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Communication Sciences & DisordersCollection Development Policy
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| Call No. | Subject Heading |
|---|---|
| RF | Otolaryngology |
Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts: The Communication Sciences & Disorders Department offers two tracks leading to a bachelors degree. The graduate track is for students who intend to continue their studies through a graduate degree. The non-graduate track is for students who intend to comiplete their studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the bachelors level.
Master of Arts: This is a professional degree and facilitates certification at both the state and national level. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate program is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), meeting or exceeding all academic and clinical standards.
Western Washington University Speech-Hearing Clinic
The Speech-Hearing clinic operates in conjunction with the CSD department. The Clinic accepts referrals directly from clients, as well as from physicians, educators, other speech-language-hearing professionals and allied health service providers. Services are provided by students in training, closely supervised by certified Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists from the faculty and staff. Students are permitted to work with clients only after completing extensive academic and clinical preparation.
| Call No. | Subject Heading | Present | Desired |
|---|---|---|---|
| RF | Otolaryngology | 3b | 3c |
Currently the geographic scope of the collection is the United States. However, there is an initiative in both the discipline of Communication Sciences & Disorders and within in WWU CSD Department to expand and enlarge the curriculum to include multicultural subjects. This expansion will impact the scope of the collection in the areas of geography and language. Of particular interest are languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest, including but not limited to, Spanish, Russian and selected Asian languages.
| Present | Desired | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope: | Geographic: U.S. | U.S. and Canada, Latin America |
| Language: | E | W |
| Chronological limitations: |
The publication dates for medical information and research are extrememly relevant to maintaining an Advanced Study/Instruction Support Level (3c.) collection. New innovations and discoveries impact the diagnosis, treatment and study in the medical sciences. Holdings in the areas of otolaryngology impacted by scientific research should be reviewed regularly. Recent examples are the topics of cochlear implants, the ust of botulinum toxin A and advances in laser treatment and surgery. It must be acknowledged that these "new" subjects will recede as other medical advances take their place. Other aspects, like counseling or educational trends are less time sensitive and may be useful components over an extended period of time.
It is evident from an age analysis of the collection that the collection is aging. This is a direct result of subscription inflation in recent years. Many of the journals in otolaryngology are expensive, science-related journals. This age of the print collection is one of the factors in the 3a. collection level rating.
Current Age:
| 2000s | 1990s | 1980s | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | 1930s | 1920s | 1910s | <1909 | No Date |
| 29 | 147 | 185 | 128 | 32 | 10 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 20 |
A. Journals:
The CSD department conducted a journal review on 2003. Journals in otolaryngology are highly specialized and the library has subscriptions to core journals in the field. The journal collection does not impact the 3a collection rating due to the fact that subscription costs are still in a great deal of flux. The impact of subscription costs on the collection over the next five years is difficult to predict with any certainty.
The core journal titles are used heavily and are supplemented through interlibrary locan (ILL). ILL is used by the faculty and graduate students in the CSD department for medical journals. Because the subject is so specialized, access is more important than format, although the publishing trend is to provide electronic access.
B. Reference Materials
The reference collection in otolaryngology is small. There are 35 titles, 15 are published within the last 10 years. The collection includes CD-ROMs that are used in the reference area. The subject of otolaryngology is highly specilized and yet the human populations, diagnosis, and treatment of speech-language pathology necessarily include not only the medical sciences but areas within the social sciences as well. Therefore, there are many materials in the reference area that supplement the otolaryngology reference resources.
The reference collection includes over 45 titles in the
Health Reference Series, published by Omnigraphics: Detroit.
This series provides an excellent overview on a broad range
of health topics. Core resources include
C. Films, in video and DVD formats:
Films are an important component of the collection. Many speech and hearing disorders are challenging to describe and even more challenging to learn through written descriptions. Films provide a visual and aural means of learning the particular characteristics of disorders. The library has films and DVDs on autism, brain injury, swallowing disorders, stuttering, aphasia, hearing loss, deaf culture, speech and language delays in children and stuttering.
D. Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders Video Clip Collection:
This collection was initated by Dr. Baharav, CSD faculty, and was created and established in collaboration with the cataloging department of the library. The video clips show examples of speech disorders in a clinical setting. The goal is to provide an actual example of a disorder and to provide a means of analyzing staff-client interactions. The video clips are accessible through the library catalog but are restricted for use by students, clinicians, and faculty at WWU. There is a note in the catalog record that states the clips are for demonstration only and are not available for public use. System requirements for playing the clips (Mpeg format) are RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. The mode of access for the clips is the World Wide Web.
Speech-Language Pathology is the broad subject that more accurately describes the collection goals in Otolaryngology. Related Library of Congress Classifications:
Education and psychology collections augment and enhance Otolaryngology. Although there is no formal collection development coordination with these disciplines, CSD students and faculty rely on the education and psychology collections to supplement their research and teaching. Medical sciences are supplemented by interlibrary loan, mainly from regional research institutions.
Special education services encompass children and adolescents with auditory and vocal disorders. In addition, children with brain trauma that results in speech and/or hearing impairment are a part of the special education population. Persons who are deaf or hearing impaired are integrated into the public education system. ERIC, the primary index for education research is taught to all CSD students.
Psychology materials are an important component of the resources for Otolaryngology and more directly the CSD Department. Individual perspectives in understanding, emotional therapy, acceptance and coping regarding speech and hearing disorders are a part of psychology literature and research. Students are required to complete a clinical practicum in the undergraduate and graduate programs and so the relationship between caregivers and patients is of interest as well. PsychInfo, the primary index for psychology research is taught to all CSD students.
Due to the fact there are no medical departments or programs offered at WWU, the library collections in Otolaryngology are heavily supplemented by the Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The students and faculty of the CSD department have benefited from the implementation of shared resources through SUMMIT. Indeed, it is hard to imagine going back to a time when the medical resources of Washington and Oregon research institutions were cumbersome to locate and request. Medline, the primary index for medical research is taught to all CSD students.
Primary
ComDisDome: This is the primary database for students and faculty in the CSD department. The library has subscribed to the ComDisDome since December 2004. Usage statistics 2005 indicate that the database is actively used. This database does not provide full-text but the Findit! feature of the library information system provides an excellent means of accessing indexed items.
Web of Science: Due to the need for medical and scientific research in the field of CSD, the Web of Science is a primary database resource for students and faculty. For students in the Masters Degree Program the Web of Science is essential for their research.
Secondary
These four databases supply students and faculty with information on specializations within the discipline of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): The NIH provides a tremendous amount of information for students and faculty. In the spring of 2005, the NIH implemented a policy that all government funded medical research would be available through their Internet database, PubMed. This has resulted in increased access to current and innovative research, especially for smaller institutions like WWU where budget constraints and collection objectives prevent the acquisition of a research-level medical science collection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) collection, published by the American Acoustical Society, was updated in 2004. This is now a standing order with some circulating items and some items in reference. ANSI standards are integral to program certification and incliude, hearing aid characteristics, specifications for audiometers, bioacoustics and sound pressure.
In rating the otolaryngology, RF, collection at the 3b level it is immediately apparent that by definition this level is not adequate to support a Masters degree. Yet, WWU does offer a Master of Arts degree in speech-language pathology through the department of Communication Science & Disorders. The strength of the collection is the inter-disciplinary nature of the field of speech-language pathology.
The otolaryngology collection supports the curriculum nd research of the department of Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD). The CSD department offers both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree. The Master of Arts in speech-language pathology is a professional degree and facilitates certification at the state and national level. It is noteworthy that the last audiology graduate class was admitted in 2004. Education at the master's degree level will continue in the department through 2006. The CSD department is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Western Washington University Speech-Hearing Clinic operates in conjunction with the CSD department. The Clinic accepts referrals directly from clients, as well as from physicians, educators, other speech-language-hearing professionals and allied health service providers. Services are provided by students in training, closely supervised by certified Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists from the faculty and staff. Students are permitted to work with clients only after completing extensive academic and clinical preparation.
The subject area of otolaryngology includes ear, nose and throat diseases, geriatric otolaryngology, pediatric otolaryngology, cancer therapies, diagnosis, genetics, and surgery. However, as stated in the WWU 2005-2006 Bulletin, "The Department has the ultimate responsibility to the public to assure that its graduates become competent audiologists and speech-language pathologists, capable of delivering quality care in a timely manner and preserving the well-being of the patients they serve. Thus it is important that persons admitted, retained, and graduated possess the intelligence, integrity, compassion, humanitarian concern, and physical and emotional capacity necessary to practice speech-language pathology and audiology." The personal traits of students are detailed because the practice of speech-language pathology occurs in school settings as well as clinical environments. The clients of speech-language pathologists are of all ages, with each age group requiring different levels of education and treatment. Therefore, the library collection for otolaryngology is woven through certain areas of education, psychology, culture and society. The subject of otolaryngology is highly specialized and yet the human populations, diagnosis, and treatment of speech-language pathology necessarily include not only the medical sciences but areas with the social sciences as well.
Currently the geographic scope of our collection is the United States. However, there is an initiative in both the discipline of Communication Sciences & Disorders and within the WWU CSD Department to expand and enlarge the curriculum to include multicultural and multilingual subjects. This expansion will impact the scope of the collection in the areas of geography and language. Of particular interest are languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest, including but not limited to Spanish, Russian and selected Asian languages.
The publication dates for medical information and research are extremely relevant to justify an Advanced Study/Instruction Support Level (3c.) collection. New innovations and discoveries impact the diganosis, treatment and study in medical sciences. Holdings in the areas of otolaryngology are impacted by scientific research and should be reviewed regularly. Recent examples of the timeliness of topics are innovations in cochlear implants, the use of botulinum toxin A and advances in laser treatment and surgery. It must be acknowledged that these "new" subjects will recede as other medical advances take their place. Other aspects, like counseling or educational trends are less time sensitive and may be valuable components of the collection over a longer period of time. Due to the increase in journal costs, the majority of materials in our monograph collection are aging. There are no programs and degrees at Western for medicine, dentistry, nursing or other medical professions that would enhance and support collections in otolaryngology and the field of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
Strategies to move the collection towards level 3c.:
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