Creating an Evidence-Based Culture Within the Schools of Public Health and Medicine

Information technology is having a huge influence on health care. With ease of access and an abundance of information, today's health care personnel are expected to practice and develop policies or programs based upon evidence in order to avoid inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Our library has the responsibility to serve the needs of students, faculty, and practitioners of medicine and public health and strives to create an information literate workforce. In this article, the authors reflect on the library's instruction program and evaluate and plan for the future order to determine if the library's instruction program is properly developing an evidence-based medical and public health workforce.     

Online Searching for Information on Medical Devices

Librarians located in a 560-bed, inner city academic medical center with 25,000 + admissions per year planned and opened a Patient and Family Education Center (PFEC) in the lobby of a new patient care pavilion. A review of use in the first 19 months revealed that expected needs were being met while a variety of unexpected needs were identified. Ongoing use continues to be monitored by a detailed log of patron visits maintained by library staff. This article describes the evolution of the Patient and Family Education Center, outreach to the hospital community, and plans for the future.     

Searching the MEDLARS file on NLM and BRS a comparative study.

A comparison of the MEDLARS data base as it is currently available from the National Library of Medicine and Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS), Inc., is presented in chart format, and some major capability differences between the two systems are highlighted. The information inlcuded justifies the dual availability of the data base in health sciences libraries. This paper is intended for searchers and others familiar with one or both systems. Administrators considering the acquisition of the BRS system may find the study useful.     

Online Reference Services in Community Hospitals

Careful planning is necessary to establish online reference services in community hospitals. A demonstration of those services is the first step. Use of hospital-to-hospital comparisons and statistical data is recommended. The library committee can assist in developing a proposal to administration and in generating support. When approval for online services has been granted, a budget should be drawn up. Other hospital librarians' experiences should guide terminal selection and decisions on maintenance contracts. Demonstrations can help to publicize the new service. Flexibility on the librarian's pan is crucial to its success. Impersonal factors such as libray location should not be neglected. Streamlined procedures are essential. An external network for consultation and continuing education is equally important.     

The Online Catalog and Reference Services

No abstract available for this article.     

Preparing for Practice: Strengthening Third-Year Medical Students’ Awareness of Point-of-Care Resources

This column describes the development and implementation of a responsive library course designed to train third-year medical students as they begin their clerkships. The course design consisted of a brief face-to-face introduction during third-year orientation and an online course developed in Canvas, an online learning management system. The objective of the course was to not only introduce students to the resources but also to teach them how to effectively use those resources at the point-of-care. Students evaluated the course to assess the overall effectiveness of the instruction. Course development and content, feedback provided by students, as well as suggestions for improvement are discussed.     

Reevaluating Point-of-Care Resources: Community Engagement in Difficult Collection Choices

Rising collection costs sometimes necessitate tough decisions regarding cancellation of popular products. In 2015–2016, the East Tennessee State University Medical Library subscribed to UpToDate and DynaMed Plus, both clinical point-of-care products, with the understanding that one product would be canceled at the fiscal year end. The librarian team undertook a year-long community engagement campaign to inform library users about the pending product cancellation decision. Ultimately, DynaMed Plus was selected and UpToDate was cancelled. The campaign generated user engagement with the decision making, along with perceived benefits including increased awareness of the library's budget constraints, increased discussion of scholarly publishing, and greater faculty/student knowledge of evaluating evidence-based products.     

Hiring the New Librarian

No abstract available for this article.     

循证医学数字图书馆体系结构的研究

医学模式从传统的经验医学逐渐向现代的求证医学转变，这种变化对医学信息的组织提出更高要求，基于网络和资源整合的数字图书馆技术恰恰适应现代循证医学的要求。面向循证医学的主题数字图书馆的研究论述了主题(面向循证医学)数字图书馆的特点和基本技术。文章重点讨论了循证医学数字图书馆的体系结构。     

Librarians Flip for Students: Teaching Searching Skills to Medical Students Using a Flipped Classroom Approach

This article describes the development of a flipped classroom instructional module designed by librarians to teach first- and second-year medical students how to search the literature and find evidence-based articles. The pre-class module consists of an online component that includes reading, videos, and exercises relating to a clinical case. The in-class sessions, designed to reinforce important concepts, include various interactive activities. The specifics of designing both components are included for other health sciences librarians interested in presenting similar instruction. Challenges encountered, particularly in the live sessions, are detailed, as are the results of evaluations submitted by the students, who largely enjoyed the online component. Future plans are contingent on solving technical problems encountered during the in-class sessions.     

Invite Yourself to the Table: Librarian Contributions to the Electronic Medical Record

Librarians from Exempla Healthcare hospitals initiated contact with the chief medical information officer regarding evidence-based medicine activities related to the development of the system's Electronic Medical Record (EMR). This column reviews the librarians' involvement in specific initiatives that included providing comparative information on point-of-care resources to integrate into the EMR, providing evidence as needed for the order sets being developed, and participating with clinicians on an evidence-based advisory committee.     

Internet上的Free Medline

分析了Internet 上Free Medline 的检索特点, 并探讨了最流行的Free Medline 站点Pub Med 的检索特点和技巧。     

Searching of Our Surroundings

SUMMARY

There is a proliferation of Internet sites covering environmental themes. Many of these sites provide reference information in varying degrees. This article highlights environmental Web sites that provide a wide range of pertinent reference sources to a diverse audience. More than 50 highly selective Web sites are included in this paper. Some of these Web sites provide access to library catalogs, full-text articles, and other online resources. The Web sites in this article are in five categories: portals, government sites, special issues, general sites, and databases.     

广州地区医学图书馆开展循证医学信息服务的调查分析

通过对广州地区医学图书馆开展循证医学服务情况的调查和分析，找出目前循证医学信息服务不能很好开展的原因和障碍，为更好地开展循证医学信息服务提供依据.     

Searching the History of the Health Sciences

The paper discusses major indexing tools which can be used for questions in the History of the Health Sciences. NLM's HISTLINE database is described and compared with DIALOG'S America: History and Life (File 38), Historical Abstracts (File 39), the Biography Master Index (File 88), and The Wellcome Institute's Current Work in the History of Medicine. The scope and organization of thcsc tools is explained and compared. Techniques for searching by subject and by personal name are compared. Sample searches are included to illustrate the differences and similarities.     

Justifying an Automated Library Network

No abstract available for this article.     

Librarian Contributions to Clinical Practice Guidelines

Librarians have become more involved in developing high quality systematic reviews. Evidence-based practice guidelines are an extension of systematic reviews and offer another significant area for librarian involvement. This column highlights opportunities and challenges for the librarian working on guideline panels and provides practical considerations for meaningful contributions to the guideline creation process.     

Teaching Computer Literacy

Teaching computer literacy to library patrons is an entirely appropriate activity for librarians in their role as liaisons between information and those who are seeking it. At the Norris Medical Library of the University of Southern California there are four main computer activities: information management workshops, provision of a microcomputer laboratory and classroom, formation of user groups, and installation of a campus-wide electronic bulletin board. Benefits to the library include: increased computer knowledge for librarians, better understanding of the information needs of the campus community, mutual respect and friendshid between librarians and partons, and introduction to the library of patrons who may otherwise never have come.