Data literacy training needs of biomedical researchers

Objective

The research investigated topic priorities for data literacy training for biomedical researchers and staff.

Methods

An electronic survey was used to assess researchers'' level of knowledge related to data literacy skills and the relevance of these skills to their work.

Results

Most respondents did not have any formal training in data literacy. Respondents considered most tasks highly relevant to their work but rated their expertise in tasks lower.

Conclusion

Among this group, researchers have diverse data literacy training needs. Librarians'' expertise makes them well suited to provide such training.     

Comparison of three web-scale discovery services for health sciences research

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative effectiveness of three web-scale discovery (WSD) tools in answering health sciences search queries.

Methods

Simple keyword searches, based on topics from six health sciences disciplines, were run at multiple real-world implementations of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), Ex Libris''s Primo, and ProQuest''s Summon. Each WSD tool was evaluated in its ability to retrieve relevant results and in its coverage of MEDLINE content.

Results

All WSD tools returned between 50%–60% relevant results. Primo returned a higher number of duplicate results than the other 2 WSD products. Summon results were more relevant when search terms were automatically mapped to controlled vocabulary. EDS indexed the largest number of MEDLINE citations, followed closely by Summon. Additionally, keyword searches in all 3 WSD tools retrieved relevant material that was not found with precision (Medical Subject Headings) searches in MEDLINE.

Conclusions

None of the 3 WSD products studied was overwhelmingly more effective in returning relevant results. While difficult to place the figure of 50%–60% relevance in context, it implies a strong likelihood that the average user would be able to find satisfactory sources on the first page of search results using a rudimentary keyword search. The discovery of additional relevant material beyond that retrieved from MEDLINE indicates WSD tools'' value as a supplement to traditional resources for health sciences researchers.     

美国高校图书馆延伸服务及其对我国的借鉴意义

延伸服务是高校图书馆冲出图书馆围墙的限制,主动为高校师生提供的服务。以案例分析的方式介绍美国高校图书馆面向不同用户群开展的延伸服务,其中包括:大学新生、少数民族生、住校生和专门院系的师生。美国高校图书馆延伸服务的创新对我国高校图书馆更好地开展延伸服务具有重要的借鉴意义。在开展延伸服务的过程中,高校图书馆应该在拓展服务内容的基础上,合理安排时间和空间、采用灵活多样的宣传方式,并积极与高校相关部门开展合作活动。     

Variation in number of hits for complex searches in Google Scholar

Objective

Google Scholar is often used to search for medical literature. Numbers of results reported by Google Scholar outperform the numbers reported by traditional databases. How reliable are these numbers? Why are often not all available 1,000 references shown?

Methods

For several complex search strategies used in systematic review projects, the number of citations and the total number of versions were calculated. Several search strategies were followed over a two-year period, registering fluctuations in reported search results.

Results

Changes in numbers of reported search results varied enormously between search strategies and dates. Theories for calculations of the reported and shown number of hits were not proved.

Conclusions

The number of hits reported in Google Scholar is an unreliable measure. Therefore, its repeatability is problematic, at least when equal results are needed.     

Effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: qualitative results from the EMPIRIC project

OBJECTIVES: To explore library staff and health professionals' views on the effectiveness of information skills training and librarian mediated searching as methods of providing information for patient care. This is the second article describing the Effective Methods of Providing InfoRmation for patIent Care (EMPIRIC) project. The first paper, in a previous issue of this journal (Brettle et al. The costs and effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: quantitative results for the EMPIRIC project. Health Information and Libraries Journal 2006, 23, 239-247) describes the quantitative results. METHODS: A questionnaire survey to library staff and health professionals in the North West. Data was collected on perceptions of services, satisfaction and service usage. Statistical data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and qualitative data using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Both information skills training and mediated searches are perceived by library staff and health professionals to be effective. There is strong support for mediated searches carried out on behalf of the health professional and information skills training to enable them to carry out their own searches. The results provide insights into the effectiveness of the services and the factors that make them effective. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence and stakeholders views support the provision of both information skills training and mediated search services. Both services are valued by users who see them as complementary methods of obtaining information depending on their needs at different times.     

美国高校图书情报学院"儿童及青少年文献与图书馆服务"专业现状调研

依据US News公布的美国图书情报学院研究生院排名,收集了全美"儿童及青少年文献与图书馆服务"专业前10名的高校的各类信息,旨在通过课程设置与教员信息的分析,反映这一领域的教学、科研,以及实务的现状,为我国相同专业领域的发展提供参考和借鉴。     

情报语言以及图书情报之杂思偶想录(2)

汇集情报语言以及图书情报方面有关《中图法》双表列类、图书馆管理、网站内容揭示、网络信息检索工具名称与检索效率评价、人名录检索途径、专章节索引、献分编组织、信息与情报名词之争等问题的想法。     

高校信息需求满足障碍与服务工作改进

高校图书馆资源多元化存储和用户信息需求的变化,使用户在信息获取过程中遭遇来自资源本身和用户自身的障碍,针对这一问题,图书馆应提供帮助用户排障的支持和服务。     

Looking beyond satisfaction: evaluating the value and impact of information skills training

In this feature guest writers Michael Raynor and Jenny Craven from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) present an overview of their evaluative research study on the value and impact of the information skills training courses they provide at NICE. In particular, this small study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative data to look beyond satisfaction and confidence levels and identify whether learning had actually taken place as a result of attending the sessions, and how new skills were used by the attendees in their day‐to‐day work. H.S.     

高校图书馆建设和利用开放存取资源的策略研究

开放存取资源为高校图书馆创新信息服务提供了资源基础。本文提出了高校图书馆数字资源建设、数字资源整合、信息服务模式和信息服务技术的创新策略,从而促进开放存取资源的建设和利用。     

美国图书情报学硕士教育与培养模式研究:研究方向实证分析

本文运用实证方法,研究了2007年美国大学图书情报学专业排名前32所院校的硕士教育,着重分析了美国图书情报学硕士教育的培养目标、模式及研究方向,依据详细的调查数据,总结了美国图书情报学硕士教育与培养特点。     

我国图书情报界博客对比研究

本文分析了当前我国图书情报界博客的现状，并选取其中6个比较典型的博客进行具体对比研究，指出各自的优缺点，在此基础上对我国图书情报领域博客的发展进行展望并提出建议。     

图书馆要为科技发展和成果转化服务

The physical change of modern scientific and technical information means that those informations enter directly the main battlefield of the development of social economy and science and technology.The transformation from scientific and technical information into physical productive forces will become a physical strength to promote productive forces and economic growth.     

海南高校图书馆网络环境下馆际互借服务模式的特点

在扼要介绍同行专家评价的基础上,从“数据库分布式、检索查询广播式”、“一卡通用”、“通借通还”等五大特点对“海南服务模式”进行了重点评析,并对如何完善ILAS馆际互借系统软件功能以扩大馆际互借服务效益提出了建议。     

网络出版物的发展与图书馆资源引进对策

论述网络环境下产生的新的信息出版与服务形式及其与CD-ROM出版、联机服务相比较的优势.综述目前国内外几种常用网络数据库系统在服务方式上的特色.分析图书馆对不同类型的文献信息资源应采取的引进策略.     

两份《宣言》的特点及其对图书馆事业发展的影响

《图书馆合作与信息资源共享武汉宣言》和《中国图书馆服务宣言》的共同点在于都具有自律性、继承性、时代性,不同点在于视角不同、主题不同、价值指向不同。两份《宣言》作为我国图书馆的行业规范和指导性文件,对我国图书馆服务理念、服务实践、服务创新产生极为重要的影响,极大地促进了图书馆事业的发展。     

iSchool的迷思:对iSchool运动有关LIS、iField及其关系的认知的反思

本文以iSchool运动在全球范围内的迅速扩张为背景,以iSchool运动相关文献为依据,梳理iSchool运动对LIS和iField两个学科的认知,然后从学科历史性、正当性和合法性的角度反思当前认知。反思结果显示,尽管iSchool运动是一场针对原图书馆情报学院的教育改革运动,却伴随着影响更加深远的学科重组。图书馆情报学(Library and Information Science,LIS)作为运动发起者的原生学科,是其首要的重组对象;iField作为其致力打造的新学科,则是其期望的重组结果。在这一重组过程中,LIS被严重曲解,iField被过度期许。本文认为,将iSchool运动建立在上述认知之上,会使LIS学科、LIS教育甚至iSchool学院都面临巨大的自我否定风险,因此建议iSchool学院在区分LIS学科(LIS as a discipline)和LIS社群(LIS as a community)的基础上,重新审视当初的LIS教育危机。图3。参考文献65。     

图书情报专业学生创业意向的调查研究

以图书情报专业学生为调查对象,采用问卷调查的形式,从创业意愿、创业动机、创业项目选择、创业准备、创业意向的特色等方面对图书情报专业学生的创业意向进行调查,并对调查数据进行研究,得出图书情报专业学生创业意愿不强烈,创业项目与专业相关度低等结论。