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PubMed1989

The questionnaire--a quality control method for online searching?

The quality of the online search service in a university medical school/large hospital library was investigated by user survey. The use of a questionnaire as a tool to measure quality was assessed. The survey indicated that most users were satisfied with the quality of the service. User ratings for all search performance criteria were high and most readers found online searches to be good value for money. Information about user groups, frequency of searching, search applications, pre-search work and user expectations was obtained. The most important aspect of a computer search to the reader was 'savings in your time'. Three types of user were described based on search output analyses and reading levels. Some areas where the existing service could be improved were identified. The introduction of a standard questionnaire for monitoring the quality of computer searches and other library services was proposed.

Consumer Behavior↗
PubMed2006

Clinical effectiveness and allied health professionals: an information needs assessment.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the information needs and support required by AHPs whilst building services based on clinical effectiveness. METHODS: A qualitative approach using action research in co-operation with a Rehabilitation Department Clinical Effectiveness group, leading to interviews with eight therapists. The sampling strategy was purposive. RESULTS: Therapists have well-developed professional networks, but are unsure how to access traditional library areas. Library training can stop AHPs in asking for help or services, whilst the library is thought to be very different to their everyday work, but confidence in using the library service can be acquired by getting to know a librarian. A departmental-based service was thought to provide better access to, and understanding of, information through mentorship, whilst also providing up-to-date evidence so that clinicians can concentrate on their clinical work whilst being more clinically effective. CONCLUSIONS: When seeking information, AHPs are more likely to use professional networks than libraries. However, when working alongside an AHP, a librarian can upgrade information-seeking skills through mentorship, whilst named library contacts can make it easier to access the library for help.

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PubMed1994

The evolution of research library buildings.

The principles of research library building planning established in the late 1940s emphasized flexibility of design; interspersal of books and readers; collaboration between librarians and architects; and an increased role for the library in education. Planning a medical research library in today's electronic environment requires attention to these principles as well as dealing with new and emerging technologies; economic constrains; new modes of scholarly research and communication; and the convergence of library science and information services on the campus. The social role of the library and the celebration of the book are factors common to both generations.

Architecture↗
PubMed1992

Improved radiology film library operations.

An interdisciplinary task force at the authors' institution developed a design for a new film library that placed heavy emphasis on service to its customers. The task force established locations and staffing for "satellite" inpatient film libraries organized by clinical specialties. Inpatient films were not permitted to be taken from the radiology department but were available for 24-hour viewing. Film locations were recorded in the radiology information system. Reorganization led to important improvements in film library operations and in the clinical staff's opinion of film library service. Objective measures of performance, such as the fraction of requested films available for conferences, showed significant improvement (P less than .001). Closer working relationships developed between film librarians, radiologists, and their clinical colleagues. Film library personnel were recruited more easily and stayed on the job longer. Several hundred thousand film-tracking transactions per year were recorded. The authors conclude that decentralization of certain film library activities improved many critical aspects of performance.

Libraries↗
PubMed2001

Health sciences libraries in Kuwait: a study of their resources, facilities, and services.

The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of health sciences libraries in Kuwait in terms of their staff, collections, facilities, use of information technology, information services, and cooperation. Seventeen libraries participated in the study. Results show that the majority of health sciences libraries were established during the 1980s. Their collections are relatively small. The majority of their staff is nonprofessional. The majority of libraries provide only basic information services. Cooperation among libraries is limited. Survey results also indicate that a significant number of health sciences libraries are not automated. Some recommendations for the improvement of existing resources, facilities, and services are made.

Databases as Topic↗
PubMed1994

A look at LOANSOME DOC service.

The Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library (PSRML) launched a project in 1988 to assess the feasibility of electronic linkages between health professionals using GRATEFUL MED--the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) software program for searching the MEDLARS databases--and libraries using DOCLINE, NLM's automated interlibrary loan request-and-referral system. This paper describes the origins of LOANSOME DOC and initial usage experiences. Results of the LOANSOME DOC beta test, including usage statistics, are reported. The paper also describes the mechanics of nationwide implementation of LOANSOME DOC, including guidelines used by the Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs) to refer unaffiliated health professionals to DOCLINE libraries for LOANSOME DOC service. National usage statistics for the first full year of implementation (October 1, 1991, to September 30, 1992) are provided, and user satisfaction surveys conducted in 1993 by two RMLs are examined. Future enhancements to LOANSOME DOC are suggested.

Consumer Behavior↗
PubMed1981

[Biomedical information networks: the experience of the United States National Library of Medicine].

A rapid and intensive flow of biomedical information is perceived increasingly as a requirement for the advancement of research, professional training, and the delivery of health services to an ever-growing human population. This article examines the concept of a network of information and cooperative services among medical libraries and national, regional and international data banks to maximize the sharing and use of the available resources. The background and record of the National Library of Medicine of the United States, which established the MEDLARS System, are described as a model for guidance. Since the end of the 19th century, when J. S. Billings, the foresighted first director of the Library, devised the first system for the indexing of medical literature, new techniques have been introduced step by step to facilitate the dissemination of biomedical information: mechanization and automatization of the placement of requests and data retrieval, telecommunications and satellite links to the fifteen data banks currently accessible to the user by direct communication through MEDLINE. For such a network to operate successfully, there must be a shift from the idea of regional or national benefit to the plane of global cooperation, through which a higher degree of self-sufficiency can be achieved. Also, relations between the various levels of the system must be based on a collaboration in which each entity pursues its own function subject to the character and multifarious scope of the common purposes. The success of BIREME in Latin America is cited as an incentive to developing countries to participate in the use and distribution of vital information through activities based on individual priorities without forgetting that what is important is not ideals and abstractions, but the human being with his needs, problems and real situation.

History, 19th Century↗
PubMed1987

Public access computing in health science libraries.

Public access computing in health science libraries began with online computer-assisted instruction. Library-based collections and services have expanded with advances in microcomputing hardware and software. This growth presents problems: copyright, quality, instability in the publishing industry, and uncertainty about collection scope; librarians managing the new services require new skills to support their collections. Many find the cooperative efforts of several organizational units are required. Current trends in technology for the purpose of information management indicate that these services will continue to be a significant focus for libraries.

Computer-Assisted Instruction↗
PubMed1980

Use of an information retrieval service in an obstetrics/gynecology residency program.

The need for a more effective and timely method of keeping a department's faculty and house staff knowledgeable of current developments and research is recognized. A program utilizing the clinical librarian as a member of the patient care team has been developed by the staff of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Medical Library Department, UCLA Medical Center. The objectives, methodology, and costs of the program are described. At the completion of one year evaluation of the program indicates successful achievement of the objectives. Utilization of library literature search services by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology increased 12 percent after the program initiation.

California↗
PubMed2004

A short history of the William H. Welch Medical Library.

The William H. Welch Medical Library was founded in 1929 with the merger of three libraries, namely, the library of the School of Medicine, the library of the School of Hygiene and Public Health, and the library of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Engendered by the dreams of Johns Hopkins University bibliophiles, such as founding Hopkins physicians William Osler, William Stewart Halsted, Howard Kelly, and William Henry Welch, the library flourished and expanded. At the same time as the founding of the central medical library, the Institute of the History of Medicine collection was established in the Welch Library building, with William H. Welch as its first director. Innovative leadership led to many exciting projects, such as the Welch Indexing Project, which was a prototype for the National Library of Medicine's medical subject headings, and the establishment of a laboratory for research into the application of information technologies to knowledge management. The Welch Library enters the 21st century as a dynamic library committed to the continuing delivery of information services, as well as ongoing research into the development of library services for the coming 100 years.

Academic Medical Centers↗
PubMed1991

Biotechnology awareness study, Part 2: Meeting the information needs of biotechnologists.

The second part of the biotechnology awareness study focused on health sciences libraries and how well they are meeting the needs of biotechnologists working in the study's nine medical centers. A survey was conducted over a three-month period to assess the demand for biotechnology-related reference services at nine libraries and the sources the librarians used to answer the questions. Data on monographic and current serial holdings were also collected. At the end of the survey period, librarians were asked for their perceptions about biotechnology research at their institutions and in their geographic areas. Their responses were compared to the responses the scientists at the nine schools gave to the same or similar questions. Results showed few biotechnology-related reference questions were asked of the librarians. The recorded questions dealt with a range of biotechnology subjects. MEDLINE was used to answer 77% of the questions received during the survey period. More detailed notes in MeSH and a guide to online searching for biotechnology topics were suggested by the librarians as ways to improve reference service to this group of researchers. Journal collections were generally strong, with libraries owning from 50% to 87% of the titles on a core list of biotechnology journals compiled for this study. All libraries subscribed to the five titles most often cited by the scientists surveyed. Generally, librarians were unaware of the biotechnology-related research being done on their campuses or in their geographic areas.

Awareness↗
PubMed1994

Fulfilling programmatic needs at the University of Maryland at Baltimore: the reality.

This article will focus on the actual needs enumerated in the University of Maryland at Baltimore's Health Sciences Library/Information Services program entitled, Health Sciences Library: A New Building for Information Services Including the Health Sciences Library. These needs fall into one of 3 categories: collection, staff, and users.

Baltimore↗
PubMed1990

The implications of Project 2000 for nursing libraries.

Drawing on their experience as a demonstration district for Project 2000 the authors discuss the implications of the changes to nurse education for nursing libraries and the services which they provide. A survey of library usage patterns under the 'new' curriculum is also described.

Curriculum↗
PubMed2003

Contents of the Cochrane library on the organisation of stroke services.

BACKGROUND: The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organisation that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about healthcare by preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions. This paper briefly summarises the output of the Cochrane Stroke Group in relation to evaluating different forms of the organisation of services for patients with stroke. METHODS: A survey of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews (and meta-analyses) of randomised controlled trials. RESULTS: Issue 2 of the Cochrane Library 2002 includes 1,377 completed systematic reviews and 1,055 protocols for reviews in progress. The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register included 343,270 reports of randomised or controlled clinical trials. The Cochrane Stroke Review Group had contributed 63 completed systematic reviews, 29 protocols of reviews in progress, and 4,396 reports of stroke trials. The main published reviews relevant to entire services related to: stroke units; services for helping acute stroke patients avoid hospital admission; services for reducing duration of hospital care for acute stroke patients; care pathways for stroke. MAIN CONCLUSIONS: There has been a rapid recent growth in the evidence base on stroke care. Systematic reviews of several aspects of stroke services are now published and other reviews are in progress. For areas where no reviews have been completed, the Cochrane Library includes a substantial number of individual randomised trials evaluating the effects of specific services and components of services.

Databases as Topic↗
PubMed2005

Library as place: results of a delphi study.

OBJECTIVE: An expert consensus on the future of the library as place was developed to assist health sciences librarians in designing new library spaces. METHOD: An expert panel of health sciences librarians, building consultants, architects, and information technologists was asked to reflect on the likelihood, desirability, timing, and impact on building design of more than seventy possible changes in the use of library space. RESULTS: An expert consensus predicted that the roles librarians play and the way libraries are used will substantially change. These changes come in response to changes in technology, scholarly communication, learning environments, and the health care economy. CONCLUSIONS: How health sciences library space is used will be far less consistent by 2015, as space becomes more tailored to institutional needs. However, the manner in which health sciences libraries develop and deliver services and collections will drastically change in the next decade. Libraries will continue to exist and will provide support for knowledge management and clinical trials, provide access to digital materials, and play a host of other roles that will enable libraries to emerge as institutional change agents.

Delphi Technique↗
PubMed1972

Observations on the AIM-TWX service at the University of Virginia Medical Library.

This paper is an analysis of 100 short questionaires which were completed by patrons of the AIM-TWX computerized, on-line bibliographical search service at the Medical Library of the University of Virginia during the period from August 1971 to January 1972. The survey indicates strengths and weaknesses of the new system.

Computers↗
PubMed1977

A college course for nurses on the utilization of library resources.

Library user instruction has been a no-man's-land between librarian and educator. Each assumes that the other has offered the student some necessary preparation before his assignments requiring library consultation. Too often, this is not the case. Reference librarians at the Duke University Medical Center Library are currently offering a ten-week, 1 1/2-hour credit library instruction course for nursing baccalaureate candidates. "Introduction to Library Resources in the Nursing Field" is designed not so much to orient students to a specific library facility, but rather, to provide them with background material on library organization and services and to familiarize them with basic bibliographic tools relevant to the nursing profession. Lectures are supplemented through the use of homework questions, bibliographies, handouts, in-class exercises, and on-line demonstrations. Very positive feedback from both students and faculty has attested to the value of such a course in the nursing curriculum and has resulted in its being offered four times to date. The library staff is exploring methods for offering additional library instruction not only to nursing students but to other user groups in Duke's medical complex.

Curriculum↗