Electronic Access and Resources (CCL-EAR) Committee
Submitted by Smith (San Diego Mesa College), Committee Chair
The CCL-EAR Committee recently completed a comparison review of statistical databases (Rand, Statista, Statistical Abstract of the United States, and Data and Statistics from USA.gov), and one for nursing and health databases (EBSCO CINAHL Complete, EBSCO CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Gale Nursing Resource Center AND Nursing + Allied Health (sold as a bundle), OVID Nursing Database, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source). Both are posted on the CCLC website. Anyone who has experience with these products is encouraged to post comments, suggestions, etc. on the review page. Reviews currently in progress include Sharpe Online Reference, Ambrose Videos, and a review of upgraded Ebsco products (i.e. Premier and/or Complete versions for Academic Search, Business Source, and Masterfile).
The Committee will undertake a limited weeding project for the 10 shared collections from NetLibrary (Ebsco ebooks). The draft policy will be posted on Earinfo when it is finalized. Suggested titles for weeding will be limited to topics where timeliness is a concern (e.g. some health topics, career exam prep, etc.). Librarians in the field will have an opportunity to suggest titles for possible deselection, the final list will be posted to Earinfo prior to any action taken, and there will be an appeal process. Anyone interested in serving on the deselection team can contact Jean Smith or Sarah Raley.
As workloads increase and resources decrease, there may be times when the CCL-EAR Committee will need to call upon past members who are familiar with the Committee’s procedures and workflow to assist with reviews or other projects on an on-call basis. Past members who are interested in serving in this capacity should contact Jean Smith or Sarah Raley.
As always, please send suggestions of databases you would like the Committee to consider to me (jesmith@sdccd.edu), to Consortium Director Sarah Raley (sarahraley@ccleague.org) or to your regional representative (CCL-EAR Committee Roster).
The next face-to-face CCL-EAR Committee meeting will be May 1st (noon to 5pm) and 2nd (8am to 2pm) in San Jose (location TBA). Guests are welcome; please notify Jean or Sarah if you would like to attend so meals can be provided.