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Table 2 Availability of 48 scientific journals for the 14 Canadian health ministries

From: Assessing availability of scientific journals, databases, and health library services in Canadian health ministries: a cross-sectional study

Type of access provideda

Number of journals (n = 48)

 

Prob

Terc

Fedd

 

BC

AB

SK

MB

ON

QC

NB

NS

PE

NL

YT

NT

NU

HC

A-Online

21

20

19

0

18

14

6

14

5

18

NDe

0

1

34

B-Print-only

2

0

0

0

0

7

2

0

1

3

ND

4

0

0

C-ILL

25

28

29

48

0

27

40

34

42

27

NDe

44

47

0

D-‘No access’

0

0

0

0

30

0

0

0

0

0

ND

0

0

14

  Total (A + B)

23

20

19

0

18

21

8

14

6

21

ND

4

1

34

  Total (C + D)

25

28

29

48

30

27

40

34

42

27

ND

44

47

14

Mean Pro (A + B)

15.0 ± 7.8 (31%)

    

Mean Pro (C + D)

33.0 ± 7.8 (69%)

    
  1. aOnline, Access provided through an online subscription (a printed copy of the journal may also be available at the department library); Print-only, Access provided through a print-only subscription; ILL, Access provided through interlibrary loan; ‘No access’, No access provided by any of the previous means (i.e., online subscription, print-only subscription or interlibrary loan).
  2. bProvincial health ministries (Pro): AB, Alberta Health and Wellness; BC, British Columbia Ministry of Health Services; MB, Manitoba Health; NB, New Brunswick Department of Health; NL, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services; NS, Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness; ON, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; PE, Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness; QC, Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services; SK, Saskatchewan Ministry of Health.
  3. cTerritorial health ministries (Ter): NT, Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services; NU, Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services; YT, Yukon Department of Health and Social Services.
  4. dFederal health ministry (Fed): HC, Health Canada.
  5. eND, No Data.