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Attitudes on data reuse among internal medicine residents. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Fred Willie Zametkin LaPolla,Genevieve Milliken,Colleen Gillespie
Background NYU Langone Health offers a collaborative research block for PGY3 Primary Care residents that employs a secondary data analysis methodology. As discussions of data reuse and secondary data analysis have grown in the data library literature, we sought to understand what attitudes internal medicine residents at a large urban academic medical center had around secondary data analysis. This
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Promoting nutrition literacy in children: a case study of a community partnership between a university and an elementary school. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Candise Branum
Background Health literacy outreach is commonplace within public and hospital libraries but less so in academic libraries, where it is often viewed as not integral. Academic health science libraries may collaborate with public libraries to provide public health information literacy programming or "train the trainer" sessions, but examples of academic health science librarians leading community health
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Health sciences faculty publication patterns and related information-seeking behavior. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Sandy De Groote,Jung Mi Scoulas
Objectives This study aims to explore how health science faculty publication patterns at a large public research university have changed over time and examine how productivity relates to their information-seeking behavior and perception of the academic library. Methods Two datasets were utilized: one consisted of publication records of health sciences faculty spanning a 15-year period, while the other
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123rd Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Detroit, MI May 16-19, 2023. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Ellen Aaronsen,J J Pionke
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Generalized overview infographic: a customizable library instructional material on the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Katy Katherine Smith
The Generalized Overview of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Effective 2023.01.15 (Generalized Overview) is an instructional material that provides a basic, clear, and linear understanding of the NIH policy and its requirements. While not developing or utilizing new technology, the Generalized Overview is innovative and notable for creatively using a freely available graphic design tool to
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Impacts of educational interventions of librarian instruction on health information seeking attitudes and behaviors in an employee wellness program. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Colleen Marie Foy
Objective Health literacy and its potential impacts on the wellbeing of patrons remain a highly regarded objective among health science and medical librarians when considering learning outcomes of patron communities. Librarians are positioned to champion literacy instruction activities. This study aimed to examine health information seeking attitudes and behaviors in an academic-based employee wellness
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Research networking and the role of the medical librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Robyn Reed,Matthew J Eyer,Megan M Young,Sarah K Bronson
Medical librarians work collaboratively across all units and missions of academic medical centers. One area where librarians can provide key expertise is in the building and maintenance of Research Information Management Systems (RIMS). At Penn State, the RIMS implementation team has included a medical librarian, research administrators and marketing staff from the College of Medicine (CoM) since its
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Learning on the job: using Artificial Intelligence to support rapid review methods. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Kristin Rogers,Leah Hagerman,Sarah Neil-Sztramko,Maureen Dobbins
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Citations in Wikipedia for understanding research reach. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Denise Smith,Jennifer McKinnell,Jack Young
Objective Wikipedia is the most frequently accessed online health information resource and is well positioned as a valuable tool for public health communication and knowledge translation. The authors aimed to explore their institution's health and medical research reach by analyzing its presence in Wikipedia articles. Methods In October 2022, a comprehensive database search was constructed in PubMed
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Introducing the Journal of the Medical Library Association's manuscript resubmission deadlines: creating accountability structures for our authors. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Alexander J Carroll,Jill T Boruff,Michelle Kraft
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) has made the decision to change our "revise-at-will" policy to instead adopt firmer deadlines for manuscript resubmissions. Beginning with this issue, manuscripts returned to authors with a "revise and resubmit" decision must be resubmitted within two months of the editorial decision. Likewise, manuscripts returned to authors with a "revisions required"
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Evolving from public health libraries as a place to focus on public health librarian expertise. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Kristine M Alpi,Kayla M Del Biondo,Melissa L Rethlefsen
Objective This article describes the evolution of academic public health library services from standalone academic public health libraries in 2004 to centralized services by 2021. Methods Five public health libraries serving public health graduate programs (SPH) at public and private institutions were visited in 2006-07. Visits comprised tours, semi-structured interviews with librarians and local health
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MEDLINE citation tool accuracy: an analysis in two platforms. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Laurel Scheinfeld,Sunny Chung
Background Libraries provide access to databases with auto-cite features embedded into the services; however, the accuracy of these auto-cite buttons is not very high in humanities and social sciences databases. Case Presentation This case compares two biomedical databases, Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed, to see if either is reliable enough to confidently recommend to students for use when writing papers
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How to modernize without compromising history: a case study of the Franzello Aeromedical Library's journey in updating collections, capabilities, and facilities. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Melanie Lazarus,Theresa Bedford,Sara Craycraft,Elizabeth Irvine,Cathy Stahl,Kristen Young
Background Academic libraries play a significant role in the student learning process. However, student needs and preferences as well as new paradigms of learning are driving libraries to transition from quiet book repositories to places of collaboration and open information. This descriptive, mixed methods case presentation explores the transition of one library, the United States Air Force School
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Fostering change, empowering faculty: comments on the NURSLITT study and the five-year rule. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Eleanor Shanklin Truex,Jean Hillyer,Emily N Spinner
The five-year rule must die. Despite an extensive literature search, the origins of the five-year rule remain unknown. In an era when the nursing profession is so focused on evidence-based practice, any approach that arbitrarily limits literature searches to articles published in the previous five years lacks scientific basis. We explore some reasons for the pervasiveness of the practice and suggest
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Mobilizing health equity through Computable Biomedical Knowledge (CBK): a call to action to the library, information sciences, and health informatics communities. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Nancy J Allee,Gerald Perry,Gabriel R Rios,Joshua C Rubin,Vignesh Subbian,Deborah E Swain,Terrie R Wheeler
The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and structural racism brought into focus health disparities and disproportionate impacts of disease on communities of color. Health equity has subsequently emerged as a priority. Recognizing that the future of health care will be informed by advanced information technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and algorithmic applications, the authors
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The DMPTool NIH DMSP Templates Project. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Nina Exner,Seonyoung Kim,Katy Smith
The DMPTool NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) Templates Project was launched in response to the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy. This new policy introduced a more structured framework for DMS Plans, featuring six key elements, a departure from the 2003 NIH DMS policy. The project aimed to simplify the process for data librarians, research administrators, and researchers
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Librarians' Electronic Resource Reviews Network (LERRN): a free citation database for resource reviews. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Louisa Verma
Electronic resource reviews written by librarians are a valuable way to identify potential content platforms and stay current on new resources. Resource-focused articles can also assist with learning about useful features, training others, and marketing to potential user groups. However, articles evaluating or highlighting innovative uses of resources may be published in disparate journals or online
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Data Policy Finder: an easily integratable tool connecting data librarians with researchers to navigate publication requirements. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Anthony J Dellureficio,Eric Willoughby,Donna S Gibson
The Data Policy Finder is a searchable database containing librarian-curated information, links, direct quotes from relevant policy sections, and notes to help the researcher search, verify, and plan for their publication data requirements. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Library launched this new resource to help researchers navigate the ever-growing, and widely varying body of publisher
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Searches as data: archiving and sharing search strategies using an institutional data repository. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Alisa B Rod,Jill T Boruff
Background By defining search strategies and related database exports as code/scripts and data, librarians and information professionals can expand the mandate of research data management (RDM) infrastructure to include this work. This new initiative aimed to create a space in McGill University's institutional data repository for our librarians to deposit and share their search strategies for knowledge
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The impact of libraries and informationists on patient and population care: a mixed-methods study. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Carol Shannon,Jacqueline L Freeman,Mark MacEachern,Gurpreet K Rana,Craig Smith,Judith E Smith,Jean Song
Objective While several studies have examined the effectiveness of librarian interactions with clinicians and impact of librarians on patient care, no studies have explored a library's effects on population care. The goal of this study was to investigate the library's impact on both patient and population care. Methods Using a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design, we first interviewed a small
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Validation of an interprofessional education search strategy in PubMed to optimize IPE literature searching. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Rebecca Carlson,Sophie Nachman,Lisa de Saxe Zerden,Nandita Mani
Objective With exponential growth in the publication of interprofessional education (IPE) research studies, it has become more difficult to find relevant literature and stay abreast of the latest research. To address this gap, we developed, evaluated, and validated search strategies for IPE studies in PubMed, to improve future access to and synthesis of IPE research. These search strategies, or search
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Meeting a need: development and validation of PubMed search filters for immigrant populations. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Q Eileen Wafford,Corinne H Miller,Annie B Wescott,Ramune K Kubilius
Objective There is a need for additional comprehensive and validated filters to find relevant references more efficiently in the growing body of research on immigrant populations. Our goal was to create reliable search filters that direct librarians and researchers to pertinent studies indexed in PubMed about health topics specific to immigrant populations. Methods We applied a systematic and multi-step
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Developing and conducting a language inclusivity assessment on a health science library's website, LibGuides, and signage. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Jane Morgan-Daniel,Hannah F Norton,Mary E Edwards,Matthew Daley
Background A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team at a university health science library created a checklist for inclusive language and conducted an assessment of their library's website, LibGuides, and physical and digital signage. Inclusive language was defined as "language that is free from words, phrases or tones that reflect prejudiced, stereotyped or discriminatory views of particular
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One leg at a time: medical librarians and fake news. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Michelle Kraft
While there has been recent media attention to the issue of "fake news," misinformation and disinformation has been a lasting part of human history. This Janet Doe Lecture presents the history of fake news, how it is spread and accepted, its impact on medical and health information, and medical librarian roles in limiting its spread and promoting correct health information.
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Straight to the point: evaluation of a Point of Care Information (POCI) resource in answering disease-related questions. Journal of the Medical Library Association (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Rachel L Wasserman,Diane L Seger,Mary G Amato,Zoe Co,Aqsa Mugal,Angela Rui,Pamela M Garabedian,Marlika Marceau,Ania Syrowatka,Lynn A Volk,David W Bates
Objective To evaluate the ability of DynaMedex, an evidence-based drug and disease Point of Care Information (POCI) resource, in answering clinical queries using keyword searches. Methods Real-world disease-related questions compiled from clinicians at an academic medical center, DynaMedex search query data, and medical board review resources were categorized into five clinical categories (complications
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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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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 2.9) 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