Collection-based analysis of selected medical libraries in the Philippines using Doody’s Core Titles

Abstract

ObjectivesThis study assessed the book collection of five selected medical libraries in the Philippines, based on Doodys’ Essential Purchase List for basic sciences and clinical medicine, to compare the match and non-match titles among libraries, to determine the strong and weak disciplines of each library, and to explore the factors that contributed to the percentage of match and non-match titles.MethodList checking was employed as the method of research.ResultsAmong the medical libraries, De La Salle Health Sciences Institute and University of Santo Tomas had the highest percentage of match titles, whereas Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health had the lowest percentage of match titles. University of the Philippines Manila had the highest percentage of near-match titles.ConclusionDe La Salle Health Sciences Institute and University of Santo Tomas had sound medical collections based on Doody’s Core Titles. Collectively, the medical libraries shared common collection development priorities, as evidenced by similarities in strong areas. Library budget and the role of the library director in book selection were among the factors that could contribute to a high percentage of match titles.

Conforming collections: assessing medical and allied health collections using Doody’s Core Titles

“…Library budget and the role of the library director in selection contributed to the likelihood of matched titles in the collection. Beyond this study, however, little research has been done on the use of DCT among Philippine medical libraries [ 13 ].…”