Korean acupuncture
Korean Acupuncture
RM184.7 Acupressure
RM184.8 Five Elements
RM184.9 Special topics, A-Z, e.g.
.C9 Cupping
.H5 Hand, limbs, etc

Animal acupuncture in SF.

November 26, 2008

From minutes of October meeting in Chicago, LCAOM.

2. Possibility of forming local consortia to jointly purchase more
expensive databases.
Research and current awareness is vital to the mission of the
libraries and some databases and services are quite expensive.  The
idea of a consortium or collective library umbrella organization
serving a number of separate libraries has been discussed earlier,
but no serious plans are to date in place.
The group came up with these initial goals for such a collective:
*enhance sharing of hard copy journals by having each library take
responsibility for one or two subscriptions and exchange full text by
way of scanning, mail or fax.

*institutional rate purchasing of for fee databases and online
resources too expensive for individual libraries to support such as
the COJ(Chinese Online JOurnals) from Wanfangdata.
Of special interest is purchase of full text articles from PubMed.

*purchase of access to medical libraries in the area on an
institutional basis or for particular researchers.

The consortium would be a part of the CCAOM organization and managed
possibly by a committee selected from member libraries.
An assessment paid to CCAOM from each member library would support
the program with an established budget.
Many of these details need to be worked out.
RESOLVED by those present that this consortium effort will be pursued.

Related item: a brief discussion that CCAOMLCAOM should revert to the
older name LOOM. It was suggested that the LOOM designation could
refer to the consortium.

Further considerations:
*the consortium would include libraries of oriental medicine, large
and small.  The consortium should also attempt to link up with
schools in China (Joanna Zhao at Five Branches University has
connections to some schools).  The consortium could also look to
linking up with nearby public and/or private universities, such as
University of California Santa Cruz.  Thus the consortium would
consist of a collective of libraries of oriental medicine, and become
part of other established library consortia,

*the primary focus of the consortium would be providing and sharing
of current awareness materials, for example, journal holdings, online
databases and full text research material.  While some consortia use
their own computer platform as a basis for the internet based online
resources, it would probably be less cumbersome to use web-based
access and servers used by the online sources, such as EBSCOhost,
Embase, etc.

*At this time I do not envision the consortium very active in
providing interlibrary loans of book or audio material.  To
facilitate ILL transactions, one would ideally have a union catalog
based on a single software provider.  Individual library catalogs are
for the most part available online and the cost of moving all member
libraries to an adequate library software package might be too
expensive for smaller schools.  Cataloging data and assistance can be
provided on a case by case basis through email communication via the
Yahoo user group.

*A new web page dedicated to the consortium would have to be built.
It would provide an umbrella for member libraries and be a central
point to link to available resources.

*Governance of the consortium is open to discussion.  Usually there
are several committees and groups involved, one of which would
consist of a representative from each of the member libraries.  The
need for paid staff devoted exclusively to consortium matters is
unknown at this time.

*Start up costs and funds for continual operation are unknown at
present.  The consortium would operate under the umbrella of CCAOM.
Would the parent organization provide some funding?  Assessments on
member libraries are probably necessary, exact amounts to be
determined.  There may be grant money available from either
governmental or private sources, perhaps limited at the moment by the
economic conditions.

In another message I will provide a bibliography of relevant articles
and more information.

Jim Emdy
Chair
CCAOM/LCAOM

Summary of proposed library consortium for Libraries of Oriental
Medicine.(LOOM)

Consortium of LOOM schools.  (inner circle)
linked with schools in China  (basic configuration)
offering to join existing consortia university or health-care based

Possibility of private grant funding (not governmental) to be
explored.

Consortium literature:

Selected information on library consortia.

Searching with the term library consortia brings up much material.
Here is a sample:

Articles.
Potter. William Gray: Recent trends in academic library
consortia....; Library Trends, Winter 1997.

Maryland library consortium: a white paper (I lost the author and
citation information; search online for the title)

Shachaf, Pnina: Nationwide library consortia life cycle; Library
Trends ISSN 0024-2667.

The relationship between copyright and contract law: electronic
resources and library consortia; from the eIFL web page (see below)

Revised guidelines for statistical measures of usage of web-based
information resources; from ICOLC web page (see below)

Vendors:
SirsiDynix:  http://www.sirsidynix.com/Solutions/Markets/consortia.php

Surveys of library consortia and sample web page of a single
consortium:
Library consortia in Oregon, Washington and Idaho:
Web address: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/orbis/consort/

Washington Research Library Consortium
Web address: http://www.wrlc.org

Web pages:
SCELC: Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium:
http://scelc.org

ICOLC:  International Coalition of Library Consortia.
http://icolc.org

eIFL: Electronic Information for Libraries
http://www.eifl.net

Please all individual email messages to librarian@...

my yahoo account is not working.

thank you

Jim Emdy

Just a reminder that the next meeting of LCAOM will be on Thursday
April 23rd at the Hyatt Capitol Park Hotel in Sacramento, 1209 L
street.  If you have concerns and/or agenda items for discussion,
please share them with the group.  one item concern the possibility of
forming a library consortium.

also I have a new Yahoo email which you can use: jimemdy@....

hope to hear from you and see you in Sacramento.

Jim Emdy
Chair

this is a reminder of the upcoming meeting of CCAOM in Sacramento in April, from
22nd to 25th.  the library committee will meet on Thursday April 23 at 1:30,
location to be determined.  Please plan to attend and in advance, please submit
agenda items.

Pursuant to formation of a consortium of OM libraries, I have prepared a brief
questionnaire. Please take a moment to fill out and share with other listserv
members.  we will discuss further in April

March 26, 2009

Questionnaire on library resources.

Name of Library________________________________________
Number of students____________________
Professional librarian on staff ()Yes ()No

Library software used______________________
Libraries sharing your catalog(same software)"Union" Catalogs___________________
Approximate number of titles(not physical volumes)____________

Approximate number of physically held journal titles:_________
On-line journal databases used____________________________
Other online databases:__________________________________
Affiliations with other institutions?_________________________

Resources your library could share with other libraries:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Is your institution/library interested in developing a formal consortium of OM
libraries?
()Yes ()No
What services would your library like a consortium to provide?
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________

Sample from Five Branches University
March 26, 2009

Questionnaire on library resources.

Name of Library__Five Branches University______________________________________
Number of students____350________________
Professional librarian on staff (x)Yes ()No

Library software used____LibraryWorld 2.0__________________
Libraries sharing your catalog(same software)"Union" Catalogs___2
schools________________
Approximate number of titles(not physical volumes)___4000_________

Approximate number of physically held journal titles:__20_______
On-line journal databases used___Pubmed, MDConsult, Acubriefs, Cochrane
_________________________
Other online databases:_____Planetree library_____________________________
Affiliations with other institutions?__Dominican Hospital, Good Sam Hospital Los
Gatos; links to public libraries; borrowing privileges at UC Santa
Cruz_______________________

Resources your library could share with other libraries:
_______help with cataloging, advice on collections and categorizations;
_____________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Is your institution/library interested in developing a formal consortium of OM
libraries?
(x)Yes ()No
What services would your library like a consortium to provide?
_purchase of additional databases;
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________

this the second call for agenda items for the meeting in sacramento on april
23rd. also please submit resource survey sent out earlier

agenda items
1. role of library is aiding/educating researchers in current awareness search.

2. discussion of library resources survey

3. and implications for work on consortium

handouts will be available.

LCAOM meeting is scheduled for Tbursday, April 23rd.  Proposed agenda:

1. Discussion of collection development in the libraries, guidelines and
suggestions.

2. Role of libraries in training/teaching researchers in basic skills;Five
Branches University PubMed as example.

3. Discussion of library resource survey-sent earlier.  If you have nont
completed and sent in the survey, please do so soon, whether or not you are
planning to attend the meeting.

4. Implications of survey results on efforts to form AOM library consortium.

Some documents from previous meetings will be available.

Additional agenda items are welcome.

Hope to see you in Sacramento.

Jim Emdy
Five Branches University

The LCAOM will meet in Sacramento on Thursday.April 23rd at 1:30 p.m.  Here is
the agenda to date.  Please note that I will be away from Tuesday April 21st
until the meeting date.

1.Role of libraries in educating researchers in finding current awareness
journal articles.

2. Possibilities for cooperation between United States AOM colleges and
institutions in China.

3. Discussion of survey on library resources and further action plan for
consortium of AOM libraries.

4. Possibility of using conference calls or telemedia internet means to include
particants who cannot attend in person.

Hope to see you in Sacramento.

Jim Emdy
Chair, LCAOM
Five Branches University.

Here is data from the survey. it is in odd format; better copies will be
available at the meeting.

Table One: General information from responding libraries

Library Nr. Students Prof.Librarian? Software Shared catalogs Nr.Titles Nr.
Journals
Dragon Rising 31 Yes Excel None 950 30
Five Branches Univ. 400 Yes LibraryWorld EWC, AIMC 4500 60
Inst. of Clinical Acup 38 No Cybertools None 1525 5
Northwestern Health 820(100 OM) Yes Library Solution None 9100 345
NCNM 500 Yes Innovative Interface OHSU, WSCC 14000 150
NY Chiropractic Coll. 800(60 OM) Yes Symphony 3.2.1(Dynix) None 16000 400
Oregon College OM 274 Yes InMagic/Innovative 1, 3 ** 4000 60
PCOM 280(3 sites) Yes Cybertools 3 sites linked 25000 162
Seattle Inst. of OM 31 No Excel/card catalog None 2500 70
Tai Sophia 444 Yes Folletts None 8606 45


**3 using other software



Table Two: What resources can be shared?

Library Services
Dragon Rising Ill journal sharing in progress
Five Branches Univ. Cataloging help; consulting on collection
development;teaching;  chair of LCAQM;coordinate sharing
Inst. of Clinical Acup Advice on Cybertools, cataloging
Northwestern Health ILL books and journals
NCNM OCLC, DocLine
NY Chiropractic Coll. ILL books and journals
Oregon College OM ILL books and journals
PCOM ILL journals, not books/AV
Seattle Inst. of OM
Tai Sophia Cataloging help; limited document delivery, teaching information,
help with simple websites.






Table three: Interest in developing consortium and desired services.

Library Consortium? Services desired
Dragon Rising Yes [Date missing]
Five Branches Univ. Yes Coordination of sharing efforts; discount purchases of
databases
Inst. of Clinical Acup Yes Access to Online journal database
Northwestern Health Yes Shared bibliographies of essential resources; shared
expertise via electronic list
		 possible collaboration on purchasing resources.
NCNM Perhaps Concerns with financial obligations of consortium membership
NY Chiropractic Coll. Yes shared lists of important resources; possible group
purchases of ..electronic
		 resources, electronic discussin list to share problems and solutions.
Oregon College OM Yes Resource sharing all material types; discount consortium
purchases
PCOM Yes Discount pricing for databases, esp EBSCO, E-Books in OM/
		 Massage Therapy
Seattle Inst. of OM Possible Concerns with financial obligations of consortium
membership
Tai Sophia Yes Access to Online full text journal databases; exchange mechanism
for donating
		 and receiving surplus copies/editions of books and journals; a place to share
		 teaching resources.


Table Four: Databases currently being used

Database  Number of users
About Herbs  1
Academic Search Premier  2
ACP Journal Club  1
Acubriefs  1
Acutrials  1
Agricola  1
Althealthwatch  5 accessed through EBSCO
AMED  2
BioMed Central  1
CHANT  1
China Online Journals Med. Coll.  1
CINAHL  2
Classicalchinesemedicine.org  1
Clinical Pharmacology  1
Cochrane databases  3
Directory of Open Access Journals  1
Drug and Herbal information NIH  1
EBSCOHost purchased  2
EBSCOHost via public libraries  3 may include Gale resources and others
EJE E Journals  2
Florida Electronic Library  1
Health Source Nursing Acad.ed.  1
Health&Life Science Collection  1
HealthStar  1
HerbalGram  1
HerbMedPro  2
ImagesMD  1
Index to Chiroprachtic Literature  2
Journal of Trad. Chinese Medicine  2
List of free medical journals  1
Mantis  1
MDConsult  2
MedLIne full text  2
Natural Medicine comprehensive 	 4
Natural Standard  4
Nccam  1
OCOM Journal article index  1
PapersFirst  1
Planetree Library  1 San Jose Hospital website
PlosMedicine  1
ProceedingsFirst  1
Psychology & Behavioural Sci. Col..  1
PubMed  4
Science Direct  1
Wang fan Data base(Chinese journ.)  1


Results of Current Survey

Results of Previous Survey