Taylor & Francis
Journal Of Electronic Resources In Medical Libraries
(ISSN 1542-4065)
Aims and scope
The Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries is a peer-reviewed professional journal devoted to the access, evaluation, and management of electronic resources in the medical library environment. This journal will be an essential resource for academic medical school libraries, hospital libraries, and other health sciences libraries. The material in the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries will complement articles published in Medical Reference Services Quarterly, which highlights the reference and bibliographic instruction aspects of electronic resources.
Topics addressed by this journal:
Collection development and selection of electronic resources
Electronic document delivery in medicine and health care
Enhancing electronic resource user services
Print versus electronic or combination formats
Site licensing-what librarians need to know
Delegating work that involves electronic/digital acquisitions
Cataloging-e-books, e-journals, and other electronic formats
The merger of serial and book formats in the electronic library
Coping with electronic misinformation, fraudulence, and shams on the Internet
"E-core" lists in medicine, allied health, nursing, pharmaceutical science, mental health, and other health care fields
The library's role in medical informatics
Access issues and solutions for electronic journals
The impact of electronic resources and the Internet on user services
Electronic reserves
The role of medical libraries with PDAs
Archiving issues for electronic formats
Cost analyses of digital resources
Database/journal publisher relations and medical libraries
Regular columns in the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries include:
eJournals Forum-discusses all aspects of electronic journals
Information Rx-reviews of databases and electronic resources in clinical practice
PDAs @ the Library-covers all aspects of using PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) in medical libraries and clinical practice
The Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries is the source for practical, up-to-date information about important developments and issues related to the provision and use of electronic resources in medical libraries.
Peer Review Policy: All manuscripts submitted to Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries are peer reviewed using a rigorous, double-blind process; reviewers are assigned based on subject expertise. The Editor accepts or rejects manuscripts based on the recommendation of two peer reviewers.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.