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The Future Of Conferences: Adapting To A New Way Of Life, Skye Bickett, Trey Lemley, Randall Watts

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objectives This paper examines the changes to conferences over the past year and a half and recommends a path forward. The authors will discuss the challenges and opportunities of these changes and what that can mean for future conferences.

Methods The authors used their own experiences of attending and planning conferences and a review of current literature to develop recommendations for future conference programming.

Results We identified several benefits and challenges of online meetings. The benefits include offering similar content at a lower cost, more flexible and dynamic content, and a broader range of speakers and attendees. The challenges include …

Introducing Faculty And Graduate Students To Systematic Reviews: Evaluation Of A Stand-Alone Workshop, Adella Grabowsky

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: To discuss the development, perception, and impact of a stand-alone workshop intended to introduce faculty and graduate students to systematic review methodology.

Methods: Development/revision of the workshop was examined through content analysis of lesson plans, PowerPoints, class examples and handouts. A short questionnaire was sent to participants within a few days of most workshops since 2018; all responses were analyzed to explore participant perceptions. Impact was assessed with an additional questionnaire sent in 2021 to all previous participants asking about progress and/or intentions to complete a systematic review.

Results: Between 9/7/2018 and 5/27/2018, there were 29 responses to the …

Dynamic Design: Creating An Intuitive Search Experience For A Library Resources Page, Michelle Keba Knecht, Tiffany Follin

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Introduction In this brief paper presentation, the presenters will describe how they used feedback from their College of Medicine to re-design their medical library resources webpage. In a recent survey of their medical students, the presenters found that complicated access to library resources via the Medical Library’s website was one of the top barriers to library access experienced by students.

Objectives The objective of this project was to create an intuitive, searchable library resources page by incorporating direct feedback from students, staff, and faculty. Rather than designing a webpage built by and for librarians, the presenters intentionally built the new …

Renovations And How Ada Updates Were Addressed At An Academic Institution, Karlene T. Clark, Brittany Fischer, Rebecca Brown

Librarian Posters and Presentations

After a three-year renovation of the Chester Fritz Library, the presenters were tasked with reviewing the building for updates done and how they addressed needs within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This presentation covers pre-renovation concerns, what changes were made, the process used to determine the criteria if an issue had been resolved, and what their next steps are going forward.

Receiver Apprehension & Listener Style Retention, Karlene T. Clark

Librarian Posters and Presentations

Receiver apprehension is the anxiety patrons feel when approaching someone for help. There are different types of ways in which people process information, some of which can be a detriment to the person hoping to learn something or just have a question answered. This presentation looks at the different styles of listeners and how librarians can utilize this knowledge to better meet the needs of patrons coming to the reference desk for assistance.

Digitalization Of Academic Libraries In Higher Education Institutions During Covid-19 Pandemic, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib, Shamraiz Iqbal, Gulshan Tahira

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aimed to examine the digitalization of academic libraries in higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the current pandemic named the COVID-19 outbreak affected all the educational institutions in the global south and global north and Pakistan has no exemption. For this study, a quantitative stud design was opted to conduct an online survey from the library patrons. A sample of 1052 library users had been selected from public sector universities from Pakistan. It is pertinent to mention here that the google form was shared with 6852 library users through an email and WhatsApp numbers taken from …

Building Responsive Research Capacity: A Survey Of Academic Health Faculty, Ardis Hanson Phd, Mlis, Ahip, Krystal Bullers Mlis, Ahip, Stephanie Tomlinson Mlis, Ahip, Allison Howard Mlis, Ahip, William D. Keane Phd

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of and satisfaction with the University of South Florida Health Libraries (USFHL) research support services (RSS). A secondary objective was to understand the research skills of academic health faculty. The data will help inform future service offerings.

The mixed methods study is comprised of two phases: a survey followed by focus groups. The survey assessed 1) knowledge of and satisfaction with specific RSS, 2) faculty confidence in performing 10 specific research tasks, and 3) preference for potential class topics. Open-ended fields allowed for additional comments and suggestions. Respondents self-identified if …

Librarian Collaboration In Guideline Development, Emily Brennan, Tara Brigham, Elaine Attridge

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: This paper describes the experience of three librarians from different institutions working together on a national guideline, the benefits of that collaboration, a suggested approach and the questions that should be asked beforehand to ensure the experience is efficient and the guideline is of the highest quality.

Methods: Participating in guidelines is challenging because of the need to balance best practices, time constraints, and researchers' needs. Most clinical guidelines include faculty authors from multiple institutions. When a librarian is invited to join a guideline development team, often times the librarian's role is poorly defined. Before agreeing to participate in …

Creating A Medical Library Terms Taxonomy For Citation Analysis, Shalu Gillum, Terri Gotschall, Pamela Herring, Deedra Walton, Natasha Williams

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: To create a medical library terms taxonomy in order to find trends in the medical library literature.

In order to explore trends in scholarly publishing by health sciences librarians in the last five years, we endeavored to examine keywords used in articles published in four health sciences library journals during this time. From our initial review we determined that: author-created keywords are not always based on a controlled vocabulary; MeSH subheadings do not include terms unique to the library field; and Library of Congress taxonomy is too broad. Thus, it was necessary to create a taxonomy by grouping similar …

Making A List And Checking It Thrice: Three Universities Implement Ex Libris’ Leganto, Maggie Albro, Ariana Baker, Heather Gilbert, Jennifer Hughes, Edward J. Rock, Elena Rodriguez, Suzanne Rook Schilf, Christopher G. Vinson

South Carolina Libraries

In the 2020-2021 academic year, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, and the College of Charleston were the first three institutions in the state of South Carolina to implement Leganto. This implementation followed closely on the heels of a statewide migration involving 55 academic libraries to Ex Libris’ library services platform, Alma, and discovery service, Primo VE. Each institution completed their migration and went live with Alma and Primo VE in June 2020. Coastal Carolina University launched Leganto in July 2020 and Clemson University and College of Charleston each launched Leganto in August 2020. This article explores the faculty engagement, instructional …

The Pivotal Significance Of Attentiveness To Standards And Assessment In South Carolinian School Libraries, Joanna Tine

South Carolina Libraries

The Pivotal Significance of Attentiveness to Standards and Assessment in South Carolinian School Libraries provides an overview of the history of the initial development of librarian standards and an in-depth look at the South Carolina Standards of Learning, the American Association of School Librarians’ Standards for Learners, and the International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Students. Information on the organizations’ covered standards is supplied, along with a brief examination of their potential application within school libraries. Additionally, a synopsis of South Carolina’s ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers, TE21 CASE Benchmarks, and South Carolina’s CTE Standards is provided. …

Learning During A Pandemic: The Impact Of Digital Badges On Staff Training, Jennifer Wright

South Carolina Libraries

During the pandemic, the Spartanburg County Public Libraries implemented a new learning management system with a digital badging component. The digital badges were enthusiastically received by staff and increased training completion rates significantly. Even without an LMS, other libraries can create badging for continuing education using a variety of online resources. Digital badging is an important motivational tool to use for continuing education, especially as training goes virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Going Remote: Marketing Library Resources And Services, Lin Wu, Sarah Thompson, Jennifer M. Langford, Kaylee Strahan

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objectives

• Describe the library’s efforts in restructuring marketing strategies strategies to reach out and engage library patrons in a virtual environment

• Examine the impact of the efforts on library services and resource access

How The Morehouse School Of Medicine (Msm) Archives Reflect The School’S Mission, Roland Welmaker, Joe Swanson, Monica Riley

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate how our archives embody the school’s mission.

METHODS: The importance of the artifacts will be revealed through relating the stories behind and significance of artifacts to the school’s history and mission. Included will be paintings, statuary, Mace, logo, bowls, symbols of presidency, publications, and special print collection. The story will be told through interviews with long term members of the school’s faculty and staff.

RESULTS: 1. From our beginning, key people (oval portraits) envisioned graduates (round pictures) being committed to working with patients in underserved areas, confronting disparity, and later pursuing equity in treatment. 2. President Valerie …

Analyzing Point Of Care Tools Through Faculty, Resident, And Stakeholder Buy-In: A Cautionary Tale, J. Michael Lindsay, David Petersen, Abagail Pujol, Martha Earl

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Purpose: Costs for Preston Medical Library’s primary point-of-care (POC) clinical tool have increased to half of the acquisitions budget, while user affiliation data have not been provided to facilitate cost sharing. In response, user preferences for POC tools were analyzed to determine a viable, less expensive alternative to the current subscription.

Setting/Participants/Resources: Faculty and residents at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (GSM), and other clinical staff at the University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC), a 685-bed teaching hospital.

Methodology: At the direction of school leadership, a working group of library staff, resident physicians, and medical faculty members …

Embracing The Value Of A Cme/Library Partnership: Growing From A Common Ground, Shannon Glover, Jennifer Reagan, Tanisha Mills, Susan Shields, Heather Smith

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective The objective of this poster is to validate the significance of the partnership between library services and continuing medical education (CME). We will show the value of our collaboration through planned and implemented multi-faceted educational activities.

Methods A diversity team was created to determine the types of education we would offer, the speakers who could meet the needs of our objectives, and planning of the activities. With Covid-19 and social unrest, we decided to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and how we could impact our health system. We worked with public relations to market events internally and …

Reaching Out: Rethinking Outreach When No One Can Hear You (Scream), Anya Mckinney

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

OBJECTIVE Meeting faculty and students where they are is a challenge for libraries on any given day. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, library outreach took a drastic hit as campuses closed and users went remote. Traditional outreach often relies on serendipitous in-person interactions as users ask for assistance with resources and research. Revising systems to meet users at a distance during a time of upheaval is a challenge and an opportunity for librarians to rethink information sharing and instruction methods.

METHODS All five locations of the South College Library closed in March 2020. While the Knoxville locations reopened …

New Beginnings: Starting A Career As A Medical Librarian During A Global Pandemic, Aaron Castle, Emily Weyan, Kelly Loyd, Jacob Bilek

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective This poster aims to discuss experiential reflections of starting a new career as a medical library professional during the global pandemic and the respective supervisorial perspective. The reflections convey some of the challenges faced while beginning a career where traditional on-the-job experience was unavailable and the issues of providing training and mentoring remotely to subordinates.

Methods Written narratives from two library professionals who received their degrees during the global pandemic and their supervisors. It presents subjective pros and cons in a ‘new normal’ workplace from the reflections written by four medical library professionals. As well, it lists some of …

Evolution Of A Virtual Book Club: Transforming Workplace Culture Through Book Clubs, Shannon Glover, Tanisha Mills, Jennifer Reagan

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective The objective of this project was to raise awareness of health/social topics by having meaningful conversations through virtual book club discussions. The goal is to address issues surrounding health disparities and diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI)concerns within the community.

Methods CME/Library team partnered with public library to select diverse health topics and books using NNLM Reading Club list. A plan was created to host multiple educational formats of virtual book club. The educational formats developed were (1) traditional virtual book club, (2) CME speaker in conjunction with book club, documentary screening, and panel discussion and (3) book club with physicians …

Using Focus Groups To Gather Student Opinions On Medical Library Resources And Space, Garrett Garner, Carolyn Klatt, Edward Klatt, Kim Meeks

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

OBJECTIVE

Medical education evolves with advancing technologies, and medical students are utilizing new learning methodologies in their curriculum. Medical educators can use student feedback to assess student study habits for modifications to current resources and spaces provided by the school. We obtained student opinions to identify student utilization issues of existing library space and learning resources at [School]

METHODS

We performed a literature review on focus group studies at other medical schools to guide the formulation of our groups. We invited all current medical students at [School] to participate in focus groups moderated by one author and recorded via Zoom …

'I Can Become A Doctor Too'. Medical Libraries Influence On Community Health And Education, Rick Wallace, Elaine Evans, Herb Greenlee, Doug Taylor, Stephanie Cole

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: This poster discusses library collaboration with a community center to promote health as a profession and promote health information literacy in the African American community.

Methods: Library staff reached out to a local community center with the intention of introducing the health professions to students in the community. The library scheduled medical, pharmacy and physical therapy students to do unique classes for different ages of children. This relationship developed into further classes involving librarians who did health literacy classes for seniors in the community center and sponsored exercise classes and became involved in health fairs in the center. This …

Impact Of Internet Blockade Post Abrogation Of Article 370 Of Indian Constitution On Doctoral Students Pursuing Research In Kashmir, Safat Mustaq Misgar, Zahid Ashraf Wani, Arshia Ayoub

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper aims to gauge the impact of internet blockade on the research students pursuing research in Kashmir post abrogation of article 370 of Indian constitution that granted political autonomy to erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir. In order to collect the data survey method was employed. A close-ended questionnaire was distributed among the select group. The data for the study was gathered from these questionnaires as per the objectives was analysed and interpreted to reach logical conclusions. The study revealed that the majority (76.92%) of researchers are of the view that the internet is a backbone for education and …

21st-Century Multidisciplinary Collaboration In Research In Library, Jesubukade E. Ajakaye, Samuel Oke Ogunniyi Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Multidisciplinary collaboration is the hallmark of research in 21^st century. Several academic disciplines or professional specialisations can now come together in an approach to solve a problem. Nowadays, most research projects are multifaceted and multidisciplinary, necessitating diverse and various set of expertise, knowledge, and backgrounds to bring about accomplishments. Digital humanity is a typical example of 21st-century multidisciplinary collaboration. Experts and scholars come together to research case studies and knowledge of various fields of study are employed to achieve a common goal. The approach to multidisciplinary collaboration is evident in all fields such as health and medical practices, financial …

The Role Of Professional Development On Job Satisfaction Of The Lis Professionals, Latika Singh, Research Scholar, Ajay Pratap Singh, Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Professional development (PD) implies the overall and systematic development of employees. It is a method to procure current knowledge and skills. In this digital environment, it becomes more crucial that LIS professionals should be professionally developed. Professional development is one of the elements which affects job satisfaction of employees. It is imperative for LIS professionals as it increases their level of satisfaction and improves their performance. LIS professionals must participate in professional development activities that have a positive impact on job satisfaction. Professionally developed and satisfied LIS professionals can deliver better service to their users.

Snapshots Of Experimental Methods, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Oral Histories In The Archives, Wendy Guerra

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Recorded memories and stories are a legacy to future generations through the voices of people who lived in and made our communities. The stories collected for Voices of a Pandemic are of lasting importance and need to be accessible to community members and researchers while being preserved for future generations. This is where UNO Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections comes in. Our purpose is to acquire unique, rare, and specialized materials, such as the Voices Oral Histories collected by OLLAS, make the content as accessible as possible to the UNO community and beyond, and preserve the materials for generations to …

Lanthorn, Vol. 56, No. 07, October 4, 2021, Grand Valley State University

Volume 56, August 2, 2021 - April 18, 2022

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Utilization Of Print Vs. E-Resources In Selected Academic Resource Centre Of Ahmedabad, Dr. Rakesh Parmar, Tosha A. Patel, Dr.Chetan D. Parmar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The goal of this study is to examine the data on how people use print and electronic resources. Users' preferences for both resources were measured using a questionnaire technique in the research. A sample of three university libraries in Ahmedabad received the survey. Descriptive and instructive research is conducted on the usage of resources, resource preferences, Internet use, browsers and search engines, databases for e-resource acquisition, and so on. The majority of students are aware of both sites, and their preferences for both are excellent. However, the majority of them want electronic resources.

Platforms And Tools Used For Online Learning All Over The World During Covid-19: A Study, Sana Aslam, Sharad Kumar Sonkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic has wreaked havoc across the globe. In the realm of education, this pandemic has resulted in the widespread suspension of face-to-face operations at educational institutions in over 190 countries in order to limit the virus's spread and reduce its effects. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), more than 1.2 billion students at all levels of education have quit attending face-to-face lectures by mid-May 2020. More than 1.5 billion students and learners have been affected by school and university closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, different tools and techniques for …

Accessible, Sustainable Outreach: New Priorities For An Online Orientation Program, Colleen E. Hoelscher, Anne Jumonville Graf

Library Faculty Research

When paradigm-shifting events like the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt planning, as usual, libraries must rethink how they conduct traditional marketing and outreach activities like new student orientations. At Trinity University’s Coates Library, the traditional in-person orientation shifted to an asynchronous, online format. This article will detail how this change led to the development of new and reusable digital content for sustainable teaching and outreach, prioritized accessibility, and offered an alternative means of program assessment. Further, these changes provided an opportunity to reexamine some of the library’s previous goals and methods for first-year student outreach.