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Managing Across: A Magical Method For Providing Leadership And Skill Development, Heather Holmes

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: To provide an opportunity for faculty librarians to lead initiatives that will enhance the Research and Education Department’s knowledge and practice. Methods: Six faculty librarians at an academic health sciences library have been assigned an area of focus based upon their personal interests. The intent is for each of them to be able to work in an area that is of interest to them, but also for them to lead initiatives within the department to educate their peers. The areas are the ACRL Framework, LibGuides, Data and Assessment, Instructional Technology, NIH updates, and Teaching and Education. Each librarian is …

The Future Of Measuring Scholarly And Societal Impact In The Health Sciences: Exploring Dimensions In Non-Traditional Algorithms, Candace K. Vance, Tim Vance, Arthur Boston

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: To provide an overview of evaluating scientific scholarly impact among researchers in the health sciences. Librarians, as department liaisons, are a natural choice for guiding faculty, students, and tenure and promotion committees in understanding and responsibly applying altmetrics and bibliometrics, including the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR), to evaluate the impact of contemporary health sciences scholars. Background: Scholars in the health sciences, particularly clinician-researchers, who divide their time among patient care, education, as well as academic service, have less time for research than other scientists. Thus, citation patterns vary across the disciplines, possibly placing clinicians at a disadvantage when traditional …

Keeping Up With Trends In Your Library: Simple And Speedy Ways To Assess Users’ Needs, Shalu Gillum, Natasha Williams, Terri Gotschall

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: To find simple, fast, and easy ways to assess library users’ needs and to get real-time responses in order to shorten the interval between deploying surveys, gathering responses and implementation of solutions. In the past the library employed email surveys to assess user needs but the process was inefficient and ineffective due to low response rates and time spent creating online surveys. Methods: The library team began using paper “micro-assessments” to understand users’ needs. Short paper surveys of no more than five questions, were deployed at three different times throughout the academic year: (1) Medical students were handed surveys …

Using A Reflexive Process To Investigate Organizational Change: The Use Of The Research Spider Matrix, Ardis Hanson, Allison Howard, Randall Polo, Krystal Bullers, Stephanie Tomlinson, John Orriola, Kristen Sakmar

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

The primary objective was to assess the research competencies (knowledge, experience, and skills) of librarians at an academic health sciences library using the Research Spider matrix (Smith et al., 2002). This was motivated by the shift from a traditional reference model to a research-centric paradigm.

Building A Framework To Guide Residents Through Scholarly Activities, Lindsay Blake, Jennie Kirby, Jennifer White

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: The objective of this project was to build an online resource that will help guide residents through their Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) scholarly activity requirement by providing guidelines, advice, and resources on publishing, presenting, and research. Methods: The Clinical Services Librarian first met with the Graduate Medical Education (GME) office to determine the needs of the residencies and clarify current ACGME requirements. Meetings were then set with representatives from the largest residencies to discuss how the scholarly activity requirement was currently being met and to collect resources. After these meetings the librarian began building an online …

A New Way To Look At Old Bones: Launching Virtual Reality At A Health Sciences Library, Tariq Rahaman

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Cruising Toward Mapping Usa And Canadian Dental Education Competencies To The Acrl Framework, Irene Lubker, Christy Tyon, Nena Schvaneveldt, Martin Morris, Erica Brody, Natalie Clairoux, Sean Stone, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Maria Zych

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Leading The Way: Establishing A Versatile Ebsco E-Audiobooks Leadership Collection Tosupport Talent Development Initiatives And Employee Growth In A Large Healthcare System, Aidy Weeks

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Utilizing Second Life® Virtual World Gaming Technology For Staff Development, Marilyn G. Teolis, Priscilla Stephenson, Sandra L. Winkler, Fatima M. Barnes

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Marketing The Evolving Refworks In An Endnote Environment: Providing Users With Choices, Christine Andresen, Irene Lubker

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Resource Use Trends By Medical Students At An Academic Medical Center In The 3rd And 4th Clerkship Years, Lindsay Blake, Elena Wood, Shilpa Brown Md, Erin Latif, Thaddeus Y. Carson Md, David Kriegel Md, Pamela Fall Md, Ashley Saucier Md, Matthew Diamond Do, Sarah Egan

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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You Talk, We Listen: How Nnlm Sea Is Responding To Your Feedback, Aimee Gogan

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Collaboration And Innovation: Nnlm’S Nationwide Online Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, Aimee Gogan, Erin Latta

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Hospital Library Here Not Closing, Not Downsizing, But Flourishing: Hospital Library Here To Stay, And Newlyrenovated, Allison P. Matthews

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Anticipating Disaster: Do Our Vendors Meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines?, Jean Gudenas, Kelly Burgess, Christine Andresen, Emily Jones

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Flying Without A Text: Using Open Educational Resources, E-Books, And Libguides For Nursing Education, Gregg A. Stevens

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Transformation, Opportunity, Identity: Reflections On A Decade In A Hospital Medical Library, Asia Frey

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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We’Re Engaged: How The Health Information Center Adapted To New Marketing Trends, Kelsey Grabeel, Martha Earl, Jennifer Luhrs, Rachel Roberts

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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Big Idea For A Big Challenge: Influencing Reproducibility On An Institutional Scale, Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Tisha Mentnech, Donna Baluchi, Heidi Greenberg, Melanie Lackey

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

To describe and evaluate the use of a library-sponsored national conference to influence institutional culture around reproducibility through awareness building.

The Resourceful-U Family Caregiving Strengths-Building Education And Support Group: A Florida Library And Aging Network Partnership Project, Mary M. Howrey, Michael Bryant, Sarah Nielsen, Vanessa Rico-Robie, Lucy Osemota

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Project Objective: Two Research Questions What are the information and support needs of family caregivers participating in a newly formed library-aging network educational support group? How can libraries and aging network agencies effectively partner to promote positive outcomes for the health and well-being of informal family caregivers and their care recipients with long-term medical conditions? Methods: Research Steps The following research steps are underway as of January 2018-- (1) A comprehensive and ongoing literature review of family caregiver strengths-building (i.e., resourcefulness), social support, and older adult care recipients’ wellness and quality of life including a JBI systematic review (Lauritzen, Pedersen, …

Piloting Consumer Health Resources To Nurse And Patient Educators, Lindsay Blake, Alice Jaggers

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: The objective of this project is to pilot a consumer health resources train the trainer course and accompanying online guide to nurse and patient educators. Methods: The Clinical Services Librarian and Outreach Coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences proposed a plan to educate the nurse and patient educators in the hospital on reliable consumer health resources. Partnerships were formed within the institution with patient educators, patient advocates, and patient- and family-centered care. Librarians created a course presenting general consumer health resources from the National Library of Medicine as well as other reliable sites. The course was …

Changing The Conversation From Avoiding Predatory Journals To Finding And Evaluating The Right Journal, Terri Gotschall, Shalu Gillum

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: Predatory publishing is a trending topic in academia. Librarians all over are having conversations with faculty on how to steer clear of predatory publishers. But helping avoid predatory journals doesn’t meet the goal of having an article published. Now is the time to explore changing the conversation from predatory publishing to finding and evaluating the right journal. Methods: Last year librarians went to departmental meetings to present a cautionary tale of the predatory publisher. Outlandish emails from predatory journals were shared, along with what to look for when determining whether or not a journal publisher is legitimate. But just …

Promoting Health Information Access Through Community Partnerships, Margaret Ansell, Susan Harnett, Jane Morgan-Daniel

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Funded by a grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, three academic health science librarians collaborated with local public libraries to identify the health information needs of library staff, design and conduct a workshop on providing consumer health and health literacy information services, and assess workshop participants’ increase in confidence related to finding health information online.

Speeding Ahead: Assessing Trends In Distance Librarian Services For Advanced Practice Nursing Programs, Gregg A. Stevens, Elizabeth G. Hinton, Roy E. Brown

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

With the increasing popularity of distance education among universities and busy students, many Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) programs have shifted to become either online or hybrid programs. To meet the research and instruction needs of these students, some nursing librarians are using technology for virtual research and instruction. This study was designed to assess the extent to which nursing librarians in North America are providing virtual research and instruction services for APN students.

Can You Credit This? A Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course For Graduate Health Science Students, Margaret Ansell, Mary E. Edwards, Hannah F. Norton, Nancy Schaefer, Michele R. Tennant

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: University of Florida HSCL librarians have long offered information-related instruction through guest lectures in the programs they serve and stand-alone workshops; however, librarians had not taught any credit-bearing courses focused on information literacy prior to 2016. To more fully integrate information-related skills into curricula, librarians developed a one-credit course for graduate students, initially targeting those in basic science programs but expecting that its modular format would allow easy adaptation for other health science programs. After two successful semesters teaching this course, librarians adapted the instructional content to an audience of graduate students in the College of Public Health and …

Remote Reference Clinics: Supporting A New Assistant Program In Evidence-Based Medicine (Ebm) Courses, Rebecca Roth, Francisco J. Fajardo

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Traditional library services have become increasingly portable, especially when academic programs are moved away from the main campus to a satellite site. Essentially, “bringing the library to them” approach becomes an efficient solution in place of making patrons come to the library. At Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (FIU HWCOM), a new Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program presented such a challenge to the school’s librarians when it came time to provide regular library instruction for Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) courses, and assisting with a related capstone project.

Redesigning A Hospital’S Evidence-Based Practice Course, Emily Brennan, Amanda Davis, Rebecca Harper

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Value Institute, which falls under the hospital’s Quality Department, has contributed to evidence-based practice (EBP) culture through education, evidence synthesis services, and the development of clinical decision support tools. Three members of the Value Institute -- a librarian, Clinical Evidence-Based Analyst, and Senior Value Specialist -- have taught a variety of EBP courses to clinicians over the years. However, because of increasing course dropout rates, the Value Institute conducted focus groups to identify ways to redesign the course. Two focus groups consisted of 6-8 previous course participants each. The focus groups started with …

Medical Libraries Of Tomorrow: Exploring New Acquisition Methods For E-Textbook Reference Collection Titles, Yumi Yaguchi

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: Acquiring new individual e-textbook titles at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) Medical Library: The current method needs to be reconsidered?

Introduction: The Course Textbook Reference Collection has annually prepared for HWCOM programs based on the course textbook lists from each program coordinator. Librarians are always required to first look for textbooks in an electronic format:

HWCOM Library = Nearly 100% digital

Limited space for print copies

Clinical teaching sites -across the South Florida region

However, searching a specific e-book title is challenging.

Methods: A review and analysis of e-textbook acquisition activity records from …