{"id":2365,"date":"2026-09-28T18:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facultyhub.elsevier.com\/en\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:53:56","slug":"what-makes-a-digital-learning-resource-worth-adding-to-a-health-sciences-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facultyhub.elsevier.com\/en\/what-makes-a-digital-learning-resource-worth-adding-to-a-health-sciences-collection","title":{"rendered":"What makes a digital learning resource worth adding to a health sciences collection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An independent librarian’s review of Osmosis for health sciences education.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Osmosis is a valuable learning and comprehension tool for medical and health sciences education.\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sarah E. Keil, MLS, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When academic libraries evaluate digital learning resources, content is only part of the question. Librarians must also consider usability, breadth of coverage, learning design, and how a platform may support students, faculty, and multiple health professions programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new review for Doody\u2019s Collection Development Monthly, Sarah E. Keil, MLS, MA, Research & Learning Services Librarian for Medicine at Belmont University, examines Osmosis Medical from an academic health sciences library perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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