Librarians' Journal Club Article for 11/14/08 Meeting

J Med Libr Assoc. 2008 Jul;96(3):194-206.

The emerging informationist specialty: a systematic review of the literature.

Rankin JA, Grefsheim SF, Canto CC.

CDC Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop C04, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. jrankin@cdc.gov

PURPOSE: A systematic literature review was conducted to synthesize what is known about informationists, highlight program models, and suggest areas for future research. METHODS: Articles retrieved through database searching were reviewed for relevance. Informationist case reports were identified and coded according to an attributes checklist. Data from other retained publications were synthesized under broad themes. The few research studies found were reviewed for level of evidence. RESULTS: Of 113 papers reviewed, the study identified 7 classic and 8 emerging informationist programs. Two major models are apparent, clinical and research, with priorities differing according to program maturity. The literature synthesis also brought together current thinking about informationist qualifications; practice roles; setting characteristics; education and training; organizational, programmatic, and service provider success factors; and challenges and barriers. Program outcomes to date are reported, and future research topics suggested. Specific findings will assist informationist program planners. CONCLUSIONS: While the informationist concept remains in the early adopter stage, it appears that domain knowledge, continuous learning, and embedding (working in context) are essential to success. The need for librarians to transition to greater specialization and libraries to emphasize customized service was underscored. A research agenda focused on information management, dissemination, behaviors, and economics is proposed.

PMID: 18654656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

The Emory University Libraries' Symposium on New Tools in Health Sciences

October 6 and 7th, 2008

The sessions on 6th of October will illuminate collaborations and connections across a range of scientific disciplines. Our keynote speaker will be Johan Bollen, who will address new approaches to measuring scholarly research and impact. Other symposium topics will include interdisciplinary collaborations and mining texts for new knowledge. The day will conclude with a round table expanding on the day’s discussions and exploring future directions.

The sessions on October 7th will focus on new advances in health informatics. The keynote speaker, Isaac Kohane, will focus on biomedical informatics and developments that connect hospital systems together into ''living laboratories.'' A round-table will follow to discuss other advances in translating medical research into improved patient care, new approaches to integrating evidence and informatics at the point of care, and new tools to leverage authoritative data sets.

Registration information below:

http://www.metascholar.org/events/2008/sccc/registration.php

Woodruff Health Sciences
Center Library
1462 Clifton Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-5820
Fax: 404-727-9821
denise.funk@emory.edu

http://www.metascholar.org/events/2008/sccc/

Librarians' Journal Club Article for 9/18/2008 Meeting

Here is the citation for the librarians' journal club article for the September 18th, 2008 AHSLC meeting at CHOA:

Med Ref Serv Q. 2007 Winter;26(4):27-44.

Migration to an electronic journal collection in a hospital library: implications for reference service.

Bardyn TP, Young CS.

NYU Frederick L. Ehrman Medical Library, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.

bardyn@library.med.nyu.edu

This article provides a perspective on the migration to an electronic-only journal collection in a hospital library and its effect on reference services, information-seeking, and library use patterns. Bellevue Hospital Center in New York, NY is one of the first major teaching hospitals in the United States to begin a fundamental shift to a current, electronic-only journal collection. This article describes the process and develops a model for use by other hospital libraries, with commentary on the impact on reference services to library users. Key findings are that physicians, residents, and nurses have come to expect electronic journal collections and use the Internet in the hospital library to access electronic journals. Similar to many academic health sciences libraries, the reference desk in a hospital library has become more like a technical support desk. Users who contact the library have questions about access to the library's electronic resources or about searching techniques. In the future, medical reference librarians will continue to assist searchers who cannot find what they are looking for and will assist those who repeatedly get results that do not match their information needs.

PMID: 18086640

Please note:

Hello everyone-

Here’s the article for next week’s AHSLC Journal Club. Even though the article title says “hospital library”, I believe this one could be relevant to everyone as we are all learning how to make the transition to a more electronic environment. (If you need a copy of the article, just send me a Docline request as we do have it.)

Thanks,

Emily

NNLM Keeping Up With PubMed Class!

You are cordially invited to attend the NNLM class "Keeping Up with PubMed", Friday, July 25th from 8:30-5 p.m.

http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=NNLMSEA

The class is presented by Toni Yancey, of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region & hosted by the Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, GA.

http://www.pcom.edu/General_Information/georgia/georgia.html

Please RSVP to Melissa Speed at melissaspe@pcom.edu, by Thursday, July 24th by 4 p.m., if you would like to attend. (The security dept. must have a list of expected attendees prior to the event.)

**You must bring your own laptop or make prior arrangements share one with another attendee.**

Please bring any past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class. The presenter has confirmed 8 MLA CE credits will be awarded upon class completion.

http://nnlm.gov/training/keepingup/

Directions to GA-PCOM:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=625+old+peachtree+road+nw+suwanee+ga+30024-2937&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.885545,76.640625&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&iwstate1=dir
College Address: 625 Old Peachtree Road NW Suwanee GA 30024-2937

Look forward to seeing you there.

Librarians' Journal Club Article

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17641754

J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 July; 95(3): 246–254.
doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.3.246. PMCID: PMC1924945

Copyright © 2007

Which journals do primary care physicians and specialists access from an online service?

NNLM-SEA:AIDS Community Information Outreach

AIDS Community Information Outreach 2008 The National Library of
Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations
from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that
will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients,
the affected community, and their caregivers.
Projects must involve one or more of the following information access
categories:

* Information retrieval
* Skills development
* State-of-the-art resources
* Resource development
* Document Access.

Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or
arrangements for developing these programs:

* Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups
currently providing HIV/AIDS related serves to the affected community

* Public libraries serving communities in the provision of
HIV/AIDS-related information and resources

* Health departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies
working to improve public health

* Faith-based organizations currently providing HIV/AIDS-related
services
* Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may
be in existence or formed specifically for this project.

Standard Awards are offered for up to $60,000; Express Awards are
offered for up to $10,000.

Quotations are due to NLM on Monday, June 16, 2008.

The solicitation for the 2008 AIDS Community Information Outreach
Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2008aidsrfq.html.

Previously funded AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects are
posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/aids_cio_projects.html.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the Request for
Quotations (RFQ) or submission of the proposal, please contact Robin
Hope-Williams, the NLM Contracting Officer, at (301) 496-6546 or email
to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.

Please share this information with your colleagues.

Thanks,


Mandy Meloy

Call For Proposals

The Georgia Conference on Information Literacy is currently accepting proposals for consideration for the 2008 conference in downtown Savannah, GA.

Proposal deadline is April 15, 2008. Proposals can be submitted online at the website listed at the bottom of this email.

The Georgia Conference on Information Literacy invites proposals across disciplines for workshops and presentations that will consider, extend, or otherwise address information literacy in K-12 and postsecondary settings:

• DEFINING INFORMATION LITERACY in a digital age.
• EFFECTIVE MEANS of developing information literacy skills in learners.
• PARTNERSHIPS between librarians and classroom teachers to teach students research skills.
• INFORMATION LITERACY across the disciplines.
• ASSESSMENT of information literacy initiatives.
• INTELLECTUAL property, copyright, and plagiarism in the digital age.

EASY ONLINE SUBMISSION PROCESS:
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolitsubmitonline.html

Conference Date: October 3-4, 2008
Conference Website: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolit.html

Thank you. We hope to have you join us this year in Savannah!


Karen McNeany
Asst. Program Development Specialist
GA Southern University Continuing Ed.
PO Box 8124
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 681-5556

NNLM PubMed for Experts Course at GA-PCOM

Please join Melissa Speed, the librarian at PCOM for a class, "PubMEd for Experts at GA-PCOM" on Friday, July 25th, 2008.

For more on PCOM:

http://www.pcom.edu/General_Information/georgia/georgia.html

More below:

PubMed for Experts
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries Consortium
Atlanta, GA
Contact: Melissa Speed
678-225-7541
Instructor: Toni Yancey

More info below:

http://nnlm.gov/training/pubmedexpert/

CE Course @ Life University!

NLM Instructor Terri Ottosen will be combining and teaching two topics at Life University titled:

"Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts: Examining CAM".


"From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet"

When: Tue April 1st, 2008 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

RSVP by March 14th, 2008 to Geetha Sridaran at 770-426-2691 or
gsridaran@life.edu

http://www.life.edu/about_life/gettinghere.asp

Thanks for sending this along, Geetha.

MLA CE Institute 2008 Developing Web-Based Instruction

An exciting opportunity from MLA!

MLA CE Institute 2008

Developing Web-Based Instruction

More below:


http://www.mlanet.org/education/institute/2008/index.html?home_20080221

Librarians' Journal Club Article

The upcoming journal article is:

Med Ref Serv Q. 2007 Fall;26(3):1-19.

Integrating knowledge-based resources into the electronic health record: history, current status, and role of librarians.

Albert KM.

Library Services, Talbot Research Library, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. karen.albert@fccc.edu

Satisfying clinical information needs remains a major challenge in medicine, underscored by recent studies showing high medical error rates and suboptimal physician adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines. Advanced clinical decision support systems can improve practitioner performance and patient outcomes. Similarly, integrating online information resources into electronic health records (EHRs) shows great potential for positively impacting health care quality. This paper explores the evolution and current status of knowledge-based resource linkages within EHRs, including the benefits and drawbacks, as well as the important role librarians can play in this process.

PMID: 17915628 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Classess Offered @ Life University on March 14th, 2008

Please join us for a class instruction and earn CE credits. The class is taught by NNLM instructor Terri Ottosen.

When: Tuesday April 1, 2008 Barclay Circle Marietta, GA 30060

Library Computer Lab
Contact: Geeta Sridaran 770-426-2691

e-mail: gsridaran@life.edu

RSVP by March 14, 2008

Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts: Examining Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

The goal of this class it to increase understanding of CAM. Students will learn the history of CAM and its impact on medical practices. They will learn how CAM is used, how to avoid junk science, and how to look up the effectiveness of CAM therapies. This is a two-hour class.

For more info, visit http://nnlm.gov/training/consumer/cam/

From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Health Information in the Internet

This is a hands-on course that will describe why it is important to evaluate websites. Participants will learn how to evaluate health information sites, for accuracy, authority, bias, currency, and coverage.

For more info, visit http://nnlm.gov/training/consumer/snakeoil/

MLA Webcast @ Morehouse!

The Morehouse School of Medicine Library is hosting the MLA Webcast "Web 2.0 Principles and Best Practices: Discovering the Participatory Web."



Date: March 5, 2008, Wednesday

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Where: Electronic Laboratory in the Library



To register to attend please reply to this email or call 404.756.1756 by March 3, 2008.



For directions and parking information please go to the MSM website: www.msm.edu and click on Directions to the left.



For agenda, goals, and objectives for the Webcast, go to: http://mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/web2.0/index.html



Light Refreshments will be served.

MLA Webcast on March 5th, 2008 @ Emory!

The Health Science Center Library at Emory University is a hosting sitefor the MLA Webcast "Web 2.0 Principles and Best Practices: Discoveringthe Participatory Web."

Date: March 5, 2008, Wednesday

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeLocation: HSCL Classroom, Level B

To register to attend send an email by March 3, to Carolyn Brown, emailaddress - librcb@emory.edu.

For directions and parking information please go to the HSCL website:www.healthlibrary.emory.edu, and click on Directions on the left.

For the agenda, goals, and objectives for the Webcast, go to:http://mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/web2.0/index.html

Hope to see you at the Webcast!

Tips for Savvy Medical Web Surfing

"So if you're trying to find medical information for yourself or someone you love, and you're not lucky enough to have access to a professional research librarian, what do you do?"

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/21/ep.web.sites/

NIH Public Access Mandate Becomes Law

http://dalnetconsortium.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/national-institutes-of-health-nih-public-access-mandate-becomes-law/

For more information:

http://publicaccess.nih.gov/

Librarians' Journal Club Article

For the AHSLC meeting at Emory on Thursday, January 17th, 2008, the following article will be discussed prior to the meeting:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1852627


J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 April; 95(2): 138-146, e49-e50.
doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.2.138.

Copyright © 2007, Authors.

How primary care physicians' attitudes toward riskand uncertainty affect their use of electronicinformation resources

K. Ann McKibbon, MLS, PhD,1 Douglas B. Fridsma, MD, PhD,2 and Rebecca S. Crowley, MD, MSIS3