Creating the first MedlinePlus "Go Local" service: lessons and recommendations from the evaluation of NC Health Info

NC Health Info is an online collection of North Carolina based health services Web sites that seamlessly links local health resources to topical health information on MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer health information Web site. NC Health Info was the first project to connect local resources with MedlinePlus in the "Go Local" initiative. As such, NC Health Info serves as a model for other states to follow in connecting their own local information with Medline- Plus. This paper describes the processes used and lessons learned during a year-long evaluation of NC Health Info. Evaluation results may be of interest and applicable to any existing or planned "Go Local" project.     

Health InfoNet of Jefferson County: collaboration in consumer health information service.

Health InfoNet of Jefferson County is a new collaborative consumer health information service of the Jefferson County public libraries and the UAB Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. Working with the input and cooperation of local voluntary health agencies, health care professionals and other health information providers, the intent is to improve the efficiency with which consumers might access such information while avoiding duplication of effort on the part of the information providers. Various considerations in InfoNet's mission include providing service not only to established library and Internet users, but also those on the other side of the "digital divide" as well as those with low literacy skills or English as a second language. The role of health care professionals in guiding their patients to the best consumer health information resources is emphasized.     

Getting started in evidence-based health care: a guide to resources

In response to the growing interest in evidence-based health care resources, available in print and electronically, a number of new "evidence-based" products have been developed to aid the busy clinician. This paper discusses resources that will assist the librarian in beginning the educational process about evidence-based health care, as well as building a network of informational links that will assist clinicians in evidence-based practice.     

The Academic Librarian's New Role as Information Provider

Electronic information resources, such as CD-ROM bibliographic databases, are transforming significantly the way academic researchers find information and the way in which librarians assist academic researchers. CD-ROM and other electronic information resources in academic libraries bring new demands from end-users for services from librarians. In order to meet these new demands for services, academic librarians as information providers must work more closely in an active partnership with researchers and producers of electronic databases.     

The Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library: the Howard University move experience.

The Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library attributes its successful move to early planning and preparation. Professional literature on the subject as well as consultation with other experienced library personnel also proved beneficial. Utilizing these resources, the committees devised a strategy that supported the library's mission to provide excellent and complete information services for the advancement of health sciences. This paper describes the Howard University Health Sciences Library move experience and offers practical advice for planning a library move. We hope that the information shared will assist other libraries facing a similar challenge.     

基于IIIF和语义知识图谱的印章资源整合与知识发现研究

[目的/意义]数字人文研究的图像资源中蕴含大量信息但利用率极低,不能在异构数据库和不同的应用程序中得到有效的共享与重用,国际图像互操作框架打破了图像资源交换和共享的障碍。[方法/过程]研究结合国际图像互操作框架和语义知识图谱(关联数据技术)进行图像资源的整合、共享与知识发现,对资源之间的关系进行揭示和知识推理,并通过CNNs算法对图像特征的提取与识别实现基于图像特征的语义检索辅助知识发现。[结果/结论]提出一套数字人文图像资源整合与知识发现解决方案,并以印章图像资源为应用对象构建"印章知识中心"对以上解决方案的可行性和实践性进行实证检验。     

Prototyping an institutional IAIMS/UMLS information environment for an academic medical center.

The paper describes a prototype information environment designed to link network-based information resources in an integrated fashion and thus enhance the information capabilities of an academic medical center. The prototype was implemented on a single Macintosh computer to permit exploration of the overall "information architecture" and to demonstrate the various desired capabilities prior to full-scale network-based implementation. At the heart of the prototype are two components: a diverse set of information resources available over an institutional computer network and an information sources map designed to assist users in finding and accessing information resources relevant to their needs. The paper describes these and other components of the prototype and presents a scenario illustrating its use. The prototype illustrates the link between the goals of two National Library of Medicine initiatives, the Integrated Academic Information Management System (IAIMS) and the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS).     

国外多领域数字资源整合研究进展

在泛在信息和泛在知识环境下,数字资源整合日益受到关注.国内对数字资源整合研究主要集中于图书情报领域和计算机领域.国外研究领域除此之外,还包括企业管理、物流管理、电子医疗记录管理、城市规划、地理信息系统、化学工程、生物信息学等;国外研究主题甚广,涉及整合的必要性和作用,整合的影响因素,整合的方法(数据整合、信息整合、知识整合)等.我国应该借鉴国外的研究成果,比如加大数字资源整合研究和实践力度,尤其是电子医疗信息整合等关系国计民生的领域.图1.参考文献54.     

Health Insurance Literacy and Roles for Reference Librarian Involvement

The role of librarians in addressing health insurance information needs emerged following a request from President Barack Obama for librarians to assist the public with navigating the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Marketplace. The goal of this article is to highlight a number of concrete ways reference work could be expanded, especially in public library settings, to support health insurance literacy concerns by offering illustrative examples and recommendations for authoritative health insurance information resources. Overall, this article contributes to the existing literature by offering practical recommendations that may be relevant to reference librarians supporting the health insurance information needs of their communities.     

浅谈信息素质教育与大学生创新能力的培养

论述了创新人才与信息素质教育的关系,提出大学生信息素质教育的目标就是培养创新人才,强调了培养良好信息意识的重要性,提出了营造良好的校园信息环境、充分利用图书馆资源和开展"资源型学习"等强化信息素质教育、培养创新能力的途径.参考文献8.     

电子政务管理维度的分析与探讨

电子政务管理涉及电子政务建设诸多方面,从战略规划、信息资源、项目建设、服务流程、组织机构和运行环境6个维度对电子政务管理加以概括性分析和论述;同时介绍国内的一些情况,旨在抛砖引玉,嘤其友声。     

Online health information in South Korean public libraries: Developing evaluation criteria

Public librarians in South Korea assist users in obtaining information on a variety of topics. However, health-related information and services have a lower profile than other services due to a perceived lack of librarian expertise in searching and evaluating health resources. Although public library users are actively seeking health information, it has become critical for both public librarians and users to develop skills for using and evaluating Internet health resources. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify a set of useful criteria to evaluate online health web sites for both librarians and library users. From a comprehensive literature review, 33 criteria related to health website evaluation were identified. Using this set of criteria, South Korean public librarians and users were asked to rate the importance of each criterion in surveys. A strong consensus was found between the two groups. The top 10 most highly rated criteria from both groups were identified and compared. The results led to the development of an initial set of 12 evaluation criteria for health websites. It is expected that the final set of criteria will be used by public librarians to recommend the best health websites to their users. Although the study was conducted in South Korean public libraries, the findings are applicable in providing evaluation services of health websites to libraries worldwide.     

Career and Employment Resources on the Internet

Abstract

This article presents an annotated list of career and employment web sites to assist librarians and job seekers with locating information on all aspects of career and job searching. General indexes to career and employment resources are provided, along with sites specializing in career fairs, resume services, relocation and newsgroups. The aim of this paper is to present stable, comprehensive, and well maintained sites that provide resources and services without charge. However, some sites that charge for services, such as resume evaluation and writing, have been included because they also offer links to other sites and information that could be useful to a job searcher.     

Sharing MedlinePlus®/MEDLINE® for information literacy education (SMILE): a dental public health information project

The SMILE project represented a partnership among the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries, the Gateway Clinic in Laredo, and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. The project focused on improving dental practitioners' access to reliable information resources and integrating the best evidence into public health dental practice. Through its training program, SMILE cultivated a set of "power information users" among the dentists, dental hygienists, and community health workers (promotores) who provided public health preventive care and oral health education. The dental public health practitioners gained information literacy skills and increased their knowledge about reliable sites such as blogs, PubMed?, and MedlinePlus?. This project fostered opportunities for expanded partnerships with public health personnel.     

基于用户体验的健康类搜索引擎可用性评估

[目的/意义] 针对当前我国健康类搜索引擎可用性程度较低、用户满意度不高的现状,对3个常用健康类搜索引擎的可用性进行评估,以期促进该类搜索引擎技术的发展,提高信息服务质量。[方法/过程] 从用户视角出发,采用实验研究方法,探讨并比较"有问必答"好大夫在线"和"39健康搜"3个健康类搜索引擎的有效性、效率和满意度。[结果/结论] 3个搜索引擎在系统反应速度和易学程度方面较好,但查准率还有待提高;返回网页虽内容丰富,但同时还存在重复、啰嗦、不严谨等问题。本研究发现,用户对健康信息的主观评价与基于临床证据的评价结果有所冲突,如何调和二者之间的矛盾,建立更为全面且有效的健康信息评价指标体系有待进一步研究。     

A Resource Guide to Tax Law Careers

Abstract

This Guide is designed to assist law students and attorneys in the pursuit of careers in tax law. It is also intended for librarians and career counselors to readily find tax law career information so that they can assist their clients effectively. It includes resources in both print (for example, books and articles) and electronic formats (for example, Web sites). Each item included has a brief annotation so that the user can quickly decide the relevancy and value of that item.     

我国高校图书馆在线信息素养教育资源调查及建设策略

以国内39所“985工程”高校图书馆为调查对象,通过网络调查法,从图书馆主页中的发布途径、开放程度、资源内容、表现形式和资源来源等方面,分析在线信息素养教育资源的建设情况,提出我国高校图书馆在线信息素养教育资源建设策略,包括纳入资源服务系统,实现一站式检索;借鉴MOOC的合作开放理念,实现资源共建共享;加强信息道德和法律内容的建设,注重特色资源建设;丰富教育资源的多样化表现形式;扩大馆外优质资源的收集与推荐等。     

The Health Information Literacy Research Project

Objectives:

This research studied hospital administrators'' and hospital-based health care providers'' (collectively, the target group) perceived value of consumer health information resources and of librarians'' roles in promoting health information literacy in their institutions.

Methods:

A web-based needs survey was developed and administered to hospital administrators and health care providers. Multiple health information literacy curricula were developed. One was pilot-tested by nine hospital libraries in the United States and Canada. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to evaluate the curriculum and its impact on the target group.

Results:

A majority of survey respondents believed that providing consumer health information resources was critically important to fulfilling their institutions'' missions and that their hospitals could improve health information literacy by increasing awareness of its impact on patient care and by training staff to become more knowledgeable about health literacy barriers. The study showed that a librarian-taught health information literacy curriculum did raise awareness about the issue among the target group and increased both the use of National Library of Medicine consumer health resources and referrals to librarians for health information literacy support.

Conclusions:

It is hoped that many hospital administrators and health care providers will take the health information literacy curricula and recognize that librarians can educate about the topic and that providers will use related consumer health services and resources.

Highlights

• Health care providers responded positively to a health information literacy curriculum offered by librarians and to related resources and services, namely MedlinePlus and the information referral system known as Information Rx.
• Participation in a curriculum increased health care providers'' knowledge of health information literacy, awareness of available consumer health information, and referral of patients to the library for additional assistance.
• Librarian involvement in health information literacy increased the profession''s visibility and perceived value.

Implications

• Consumer health information services and resources offered by librarians can improve the health information literacy skills of health care providers and their patients.
• Training by librarians can increase knowledge of the importance of health information literacy and usage of MedlinePlus and Information Rxs.
• Hospital-based administrators and health care providers can be champions in support of health information literacy and consumer health information services offered by libraries.

     

社会标注在医药卫生网络资源中的应用研究

以社会标注在医药卫生网络信息资源中的典型应用网站为研究对象,介绍社会标注在医药卫生网络信息资源组织与管理中的具体应用,分析指出：社会标注在医药卫生资源管理中可实现信息组织、信息检索、信息推荐、信息分享等功能和服务,在医药卫生信息资源的有效组织与揭示、快速传播和利用及挖掘领域中的关注热点和主题等方面具有重要作用。但是,社会标注在医药卫生网络资源网站中的应用也存在对标签缺乏控制和控制过死、个性化服务能力有限和对标注数据的利用不足等问题,作者对此提出针对性的改进建议。     

电子政务社会化服务的隐性信息资源诉求

社会化服务引发了电子政务信息资源的全新定位。本文以社会化服务为导向,从电子政务的实践发展,用户需求和信息资源共享等几方面论述了社会化服务对电子政务隐性信息资源的迫切需求。认为以政府优秀决策为标的物的隐性信息资源开发、共享与利用是电子政务社会化服务职能实现的突破口。电子政务隐性信息资源是体现政府在社会化服务中“做了什么”,“怎样做的”和“为什么这样做”的极具社会应用价值的信息资源。