I am a brand-new member of the list, library coordinator for Academy for Five
Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, FL.

We are interested in offering medical research databases to our students but not
sure where to start. I have read the Overview of 45 published CAM databases
paper in the files area, which was a huge help. If you had to choose only five
databases to offer, which five would you choose? Which do your students get the
most use out of?

I appreciate any help you all are willing to offer.

Andi Houston
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
acupuncturist.edu

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An early reminder that the next LCAOM meeting is in Baltimore on May 11th,
Wednesday, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm
I would like to present for the friday general meeting a report on efforts to
form a library consortium, suggesting that we should move to actual formation,
continued discussion or outright abandonment of the project.

Please provide information on the following questions:

1. Does your library need consortium services?

2. Would your library join if the library incurred expenses?

3. What three things your library would want from the consortium?  You may add
more than three.

4. If a consortium is formed, could someone on your staff serve on a governing
board?

Thank you for your help.

We should, by the way,have telephone connection for the May meeting.

-----Original Message-----
From: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com on behalf of maha
Sent: Tue 3/15/2011 8:12 AM
To: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ccaomlcaom] Consortium Considerations: Request for Information from
Libraries

LCCAOM Members,

As part of our preparation for the upcoming  meeting in Baltimore, we'd
like to get a sense of what the needs are of  smaller libraries (which
most of us are) and how we can integrate those  needs into a larger
consortium framework.

A consortium of  participating libraries has the potential to enhance
local access to a  wide variety of print and electronic resources and
services that would  otherwise be beyond their individual means. This
kind of sharing could  allow collaboration toward development and
standardization of many  programs and systems that currently may be
unwieldy, if offered at all,  by smaller libraries with limited
personnel.

Some possibilities for sharing include:

. Print resources sharing
. Electronic resources sharing and licensing
. Shared online catalogs
. Online services such as information literacy modules
. Enhanced interlibrary loan and document delivery systems
. Standardized (or at least cooperative) cataloging structures
. Eventual alliances with larger colleges and Universities with
specialized collections
. Mutual training programs

Some  issues that need to be addressed are how we will structure the
consortial systems, programs, and organization, how many libraries will
participate and how they will benefit,
what the mission of the  consortium will be, legal agreements, fee
structures, and how long  initial agreements will last. There are many
options for all of the  above, as to be determined by those libraries
wishing to take part. Also  to be determined will be most appropriate
method of communication,  decision making, and access to information
(i.e., websites, daily  e-lists, committees, etc). We also need to
ascertain whether there are  consortial options for small libraries that
will be sustainable over  time, both in human power and financial
resources.

Possibilities  include informal or formal arrangements, and local or
more extended  networks, depending on the needs of participating
libraries.

I am writing today to recruit ideas from all individual libraries about
the following four points:

1. How you think your library can benefit from a consortial arrangement,
2. What you think your library can offer a larger group and
institutions, and
3. How you see LCCAOM libraries participating together toward effective
resource and services sharing.
4. Please also include your thoughts on what challenges you see in
becoming part of a consortium.

I  will consolidate all responses into a document for use at the
meeting,  so a timely response (by the end of March) would be
appreciated.

Thank you,

Mahate Osborn, AIMC Berkeley Library Director

Hi all,

Sorry - hit send before actually attaching my response! (not sure what that
attached file was)

- Electronic resource sharing would probably be the easiest and most helpful
route for a potential consortium.  Databases, info lit & training modules, and
cataloging structures could all be shared online, with less cumbersome oversight
necessary once the initial creation/subscription/set-up was completed.

- The first two issues I can think of w/ trying to get a consortium subscription
to electronic resources would be:
1. Determining how costs would be shared.  As long as it would bring down our
current costs, we'd be fine carrying a larger fraction than some of the smaller
schools.
2. How access would be managed.  Our patrons use usernames & passwords that we
set up, and we're able to manage access to our resources ourselves
(add/edit/delete accounts) and would want to retain that ability.

- Catalog sharing would be inconvenient, as Naomi pointed out, at least for
those of us who've already payed for &/or constructed catalogs.  Not to mention
that shared catalogs tend to imply shared resources, and sharing print resources
may be difficult as it would have to involve mailing materials, which we, at
least, are hesitant to do.  I've worked in ILL in the past, and if you're
talking about non-local print resource ILL, it takes time, resources, and good
oversight to keep from losing items.  Schools relatively close to one another
should pursue the option, but LCAOM-wide item sharing seems unfeasible.

- Our specialized collections could be helpful to larger institutions with
programs that encompass integrative medicine or traditional medicine (med
schools, anthro programs, etc.), but I'm not sure what kind of arrangement
you're envisioning. Large institutions already have robust systems in place for
resource sharing and it may be too resource/cost intensive for us to try and
create partnerships w/ them.  Of course, that impression may be influenced by
our being located near Boston, where the large universities can be particularly
reluctant to partner w/ smaller institutions.

- Even if an actual LCAOM consortium fails to form, I think creating a
formalized support system for cataloging, collection development, taking a lead
in promoting info lit within our institutions, and general training is worth
doing, especially to support the smaller libraries.  NESA's fortunate to have
support from the administration, a good sized staff, and a collection (both of
resources and knowledge) that's been built up over decades, and we'd be happy to
share some of our experience with smaller/newer libraries.  Obviously a good
deal of work would be required and we would need to confirm that enough of us
were willing to put in the time and effort it would take to put together
something like this, as well as keep it going.  A wiki would likely be the
simplest way to start.

- Jenn

Jennifer Hartman, MSLIS
Director of Library Services, Kelly Library
New England School of Acupuncture
150 California Street
Newton, MA 02458
Phone: 617/969-3969  E-mail: jhartman@...
Visit us @: http://www.nesa.edu/library/kelly_home.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mahate rose
Sent: Fri 3/18/2011 3:52 PM
To: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ccaomlcaom] Consortium Considerations: Request for Information
from Libraries

Hi Jenn,

Thanks for sending a response to my post on ccaomlcaom. Unfortunately, I am
unable to open the windat file that you attached. Is it possible to send it in a
different format, either in a word document or just text in an email?

Thank you!

Mahate Osborn

--- On Fri, 3/18/11, Jenn Hartman <jhartman@...> wrote:

From: Jenn Hartman <jhartman@...>
Subject: RE: [ccaomlcaom] Consortium Considerations: Request for Information
from Libraries
To: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 9:27 AM


-----Original Message-----

From: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com on behalf of maha

Sent: Tue 3/15/2011 8:12 AM

To: ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [ccaomlcaom] Consortium Considerations: Request for Information from
Libraries



LCCAOM Members,



As part of our preparation for the upcoming  meeting in Baltimore, we'd

like to get a sense of what the needs are of  smaller libraries (which

most of us are) and how we can integrate those  needs into a larger

consortium framework.



A consortium of  participating libraries has the potential to enhance

local access to a  wide variety of print and electronic resources and

services that would  otherwise be beyond their individual means. This

kind of sharing could  allow collaboration toward development and

standardization of many  programs and systems that currently may be

unwieldy, if offered at all,  by smaller libraries with limited

personnel.



Some possibilities for sharing include:



. Print resources sharing

. Electronic resources sharing and licensing

. Shared online catalogs

. Online services such as information literacy modules

. Enhanced interlibrary loan and document delivery systems

. Standardized (or at least cooperative) cataloging structures

. Eventual alliances with larger colleges and Universities with

specialized collections

. Mutual training programs



Some  issues that need to be addressed are how we will structure the

consortial systems, programs, and organization, how many libraries will

participate and how they will benefit,

what the mission of the  consortium will be, legal agreements, fee

structures, and how long  initial agreements will last. There are many

options for all of the  above, as to be determined by those libraries

wishing to take part. Also  to be determined will be most appropriate

method of communication,  decision making, and access to information

(i.e., websites, daily  e-lists, committees, etc). We also need to

ascertain whether there are  consortial options for small libraries that

will be sustainable over  time, both in human power and financial

resources.



Possibilities  include informal or formal arrangements, and local or

more extended  networks, depending on the needs of participating

libraries.



I am writing today to recruit ideas from all individual libraries about

the following four points:



1. How you think your library can benefit from a consortial arrangement,

2. What you think your library can offer a larger group and

institutions, and

3. How you see LCCAOM libraries participating together toward effective

resource and services sharing.

4. Please also include your thoughts on what challenges you see in

becoming part of a consortium.



I  will consolidate all responses into a document for use at the

meeting,  so a timely response (by the end of March) would be

appreciated.



Thank you,



Mahate Osborn, AIMC Berkeley Library Director

I spoke too fast as usual :-) Yes, I realized after I sent my message that
Acubriefs was free. Thanks for pointing it out.
Daniele Perez-Venero

--- In ccaomlcaom@yahoogroups.com, Daniele Perez-Venero <dperezvenero@...>
wrote:
>
> We might be interested in a library consortium, depending on the cost and on
> what is offered.
> It would be nice for example to be able to have online access to the full text
> of some CAM journals such as the "International Journal of Clinical
Acupuncture"
> and also to have access to some CAM-specific databases such as AMED, Acubriefs
> etc.
> The idea of a consortium is certainly worth exploring.
> Thank you.
>
> Daniele Perez-Venero, M.L.I.S.
> Acupuncture & Massage College
> Miami, FL
>

I will attempt to send this document to the "files" section.  Reminder that the
LCAOM meets in Baltimore in the evening on May 11th at 6:30.  Remote phone
access will be available.  It is not too late to add your responses to this
survey

Consortium Survey Synopsis, General Results, and School-specific Responses


SYNOPSIS

Ultimately it was agreed among all responding libraries that a consortium is an
attractive possibility, with interests in affordable access to expanded
resources. Most respondents specifically noted a desire for access to more
electronic information. Responses indicate that the specialized nature of their
collections may be a bargaining point toward sharing with larger institutions.
Important questions and considerations arose concerning how financial and human
resources would be allocated to ensure that participating libraries contribute
and benefit in proportional and feasible ways.

GENERAL RESULTS

Note: Five libraries responded. Responses from each of these libraries are
directly quoted and paraphrased throughout the following reports on results.
Please see graph for specific responses. I also narrowed down the wording in
some answers in order to present focused information. I added an "additional
thoughts" section to include relevant or helpful information that was not
specific to the original survey questions.
1. How library can benefit from consortial arrangement:
• Online access to cost-effective and relevant journals, databases, e-books
• Shared info lit training and tutorial modules
• More efficient system management once initial creation/subscription/set-up is
completed
• Higher level of communication toward advancing individual and collective
expertise and services.
• Standardization of sharing and communication procedures.

2. What library can offer larger group and institutions.
• Sharing ILL of journal articles and books on a reciprocal basis.
• Unique or specialized collections could be helpful to larger institutions with
programs that encompass integrative medicine or traditional medicine
• More experienced libraries can share experience with smaller and newer
libraries

3. How LCCAOM libraries can work together toward effective resource and services
sharing.
• Negotiating discounts to databases
• Working together toward determining how costs would be shared to bring down
current costs
• Deciding how access would be managed.
• Share URL's to each others' libraries
• Libraries can consider what makes their library unique and contribute that to
the group as a whole.
• Libraries can create an online tutorial system for information literacy.
• Libraries can construct a comprehensive mutual list of online free-access
databases and sites according to subject.

4. Challenges
• Working out structuring the consortial systems and organization for maximum
time efficiency for participating institutions, arranged in a way that takes
into account library staffing and hours etc.
• Catalog sharing would be inconvenient for those of us who've already paid for
&/or constructed catalog
• May be too resource and cost intensive for smaller libraries to try and create
partnerships with larger institutions.
• Time and human resources necessary to create such a large structure with so
many variables and responsibilities. Might need to start small.
• Shared catalogs is tough unless everyone switiches to one system.

5. Additional Thoughts
• Possibly LCCAOM libraries could negotiate with SCELC as a group, and maybe
include libraries from outside California as well
• We would need to confirm that enough of us were willing to put in the time and
effort it would take to put together something like this, as well as keep it
going. A wiki would likely be the simplest way to start.
• NESA made a good point – they have strong administrative support, in addition
to strong collections. Seems critical to get school administrations on board to
support such an intensive project.
• Finances: must decide how to divvy up costs depending on product, institution
size, and participation
• Services: must decide how to divvy up responsibility based on how much time
and personnel needed, expertise, etc.
• Must create and organize standard policies and procedures, upon agreement of
the collective.
• Must decide on board / authority body for collecting input and decision making
• Even if consortium fails to actualize, creating a formalized support system
for cataloging, collection development, taking a lead in promoting info lit
within our institutions, and general training is worth doing, especially to
support the smaller libraries.



SCHOOL SPECIFIC RESPONSES
	 How library can benefit from consortial arrangement What library can offer
larger group
and institutions. How LCCAOM libraries can work
together toward effective resource
and services sharing.  Challenges  Additional Thoughts
Acupuncture & Massage College, Miami, FL: Daniele Perez-Venero, M.L.I.S. Online
access to CAM journals and databases (e.g., "International Journal of Clinical
Acupuncture"and also to have access to some CAM-specific databases such as AMED
Yo San University: Andrea Anzalone, MLIS Cost-effective access to greater number
of online resources (e.g., journal databases and e-books) Would consider
offering ILL of journal articles and books on a reciprocal basis. Since our
library is small, however, we would need to develop guidelines in this regard in
order to enable ready access to materials for our students. negotiating
discounts to databases would be the greatest benefit. Working out structuring
the consortial systems and organization. Main concern as a part-time library
manager is the time factor.  In other words, though I would love to offer ILL to
member libraries, for example, my time is very limited for additional tasks.  
This library is currently an affiliate member of SCELC (Statewide California
Electronic Library Consortium, www.scelc.org ). Possibly LCCAOM libraries could
negotiate with SCELC as a group? Maybe include libraries from outside California
as well?
New England School of Acupuncture: Jennifer Hartman, MSLIS Electronic resource
sharing would probably be the easiest and most helpful route for a potential
consortium. Databases, info lit & training modules, and cataloging structures
could all be shared online, with less cumbersome oversight necessary once the
initial creation/subscription/set-up was completed Our specialized collections
could be helpful to larger institutions with programs that encompass integrative
medicine or traditional medicine (med schools, anthro programs, etc.)

… share some of our experience with smaller/newer libraries… Determining how
costs would be shared. As long as it would bring down our current costs, we'd be
fine carrying a larger fraction than some of the smaller schools.  How access
would be managed. Our patrons use usernames & passwords that we set up, and
we're able to manage access to our resources ourselves (add/edit/delete
accounts) and would want to retain that ability. Catalog sharing would be
inconvenient for those of us who've already paid for &/or constructed catalogs.
Large institutions already have robust systems in place for resource sharing and
it may be too resource/cost intensive for us to try and create partnerships w/
them. Of course, that impression may be influenced by our being located near
Boston, where the large universities can be particularly reluctant to partner w/
smaller institutions. Even if an actual LCAOM consortium fails to form, I think
creating a formalized support system for cataloging, collection development,
taking a lead in promoting info lit within our institutions, and general
training is worth doing, especially to support the smaller libraries. NESA's
fortunate to have support from the administration, a good sized staff, and a
collection (both of resources and knowledge) that's been built up over decades,
and we'd be happy to share some of our experience with smaller/newer libraries.
Obviously a good deal of work would be required and we would need to confirm
that enough of us were willing to put in the time and effort it would take to
put together something like this, as well as keep it going. A wiki would likely
be the simplest way to start.
PCOM: Naomi Broering  Alliances with larger colleges would be good  Share URL's
to each others' catalogs Expensive. Shared catalogs is tough unless everyone
switiches to one system. We like ours CybertoolsforLibraries.
AIMC Berkeley: Mahate Osborn Affordable access to large amounts of  information
and services that would otherwise not be available. A higher level of
communication toward advancing individual and collective expertise and services.
Standardization of sharing and communication procedures.  Items from specialized
and foreign language collections, sharing helpful information as requested by
participants, contribute toward shared databases Libraries can:
--consider what makes their library unique and contribute that to the group as a
whole.
--create comprehensive list of online free-access databases and sites according
to subject.
--become a singular network that offers national or global rather than solely
local offerings.
--create an online tutorial system for information literacy.  Time and human
resources necessary to create such a large structure with so many variables and
responsibilities. Might need to start small.
NESA made a good point – they have strong administrative support, in addition to
strong collections. Seems critical to get school administrations on board to
support such an intensive project.   Finances: must decide how to divvy up costs
depending on product, institution size, and participation
Services: must decide how to divvy up responsibility based on how much time and
personnel needed, expertise, etc.
Policies and procedures: must decide upon agreement of the collective.
Also must decide on governing / authority body for collecting input and decision
making

Compiled by Mahate Osborn 04/19/11

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Meeting in Baltimore on Wednesday May 11th from 6:30 p.m.  Telephone hookup will
be available for participants who cannot attend in person.

I. Introductions.

II. General discussion of OM libraries, particularly for those who may be
attending for the first time and are not immediately associated with a library.

III. Discussion of have a "core group" of LCAOM members who would conduct
library business between meetings.  We have a working group now involved with
Consortium issues.

IV. Survey of current cooperative efforts:
--LCAOM Yahoo user group
--Soon to be issued list of URLs libraries can access for caalog data
--a number of existing files in the LCAOM Yahoo group.

V. Planned further cooperation and establishing first steps for more formal
cooperaton
--establishing a WiKi for members
--establishing a web page similar to the one used by the CCAOM research
committee.
--exploration of the OCLC small library utility for catalog assistance
--continuing and expanding the present working group on consortium issues.

Documentation will be provided.  Please let me know if there are additional
items I should enclude.

Jim Emdy
Chair

LIBRARIES COMMITTEE MEETING

(Baltimore, MD * May 11, 2011)

Agenda

Chair: Jim Emdy
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Telephone hookup available in meeting room for participants who cannot attend in
person.

I. Introductions.

II. General discussion of OM libraries, particularly for those who may be
attending for the first time and are not immediately associated with a library.

III. Discussion of have a "core group" of LCAOM members who would conduct
library business between meetings. We have a working group now involved with
Consortium issues.

IV. Survey of current cooperative efforts:
--LCAOM Yahoo user group
--Soon to be issued list of URLs libraries can access for catalog data
--a number of existing files in the LCAOM Yahoo group.

V. Planned further cooperation and establishing first steps for more formal
cooperation
--establishing a WiKi for members
--establishing a web page similar to the one used by the CCAOM Faculty
Development  Committee.
--exploration of the OCLC small library utility for catalog assistance
--continuing and expanding the present working group on consortium issues.

Can you send me a copy of your Library Assistant or Library Techinican position
description.
I am trying to repond to a Homeland Security question for someone from China,
who we are trying to help out by giving her a temporary position. I need a
position description or advertisement that states you require a baccalaureate
degree or equivalent.
Thanks
Naomi

Here is a partial list of OM library URLs.  You can use these libraries catalogs
to search for a item record, and use cut/paste to transfer data to your catalog.
Members of the Five Branches Library Union List should be able to copy a record
directly and modify it.

NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ACUPUNCTURE LIBRARY
http://maple.cybertoolsforlibraries.com/cgi-bin/CyberHTML?NESAHO

PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE LIBRARY
http://www.pacificcollege.edu/acupuncture-massage-college-library/online-catalog\
.html

BASTYR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
http://library.bastyr.edu/Simple.aspx

FIVE BRANCHES LIBRARY
http://libraryworld.com/cgi-bin/opac.pl?command=signin&libraryname=
five%20branches%20library&guest=allow

 Search under the "Union" option for access to these additional
libraries:
AIMC Berkeley,
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
East West College of Natural Medicine

The Five Branches Online public catalog can also be accessed via
http://www.fivebranches.edu->Current students->Library and research->Link to
online catalog

Jim Emdy
Five Branches University