{"title":"Committing to Committees: Proactive Outreach through Committee Participation and Involvement","authors":"J. A. Patterson","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2224145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2224145","url":null,"abstract":"Hospital committees play a critical role in the effective functioning and management of hospitals. Committees are assembled for hospital goals materialization, help planning, organizing, and harmonizing hospital activities and creating active participation ground for all personnel (1). Committees are typically composed of medical professionals, hospital administrators, and community representatives, among other applicable team members. They are responsible for overseeing various aspects of the hospital’s operations and ensuring that the facility provides high-quality care to patients. Hospital committees focus on quality improvement, patient safety, resource management, and community involvement (2). An integral member of many hospital committees can be the clinical, medical, or hospital librarian. Librarians add a high level of specialized expertise that can enhance committee effectiveness in all areas of focus. Participation on hospital committees can provide countless opportunities for librarians to gain hands-on involvement in the direction, development, and application of patient care. Participation on hospital committees can be a mutually beneficial relationship between the librarian and committee team members. But how can librarians get their foot in the door of hospital committees? Where do librarians fit in? How can librarians collaborate within committees? What benefits does a committee gain from having a librarian as a member? And what can a librarian gain from participating on a committee? As a virtual librarian joining a hospital community, the author of this column contemplated these questions as well as how she could exemplify the value of the library to hospital stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45638582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence Expert Consults: Opportunities for Clinical Librarians in the EHR and Beyond","authors":"C. Jarvis, Shawn Steidinger, E. Frakes","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2223116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2223116","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To meet the information needs of diverse groups across the health care enterprise, the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah is forging collaborations with key partners to raise awareness of librarian expertise, streamline access to our services, and foster confidence in our ability to make meaningful contributions to evidence-based clinical decision-making, patient safety incident analyses, and institution-level quality improvement initiatives. In this article, the authors: (1) Describe the context and process for developing these partnerships; (2) Discuss the development of new channels for engaging with stakeholders; and (3) Suggest opportunities for librarians beyond clinical decision support that may not have been considered previously by readers.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44997292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integration of a Hospital Librarian on a Hospital Incident Command Team during COVID-19 Vaccine Planning and Implementation","authors":"Alex Short","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2223117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2223117","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In October 2020, a hospital librarian was positioned on a health system’s COVID-19 Vaccine Planning and Steering Committee team and the Hospital Incident Command Leadership team as situational awareness unit leader. The role involved monitoring, collecting, synthesizing and disseminating COVID-19 vaccine-related information to health system incident command leadership, logistics teams and clinical operations teams during the planning and implementation of COVID-19 vaccine operations. An assessment of the role measured: 1. Relevance of information provided 2. Overall satisfaction with information provided 3. Impact of information provided on decision-making 4. Impact of information provided on timesavings. Assessment results suggest that a hospital librarian in a situational awareness role can positively impact satisfaction, decision-making, timesavings and information relevancy within hospital incident command operations.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41582016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Internet of Things in Digital Health Care Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Recent Literature","authors":"Mohammad Amees","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2224141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2224141","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding rapidly and can potentially be a huge data source. This study aimed to close the knowledge gap about possible IoT applications in health care. English-language academic publications from the Web of Science (WoS) were used for the present study. Bibliometric networks were used to analyze pertinent publications to examine the connections between authors, nations, and affiliations. Papers on digital health care have been published in more than 1195 sources, among which the most popular was the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Six top institutions were from the Netherlands, making the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam the most productive institution after Australia and England. This study provides an overview of IoT-related research conducted in digital health care, helping academic researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to better understand the development of digital health care research.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48271610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Health Informatics and Medical Librarianship: Pakistani Librarians Perspectives","authors":"M. Ali","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2223099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2223099","url":null,"abstract":"Technology performs a role in various library functions and day-to-day operations such as classification, cataloging, circulation, reference, collection development acquisition, etc. Libraries are increasing the use of technology and are continually collaborating with the different disciplines of the knowledge domain (1). Computers, laptops, tablets, mobile and other ICT devices are helping hands for librarians and library staff providing day-to-day library services in a proactive manner. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) hits almost all walks of life. Productivity and professional output have increased due to the introduction of computers in different professions. Health informatics is an area where medical libraries and librarians play a vital role as information experts. Medical libraries and librarians play a significant role in the dissemination and knowledge of health science literature among health professionals, paraprofessional medical staff and medical students. Medical librarians also actively participate in the promotion of public health awareness. Medical librarians provide a variety of health information services to users and support research activities. The medical libraries’ services have become more demanding and innovative. The introduction of technology in health literacy and health informatics has tilted the role of librarians to engage users and the general public in different ways (2,3). Without understanding health informatics, librarians are unable to support library users, researchers and the public. The role of medical libraries is changing from a warehouse of book stock into data centers. Different types of records and statistical information are exhibited in tools such as big data analytics, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, mobile technology, social media, robotics, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and others.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44790219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Book Club: A Guide to Hosting","authors":"C. Willis","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2223115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2223115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41283041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"For Your Listening Pleasure: Podcasts","authors":"Jill A. Turner","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2196225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2196225","url":null,"abstract":"Many people responded to the COVID pandemic by adopting new recreational activities. Listening to podcasts was one such activity. Podcast audiences in the U.S. grew by 40% over the first three years of the pandemic (1). Although the medium has been around for about twenty years, Nielsen found that over half of the consumers surveyed in March 2022 started listening to podcasts within the last two years (1,2). The volume of available content has also risen dramatically through the years (3). Spotify’s About webpage indicates they have over five million podcast titles available (4). With so many podcasts at hand, choosing which to devote listening time to can be a bit overwhelming. In an effort to discover which podcasts are popular with colleagues, this author decided to ask the local medical librarians’ professional organization about their podcast listening habits. In fall of 2022, a link to a short survey (six questions) was distributed via the local professional group’s listserv. Listserv subscribers were asked to complete the survey whether they are podcast listeners or not.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47244019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflections","authors":"Carole M. Gilbert","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2194815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2194815","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45992030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brandy Klug, Brook Amen, Kellie K Brown, Collin Jones, Juan Sanchez Duarte
{"title":"The Best RX is Better UX: Redesigning, Migrating, and Usability Testing a Hospital Library Website","authors":"Brandy Klug, Brook Amen, Kellie K Brown, Collin Jones, Juan Sanchez Duarte","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2194801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2194801","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The John S. Marietta Library team provides onsite services as part of a collaborative agreement between the UNT Health Science Center and JPS Health Network. The team was tasked with migrating the hospital library website to a new content management system (CMS) in Summer 2021. The migration project provided an opportunity to reimagine the look and feel of the website and conduct usability testing to improve user experience (UX). Conducting thorough usability testing with a diverse group of clinicians and staff provided valuable insights regarding the search behavior and needs of this unique patron population.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46130138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustaining Library Marketing Activities with an Annual Schedule","authors":"Loren Hackett, T. Kline","doi":"10.1080/15323269.2023.2194806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2194806","url":null,"abstract":"This article provides an overview of the development of a marketing plan in an academic medical center, including its guiding principles, aims, and measures for success. Considerations for the creation of marketing plans at hospital libraries are offered, based on the experiences encountered by the library’s marketing team. Promoting library services and resources can be difficult in the hospital setting, where most staff time is dedicated to direct patient care and there is little time available for scholarly pursuits, training opportunities, and other non-clinical activities. In addition, frequent staff turnover or program cycles (resident programs, fellowships, etc.) can prevent the accumulation of institutional knowledge over time. Yet these realities are the very reason librarians must market their resources and services. As outreach has been found to be an effective marketing tool (1), the Cleveland Clinic Floyd D. Loop Alumni Library (Alumni Library) staff developed an annual schedule of marketing and outreach activities. This schedule allows us to stay connected with the clinical schedules and educational activities occurring throughout the hospital, while providing the ability to include action items and promote the identification of new marketing opportunities.","PeriodicalId":35389,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospital Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42172032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}