Thank you to the 97 people who took time to respond to the survey. It was a disappointingly low response but we have used the information to help inform our choice of journals for 2012 along with usage of the journals for 2011.
To recap: this survey asked for your choice of up to 4 journals you would consider essential to practice. It also asked if we had to make a decision between purchasing UpToDate or more journals what would you choose?
Journal purchase: Because of the low number we counted all 4 choices. The top ten journals requested were Lancet, NEJM, BMJ, Nursing standard, Journal advanced nursing, JAMA, Nursing times, American journal of surgical pathology, Anaesthesia, Anesthesia & Analgesia. Apart from JAMA we have access to all of these titles for 2012. We are unable to afford electronic access to JAMA so have bought the physical journal once again.
UpToDate or more journals? 94 people responded to this question with 79% (74 individuals) prefering to purchase UpToDate. Although this is not available directly to community staff, still more people in the community chose UpToDate compared to more journals. Anyone in the community can request topics which can be emailed to them. We have now purchased UpToDate for 2012.
Journals lost: We no longer subscribe to the European Journal of Palliative Care (lack of use). There may be changes to those we buy as bundles so always check out our A-Z of journals (report any links that do not work to us)
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