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Erratum to "Rigor and reproducibility instruction in academic medical libraries," 2022;110(3):281-93. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Katelyn Arnold
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1443.].
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Introducing the Journal of the Medical Library Association's policy on the use of generative artificial intelligence in submissions. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Jill T Boruff,Michelle Kraft,Alexander J Carroll
With the arrival of ChatGPT, the academic community has expressed concerns about how generative artificial intelligence will be used by students and researchers alike. After consulting policies from other journals and discussing among the editorial team, we have created a policy on the use of AI on submissions to JMLA. This editorial provides a brief background on these concerns and introduces our
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LGBTQ+ health research guides: a multi-institutional analysis of usage patterns and user information needs. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Gregg A Stevens,Martin Morris,Robin M N Parker,Francisco J Fajardo,Erica R Brody,Katie McLean
Objective LGBTQ+ health research guides can strengthen the LGBTQ+ community through connecting people to quality health services and information, and previous studies have recommended that health sciences libraries create and maintain these guides. Little evidence exists, though, on how these guides are used and how well they meet the needs of LGBTQ+ users. Using retrospective data retrieved from multiple
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Providing health sciences education through virtual reality experiences. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Gail Kouame,Jennifer Davis,Lachelle Smith
In 2020 - 2021 the Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library at Augusta University implemented two projects leveraging virtual reality (VR) technology to provide immersive experiential learning opportunities for health sciences students. The projects shared some commonalities in spite of having differing objectives and desired outcomes. These common facets led to the success of both projects and will be helpful
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Mapping the pathways to health sciences librarianship: reflections and future implications from an immersion session. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Gregory Laynor,Natalie Tagge,Juliana Magro,Megan De Armond,Renée A Rau,Emily Vardell
Objective Many health sciences librarians enter the profession without specific health sciences training. Some LIS programs have health sciences courses or tracks, but health sciences training within an LIS program is only one path to entering health sciences librarianship. To develop a map of pathways into health sciences librarianship, an immersion session at the Medical Library Association conference
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Tertiary drug information sources for treatment and prevention of COVID-19. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Robert D Beckett,Yashawna Brattain,Judy Truong,Genevieve Engle
Objective To evaluate tertiary drug information databases in terms of scope, consistency of content, and completeness of COVID-19 drug information. Methods Five electronic drug information databases: Clinical Pharmacology, Lexi-Drugs, AHFS DI (American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information), eFacts and Comparisons, and Micromedex In-Depth Answers, were evaluated in this cross-sectional evaluation
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Researcher profiling systems: fostering collaboration on a regional medical campus and clinical and translational science award institution. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Ashley Zeidler,Wes Rood
The Faculty Collaboration Database (FCD) is a researcher profiling system that promotes collaboration for the Medical College of Wisconsin and its research partners through the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI). Those institutions include Children's Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, Marquette University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, University of Wisconsin
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Development and validation of a modified LibQUAL scale in health sciences libraries: application of Structural Equation Modeling. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Sirous Panahi,Azam Bazrafshani,Abbas Mirzaie
Objective The application of structural equation modeling (SEM), a statistical modeling tool for scale construction and development, is becoming increasingly popular in the health sciences librarianship and information science research. This study explores the application of SEM to health science libraries by describing the development and validation of a modified LibQUAL scale within an Iranian health
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How do search systems impact systematic searching? A qualitative study. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Andy Hickner
Objective Systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects require systematic search methods. Search systems require several essential attributes to support systematic searching; however, many systems used in evidence synthesis fail to meet one or more of these requirements. I undertook a qualitative study to examine the effects of these limitations on systematic searching and how searchers
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Decoding the Misinformation-Legislation Pipeline: an analysis of Florida Medicaid and the current state of transgender healthcare. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Catherine Lockmiller
Background The state of evidence-based transgender healthcare in the United States has been put at risk by the spread of misinformation harmful to transgender people. Health science librarians can alleviate the spread of misinformation by identifying and analyzing its flow through systems that affect access to healthcare. Discussion The author developed the theory of the Misinformation - Legislation
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Recognizing the value of meta-research and making it easier to find. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Elizabeth R Stevens,Gregory Laynor
Meta-research is a bourgeoning field studying topics with significant relevance to health sciences librarianship, such as research reproducibility, peer review, and open access. As a discipline that studies research itself and the practices of researchers, meta-research spans disciplines and encompasses a broad spectrum of topics and methods. The breadth of meta-research presents a significant challenge
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Facilitating rural access to quality health information through Little Free Libraries. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Jane Morgan-Daniel,Lauren E Adkins,Margaret Ansell,Susan Harnett,Melissa L Rethlefsen
Background In 2020 the Health Science Center Libraries (HSCL) at the University of Florida collaborated with the Okeechobee County Public library (OCPL) on their plan to install Little Free Libraries (LFLs) within their community. It was agreed that the HSCL would provide consumer health-related materials for the Little Free Libraries and training with the goal of improving health literacy, precision
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Initial efforts to improve medical student information-seeking behavior with embedded library instruction. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Angela Barr
Background Medical students must develop self-directed information-seeking skills while they are learning vast amounts of foundational and clinical skills. Students will use different resources for different phases of their training. Information literacy training provided to students will be more impactful when it is embedded into courses or assignments that mimic real-world scenarios. The retention
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JUNTOS Radio: a podcast created in collaboration with Spanish-speaking healthcare providers, Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health, and a medical librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Brenda M Linares,Mariana Ramirez
Spanish speaking healthcare providers, JUNTOS Center for Advancing Latino Health, and a medical librarian partnered to create a podcast on essential health topics relevant to the Latinx community. The podcasts were recorded in Spanish and included Spanish supplementary consumer health information from credible resources such as MedlinePlus en Espanol. The podcasts covered important topics about COVID-19
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Resource Review: EndNote 21 desktop version. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Terri Gotschall
EndNote 21 desktop version. Released May 2023. Clarivate, 1500 Spring Garden Street, Fourth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130; https://endnote.com/; 1-888-418-1937; onetime purchase full license, $274.95, discounts available, contact for institutional pricing. For a list of technical requirements, visit https://endnote.com/product-details/compatibility.
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From Digital Commons to Alma/Primo: enhancing the dissemination of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) projects. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Sara Hoover
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project collection is a group of approximately 120 DNP projects archived between 2017 and 2022 in Health Sciences Research Commons (HSRC), the health sciences institutional repository (IR) for the George Washington University. Our project focused on expanding avenues for the dissemination of DNP projects beyond our Digital Commons IR by integrating this content
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Lost in translation: the history of the Ebers Papyrus and Dr. Carl H. von Klein. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Jane A Hartsock,Colin M E Halverson
While the Ebers Papyrus is understood to be one of the oldest and most complete contemporaneous perspectives on Ancient Egyptian healing practices, nothing has yet been said about the biography of its first English-language translator, Dr. Carl H. von Klein. A German immigrant and surgeon in the American Midwest, von Klein spent twenty-some years meticulously translating and annotating the Papyrus
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Continuing to evolve: opportunities to share technology enhancements with health sciences library peers through the Virtual Projects Section. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-10-02 Emily J Hurst
Beginning in 2012, the Virtual Projects section of the Journal of the Medical Library Association has provided an opportunity for library leaders and technology experts to share with others how new technologies are being adopted by health sciences libraries. From educational purposes to online tools that enhance library services or access to resources, the Virtual Projects section brings technology
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Promoting rural residents' participation in clinical trials: clinical trials basics programming and training for rural public librarians. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Dana L Ladd,Jackson C Wright
Background Having diverse representation in clinical trial participation is important. Historically, rural residents have been underrepresented in clinical trial research. Public librarians have an opportunity to promote clinical trial participation among rural residents by offering consumer health information services that help patrons to understand what clinical trials are and how they can find relevant
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The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium: a blueprint designed in response to a community of practice need. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Brenda Fay,Lisa M Buda,Anthony J Dellureficio,Sara Hoover,Ramune K Kubilius,Steven J Moore,Lisa A Palmer
Background Health sciences libraries in medical schools, academic health centers, health care networks, and hospitals have established institutional repositories (IRs) to showcase their research achievements, increase visibility, expand the reach of institutional scholarship, and disseminate unique content. Newer roles for IRs include publishing open access journals, tracking researcher productivity
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Collaborative collection development: a MedPrint case report. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Wyoma vanDuinkerken,Zachary Valdes
Background In response to several of Texas' largest medical libraries being forced to discard all serial print holdings, the Texas A&M University System and University of Texas System's Joint Library Facility (JLF) staff worked to help provide a solution to save and store these resources. This process fire-started a comprehensive effort by JLF staff to contact the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
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PubMed's core clinical journals filter: redesigned for contemporary clinical impact and utility. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Michele Klein-Fedyshin,Andrea M Ketchum
Objective The Core Clinical Journals (CCJ) list, produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), has been used by clinicians and librarians for half a century for two main purposes: narrowing a literature search to clinically useful journals and identifying high priority titles for library collections. After documentation of low usage of the existing CCJ, a review was undertaken to assess
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Health sciences library workshops in the COVID era: librarian perceptions and decision making. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Nell Aronoff,Molly K Maloney,Amy G Lyons,Elizabeth Stellrecht
Objective We sought to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted academic health sciences library workshops. We hypothesized that health sciences libraries moved workshops online during the height of the pandemic and that they continued to offer workshops virtually after restrictions were eased. Additionally, we believed that attendance increased. Methods In March 2022, we invited 161 Association
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Efficacy and efficiency of information retrieval of community family physicians at the point of care: exploring the associations with information and computer literacy. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Jumana Antoun,Jennifer Lapin,Dennis Beck
Objective This study aimed to measure the association between the efficacy/efficiency of digital information retrieval among community family physicians at the point of care and information and computer literacy. Methods This study is a part of a cross-sectional anonymous online survey-based study among community family physicians who reported no affiliation with an academic institution in eight Arab
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More than just pronouns - gender-neutral and inclusive language in patient education materials: suggestions for patient education librarians. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Eleni Philippopoulos
Trusted patient education materials are the backbone of an effective consumer health library. However, members of the LGBTQ+ community may not see themselves or their families reflected in many resources due to the gendered and non-inclusive language they are written in. This article outlines some suggestions for concrete actions that patient librarians can take to ensure that their materials are not
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Medical libraries and their complicated past: an exploration of the historical connections between medical collections and racial science. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Raymond Pun,Patrice R Green,Nicollette Davis
For over a millennium, libraries and library workers have advanced the knowledge of human science by building, preserving, and sharing collections and research. Historically, libraries have also aligned their institutional responsibilities to adhere to and support the values and virtues of oppressive and colonial practices. Library history has shown the mistreatments and denials of information access
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A decade of systematic reviews: an assessment of Weill Cornell Medicine's systematic review service. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Michelle R Demetres,Drew N Wright,Andy Hickner,Caroline Jedlicka,Diana Delgado
Background The Weill Cornell Medicine, Samuel J. Wood Library's Systematic Review (SR) service began in 2011, with 2021 marking a decade of service. This paper will describe how the service policies have grown and will break down our service quantitatively over the past 11 years to examine SR timelines and trends. Case Presentation We evaluated 11 years (2011-2021) of SR request data from our in-house
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Discrepancies among Scopus and Web of Science, coverage of funding information in medical journal articles: a follow-up study. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Peter Kokol
Objective This follow-up study aims to determine if and how the coverage of funding information in Web of Science Core Collection (WoS) and Scopus changed from 2015 to 2021. Methods The number of all funded articles published in 2021 was identified in WoS and Scopus bibliographic databases using bibliometric analysis on a sample of 52 prestigious medical journals. Results The analysis of the number
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Automated indexing using NLM's Medical Text Indexer (MTI) compared to human indexing in Medline: a pilot study. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Eileen Chen,Julia Bullard,Dean Giustini
Objective In 2002, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) introduced semi-automated indexing of Medline using the Medical Text Indexer (MTI). In 2021, NLM announced that it would fully automate its indexing in Medline with an improved MTI by mid-2022. This pilot study examines indexing using a sample of records in Medline from 2000, and how an early, public version of MTI's outputs compares to records
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Academic health sciences libraries' outreach and engagement with North American Indigenous communities: a scoping review. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Allison Cruise,Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski,A Nydia Villezcas,Jonathan Eldredge,Melissa L Rethlefsen
Objective We sought to identify trends and themes in how academic health sciences libraries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico have supported engagement and outreach with Native Americans, Alaska Natives, First Nations, and Indigenous peoples, in or from those same countries. We also sought to learn and share effective practices for libraries engaging with these communities. Methods We conducted
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Sub-Saharan Africa's biomedical journal coverage in scholarly databases: a comparison of Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, African Index Medicus, and African Journals Online. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Toluwase Victor Asubiaro
Objective This study aims to find out the coverage of biomedical journals published in Sub-Saharan Africa in four authoritative international databases-Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE and EMBASE and two Africa-focused scholarly databases-Africa Journals Online (AJOL) and African Index Medicus (AIM). Methods Lists of active journals that are published in the 46 Sub-Saharan African countries were retrieved
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The significance of the library's physical space: how COVID-19 impacted a consumer health service. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Kelsey L Grabeel,Cameron Watson,Alexandria Q Wilson
Background During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumer health libraries were forced to close their doors to patrons. At the Health Information Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, the physical space closed, while health information services continued to be provided via phone and email. To examine the impact of lack of access to a physical library for consumer health information, researchers
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Effectiveness of a question formulation rubric with second-year medical students: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Jonathan D Eldredge,Melissa A Schiff,Jens O Langsjoen
Objective The FAC (Focus, Amplify, Compose) rubric for assessing medical students' question formulation skills normally accompanies our Evidence Based Practice (EBP) training. The combined training and assessment rubric have improved student scores significantly. How much does the rubric itself contribute to improved student scores? This study sought to measure student improvement using the rubric
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2022 Janet Doe Lecture, health science libraries in the emerging digital information era: charting the course. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Michael Kronenfeld
The great challenge medical library professionals are facing is how we evolve and respond to the emerging digital era. If we successfully understand and adapt to the emerging digital information environment, medical librarians/Health Information Professionals (HIPs) can play an even greater role in the advance in the health care of our nation and its residents. The opportunities and challenges are
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Domains of professional practice: analysis of publications in the Journal of the Medical Library Association from 2010 to 2019. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Holly J Thompson,Jill T Boruff,Roy Brown,Alexander J Carroll,John W Cyrus,Melanie J Norton,Katherine G Akers
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has defined 7 domain hubs aligning to different areas of information professional practice. To assess the extent to which content in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is reflective of these domains, we analyzed the magnitude of JMLA articles aligning to each domain hub over the last 10 years. Bibliographic records for 453 articles published
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Discovering what patrons value in a consumer health library service using laddering interviews. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 James Michael Lindsay,Courtney Wombles,David Petersen
Background Librarians at Preston Medical Library sought to understand whether marketing research techniques could be adapted to libraries to better understand what patrons value. Specifically, this study sought to learn why patrons continue using a consumer health information service, develop insights to improve the service, and a methodology to use with other patron groups. Case Presentation Librarian
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Early innovations in maritime telemedical services: the KDKF Radio Medico Station. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Johnathan Thayer,Stefan Dreisbach-Williams
"MAN PUT HIS TONGUE AGAINST REFRIGERATOR PIPE AND GOT IT FROZEN; HAVE THAWED IT OUT AND IT IS NOW BLISTERED AND SWOLLEN BUT NOT PAINFUL. ARRIVING HONOLULU FRIDAY; HOW CAN I HELP HIM MEANWHILE?" Thus read a message relayed via radiogram across the ocean to the physician stationed at the Seamen's Church Institute's (SCI) KDKF radio station, established by the Institute in 1920 on top of its thirteen-story
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122nd Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. New Orleans, LA May 3-6, 2022. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 J J Pionke,Ellen M Aaronson
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History of medicine in medical education: new Italian pathways. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Silvia Iorio,Valentina Gazzaniga,Donatella Lippi
Objective There is little doubt that there are currently obstacles in measuring the impact of the history of medicine within medical training. Consequently, there is a clear need to support a vision that can historicize Euro-Western medicine, leading to a greater understanding of how the medical world is a distinct form of reality for those who are about to immerse themselves in the study of medicine
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Optimizing the literature search: coverage of included references in systematic reviews in Medline and Embase. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Marita Heintz,Gyri Hval,Ragnhild Agathe Tornes,Nataliya Byelyey,Elisabet Hafstad,Gunn Eva Næss,Miriam Bakkeli
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate if the included references in a set of completed systematic reviews are indexed in Ovid MEDLINE and Ovid Embase, and how many references would be missed if we were to constrict our literature searches to one of these sources, or the two databases in combination. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study where we searched for each included reference
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Searching for evidence in public health emergencies: a white paper of best practices. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Stacy Brody,Sara Loree,Margaret Sampson,Shaila Mensinkai,Jennifer Coffman,Mark Heinrich Mueller,Nicole Askin,Cheryl Hamill,Emma Wilson,Mary Beth McAteer,Heather Staines,
Objectives Information professionals have supported medical providers, administrators and decision-makers, and guideline creators in the COVID-19 response. Searching COVID-19 literature presented new challenges, including the volume and heterogeneity of literature and the proliferation of new information sources, and exposed existing issues in metadata and publishing. An expert panel developed best
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Clinical reporting for personalized cancer genomics requires extensive access to subscription-only literature. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Schnell D'Souza,Gregory Downs,Shawn Hendrikx,Rouhi Fazelzad,Gabriel Boldt,Karen Burns,Darlene Chapman,Declan Dawes,Antonia Giannarakos,Lori Anne Oja,Risa Schorr,Maureen Babb,Amanda Hodgson,Jessica McEwan,Pamela Jacobs,Tracy Stockley,Tim Tripp,Ian King
Objective Medical care for cancer is increasingly directed by genomic laboratory testing for alterations in the tumor genome that are significant for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy. Uniquely in medicine, providers must search the biomedical literature for each patient to determine the clinical significance of these alterations. Access to published scientific literature is frequently subject to high
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The veteran-centered care conferences: interprofessional education and community involvement facilitated by the health sciences librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Karen S Alcorn,Sarah K McCord,Sheila M Seed,Tammy Gravel,Amanda M Morrill
Background Veterans have a variety of unique healthcare needs and receive care from both the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and private healthcare systems. Because healthcare students will likely treat veterans at some time during their career, it is important they gain exposure to working with veterans during their professional degree programs. Case Presentation This case report presents the
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Marketing methods for electronic resources in medical libraries: a study on the application of the analytical hierarchy process. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Rogheyeh Eskrootchi,Mohammad Ali Boroumand
Objective Paired with the high cost of providing access to electronic resources in medical libraries, the inefficient use of these resources highlights the need for more efforts to promote these resources than ever before. In this study, electronic resource marketing methods were prioritized and the best strategies were determined using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Methods Using an analytical
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A comparative evaluation of three point-of-care tools by registered nurses. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Annie Nickum,Rebecca Raszewski,Susan C Vonderheid
Objective This study compared three point-of-care tools (PoCTs) to determine which PoCT was rated highest based on key features and characteristics by registered nurses. Methods The PoCTs reviewed were Nursing Reference Center Plus, ClinicalKey for Nursing, and UpToDate. Nurses were asked to use each PoCT to answer three clinical questions and then rate their experience based on the following areas:
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Focus on nursing point-of-care tools: application of a new evaluation rubric. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Annie Nickum,Emily Johnson-Barlow,Rebecca Raszewski,Ryan Rafferty
Objective Point-of-care tools (PoCTs) provide evidence-based information on patient care and procedures at the time of need. Registered nurses have unique practice needs, and many PoCTs are marketed to support their practice. However, there is little reported evidence in the literature about evaluating nursing-focused PoCTs. Case Presentation The investigators developed a rubric containing evaluation
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Interlibrary loan and document delivery in North American health sciences libraries during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Jennifer K Lloyd,Kristine M Alpi,Margaret A Hoogland,Priscilla L Stephenson,Elizabeth Meyer
Objective The study purpose was to understand how early months of the COVID-19 pandemic altered interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery (DD) in North American health science libraries (HSLs), specifically the decision-making and workflow adjustments associated with accessing their own collections and obtaining content not available via ILL. Methods Researchers distributed an online 26-question
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Determining COVID-19's impact on an academic medical library's literature search service. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Courtney Wombles,Kelsey Grabeel,David Petersen
Objective At many institutions, literature search services are an important aspect of health science librarianship. This exploratory study analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the use of an academic hospital medical library's literature search service. Methods To evaluate the pandemic's impact on literature searching at The University of Tennessee Medical Center's Preston Medical Library, data
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Needs assessment of nurse researchers through a research lifecycle framework. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Robert Janke,Kathy Lynn Rush,Katherine Miller
Objective Health sciences librarian roles are evolving to better meet the needs of faculty. This study explores nursing faculty needs at the University of British Columbia through the research lifecycle framework of planning, conducting, disseminating, and assessing the impact of their research. Methods A mixed methods survey study with Likert scale, multiple-choice, or ordinal ranking-scale questions
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Jot: guiding journal selection with suitability metrics. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Stephen G Gaffney,Jeffrey P Townsend
Researchers grapple with a challenging and consequential decision each time they choose a journal for manuscript submission. There are several online tools that attempt to identify appropriate journals for a manuscript, but each of these tools has shortcomings in terms of the journal data they provide and the exploration functionality they offer-and not one of these tools is open source. Jot is a free
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Conforming collections: assessing medical and allied health collections using Doody's Core Titles. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Efren Torres,Zipporah Dery,Raquel Samar,Marlon Gado
This study assessed the print collection of an Asian academic medical library using list-checking. The library's book collection was matched to Doody's Core Titles (DCT) subspecialties to identify strong and weak subject areas and understand temporal trends from 2014 to 2020. Basic sciences and nursing were the strongest subspecialties from 2018 to 2020, with many subjects having 100% matches, likely
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Rigor and reproducibility instruction in academic medical libraries. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Fred Willie Zametkin LaPolla,Caitlin J Bakker,Nina Exner,Tisha Montnech,Alisa Surkis,Hao Ye
Background Concerns over scientific reproducibility have grown in recent years, leading the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require researchers to address these issues in research grant applications. Starting in 2020, training grants were required to provide a plan for educating trainees in rigor and reproducibility. Academic medical centers have responded with different solutions to fill this
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The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC). Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Marilia Y Antunez
The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC). 8400 Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Landover, MD 20785; https://naric.com/; free.
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Open access and predatory publishing: a survey of the publishing practices of academic pharmacists and nurses in the United States. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Bridget C Conlogue,Neyda V Gilman,Louisa M Holmes
Objective Academics are under great pressure to publish their research, the rewards for which are well known (tenure, promotion, grant funding, professional prestige). As open access publishing gains acceptance as a publishing option, researchers may choose a "predatory publisher." The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivations and rationale of pharmacy and nursing academics in the United
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Standards of practice for hospital libraries and librarians, 2022: Medical Library Association Hospital Libraries Caucus Standards Task Force. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Jill Tarabula,Donna S Gibson,Bridget Jivanelli,J Michael Lindsay,Ana Macias,Sondhaya McGowan,Lori Mills,Louise McLaughlin
The Hospital Library Caucus of the Medical Library Association (MLA) follows the practice established in 1953 of developing quality indicators and best practices in the newly developing and fast-changing world of hospital libraries. As these libraries increased in number and prominence, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO) included in 1978 a hospital library standard developed
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Identifying diversity, equity, and inclusion enhancement opportunities through an online mixed methods library survey. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Jane Morgan-Daniel,Hannah F Norton,Lauren E Adkins,Michele R Tennant,Mary E Edwards,Matthew Daley
Objective A mixed methods survey was conducted at a health sciences library to assess patrons' perceptions of the library's digital and physical environments in relation to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Methods Developed by the library's DEI Team and preceded by a pilot assessment, the survey posed 17 Likert Scale questions and 2 free-text response questions on the topics of belonging, inclusivity
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Integrating open science education into an undergraduate health professional research program. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Kevin B Read,Jessica Lieffers,Merle Massie
Objective Open science (OS) is a global movement focused on improving research equity, reproducibility, and transparency of research outputs in publicly funded research. While OS education in academia is becoming more common, examples of health sciences librarians providing OS training are not. This paper describes how a librarian collaborated with teaching faculty and a research program coordinator
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In-person and online escape rooms for individual and team-based learning in health professions library instruction. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Rachel R Helbing,Stefanie Lapka,Kathryn Richdale,Catherine L Hatfield
Background A growing body of research demonstrates that adapting the popular entertainment activity "escape rooms" for educational purposes as an innovative teaching method can improve the learning experience. Escape rooms promote teamwork, encourage analytical thinking, and improve problem solving. Despite the increasing development and use of escape rooms in health sciences programs and academic
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Health sciences and medical librarians conducting research and their experiences asking for co-authorship. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Jamie E Bloss,Kerry Sewell,Jana Schellinger,Amanda Haberstroh
Objective Health sciences librarians frequently engage in scholarly publication, both with other librarians undertaking intradisciplinary scholarship, and increasingly as members of research teams centered in other disciplines. We sought to assess the emotional and institutional context of authorship among health sciences librarians, including emotions experienced during authorship negotiation, the
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Off-label use information in electronic drug information resources. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.323) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Amanda Rothgeb,Robert D Beckett,Nadine Daoud
Objective To compare electronic drug information resources for scope, completeness, and consistency of off-label uses information, and to group resources into tiers based on these endpoints. Methods An evaluation study of six electronic drug information resources (Clinical Pharmacology, Lexi-Drugs, American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information, Facts and Comparisons Off-Label, Micromedex Quick