Health Sciences and Medical Librarianship Commons^™

Overview Of Credit-Bearing Library-Sponsored Courses For Health Sciences Students, Emily Brennan, Christine Andresen, Irene Lubker

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: This research project aims to present an overview of credit-bearing library-sponsored courses offered by librarians at Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) member institutions during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Methods: The research team gathered information about credit-bearing library-sponsored courses offered during the 2017-2018 academic year through a national survey, and gathered additional data using semistructured interviews. The cross-sectional survey investigated prevalence, content covered, credits offered, barriers, and other details about credit-bearing library courses. Information gleaned from interviews was thematically analyzed using qualitative methodologies.

Results: The survey was completed by 40 of 150 U.S. AAHSL institutions, resulting in a …

Using A Search Strategy Tool To Teach Search Strategy Development, Krystal Bullers, Allison M. Howard

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: To demonstrate how use of a search strategy form together with a health science librarian consult improved student understanding of search strategy.

Methods: Two embedded librarians for pharmacy and public health had separately designed assignments to teach advanced search techniques for their respective students but felt the outcomes were unsatisfactory. To address this, the pharmacy librarian created an exercise for students that would facilitate understanding of the search development process. Students completed a form that walked through the steps of the development process prior to meeting with a research librarian. Students then integrated librarian feedback into the final search …

Professionalism And Educational Research & Involvement The Importance Of Librarians Showing Up And Showing Out, Joe Swanson Jr., Roland Bernard Welmaker Sr.

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

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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 …