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One Model For Creating A Career Ladder For Library Support Staff, Jane Fama, Elaine Russo Martin
One Model For Creating A Career Ladder For Library Support Staff, Jane Fama, Elaine Russo Martin
Jane Fama
This article describes a unique career ladder model for library support staff. Major components include a promotion in place opportunity based on specified achievement levels, competencies, cross training, and measurable evaluation. The authors discuss the background, development, and program description of the career ladder model.
Evidence-Based Public Health: Findings From A Research Project And Resources For Practice, E. Hatheway Simpson
Evidence-Based Public Health: Findings From A Research Project And Resources For Practice, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
This presentation to the University of Massachusetts Medical School Preventive Medicine Residency Program presents an introduction to evidence-based public health (EBPH), and overview of the Lamar Soutter Library’s Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health (EBPPH) project and research findings, and selected examples of EBPH information resources available from the project’s website, http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph.
Providing Evidence-Based Public Health Resources: The Librarian’S Role, E. Hatheway Simpson
Providing Evidence-Based Public Health Resources: The Librarian’S Role, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
This presentation introduces the concepts of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and provides examples of EBPH information resources available online from the Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health website, http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph and the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce website, http://PHPartners.org. Health science librarians, as information specialists and knowledge managers, have the ability to search and find the best evidence to help public health practitioners make informed practice decisions. Presented at the North Atlantic Health Science Libraries Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, September 27, 2005.
Improving Access To Public Health Information: A Study Of Information Needs In A State Health Department, E. Hatheway Simpson, Nancy R. Lapelle, Elaine Russo Martin
Improving Access To Public Health Information: A Study Of Information Needs In A State Health Department, E. Hatheway Simpson, Nancy R. Lapelle, Elaine Russo Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
Background: Public health challenges can be better addressed if credible information about health risks and effective public health practices is readily available. The need for improved access to evidence-based public health information has been recognized by public health practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and librarians. Objective: To understand the information needs of the public health workforce and to improve access to credible and relevant information for public health practice. Methods: A qualitative study identified how public health professionals currently access information, what barriers they face, and what improvements they need. Nineteen individual interviews were conducted in two state health bureaus – …
Evidence-Based Resources For Public Health Project, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin, Sharon Telleen, Roger S. Luckmann
Evidence-Based Resources For Public Health Project, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine Russo Martin, Sharon Telleen, Roger S. Luckmann
E. Hatheway Simpson
Introduction Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) for clinical medicine involves using the best evidence to care for individual patients. Evidence-based public health (EBPH) involves using the best evidence to develop public health policies and intervention programs. There are various EBM resources available to help clinicians sort through the vast amount of medical literature to find the best evidence for their practice needs, yet few resources are available to assist public health practitioners find high quality information relevant to their practice needs. Purpose This project is identifying and cataloging existing electronic evidence-based resources in public health and assessing possible models for effectively and …
The Utilization Of An Emergency Medicine Specific Library Website In The Clinical Setting, Doron Korinow, Susanne Griffin, Nancy E. Harger, Jeffrey Cukor
The Utilization Of An Emergency Medicine Specific Library Website In The Clinical Setting, Doron Korinow, Susanne Griffin, Nancy E. Harger, Jeffrey Cukor
Nancy E. Harger
Introduction: The need for efficient access to academic resources in the Emergency Department is crucial to the Emergency physician. Many academic medical libraries have a large volume of information that makes it difficult to find answers in a time-sensitive clinical setting. We designed an Emergency Medicine library guide, tested its efficiency and surveyed users about their preference of an EM library website compared to the general library website.Methods: We created an EM library guide using the Libguide software by Springshare. We then created two tests of similar clinical questions simulating cases in the Emergency Department where researching an answer would …
Parents Learn To Find Quality Health Information: Point-Of-Care Reference Services In A Pediatric Clinic, Nancy E. Harger, Elaine Russo Martin
Parents Learn To Find Quality Health Information: Point-Of-Care Reference Services In A Pediatric Clinic, Nancy E. Harger, Elaine Russo Martin
Nancy E. Harger
Purpose: To continue the Pediatric Family Resource Library project started in January 2002 with the goal of providing health information to families at the point of care. The current project, funded through a National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region subcontract, will provide formal and informal classes to teach parents to find and use quality health information on the Internet. Setting: Parents and families who use the Children's Medical Center will have the opportunity to attend a basic Internet class and then a class to locate quality health information. The classes will be held over a one-year period …
Inside Outreach: A Challenge For Health Sciences Librarians, Jane Fama, Donna Berryman, Nancy E. Harger, Paul Julian, Nancy L. Peterson, Margaret Spinner, Jennifer Varney
Inside Outreach: A Challenge For Health Sciences Librarians, Jane Fama, Donna Berryman, Nancy E. Harger, Paul Julian, Nancy L. Peterson, Margaret Spinner, Jennifer Varney
Nancy E. Harger
Like medical and health sciences libraries throughout the country, the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is dealing with ever-increasing outreach needs in times of diminishing funding. With the goal of reshaping the library's outreach program to better serve our patron groups, the Outreach Study Group was formed to investigate existing models of outreach. METHODS: The group initially examined the current literature and subsequently conducted a nationwide survey of medical and health sciences libraries to identify trends in outreach. This article details the methods used for the survey, including establishing criteria for selecting participants, determining …
Point-Of-Care Reference Service In A Pediatric Clinic, Elaine Russo Martin, Nancy E. Harger, Christopher Stille M.D., Barbara Winrich
Point-Of-Care Reference Service In A Pediatric Clinic, Elaine Russo Martin, Nancy E. Harger, Christopher Stille M.D., Barbara Winrich
Nancy E. Harger
This poster chronicles the development and utilization of a Pediatric Family Resource Library developed through collaboration between an academic medical library, a hospital library and the department of pediatrics. The Library is an attractive room in the busy waiting area of the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center, an outpatient pediatric primary care and multi-specialty service. Books, pamphlets and audio-visual materials are available for check out; librarians and parents who staff the Library also provide reference services. The point of care availability of resources and reference services has positively impacted clinicians’ practices and families’ ability to care for their children. OBJECTIVES: …
Embedded In The Irb, Nancy E. Harger, Judith M. Nordberg
Embedded In The Irb, Nancy E. Harger, Judith M. Nordberg
Nancy E. Harger
The speakers describe their experience serving on the UMass Medical School’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and how their roles have evolved over the years. They give an overview of the IRB process and discuss their responsibilities in support of the reviewers. Presented at “Ethics Day: Engaging Librarians in the Responsible Conduct of Research,” University of Massachusetts Amherst,, October 8, 2010.