Alberto Pollesel, Giacomo Pollesel, Aine Petrulaityte
{"title":"<i>Osteoevidence</i>: A User-Centric Database for Advancing Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.","authors":"Alberto Pollesel, Giacomo Pollesel, Aine Petrulaityte","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2510448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2025.2510448","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteopathic practitioners and researchers face a scarcity of readily accessible scientific literature that bridges evidence-based research with clinical practice. Additionally, there is an absence of libraries specifically dedicated to osteopathic manipulative medicine. Created to fill this gap, <i>Osteoevidence</i> is an online bibliographic database dedicated to advancing osteopathic manipulative medicine by providing streamlined access to scientific literature. Designed in collaboration with osteopaths, this free and user-centric platform indexes 7,391 peer-reviewed reviews, guidelines, and clinical trials from leading research repositories. It integrates a search interface with customizable sorting and lateral filtering tailored for osteopathic contexts. Since its launch in 2022, <i>Osteoevidence</i> aims to support clinicians, students, and researchers worldwide. This paper examines its development, functionality, and its role in osteopathic research and practice, and support information services in clinical and academic settings, including those offered by specialized medical librarians.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286719","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}
Laura Lipke, Margaret A Hoogland, Jeremy Kupsco, Stephanie J Schulte
{"title":"An exploration of the impact of educational background on basic science and life sciences librarians.","authors":"Laura Lipke, Margaret A Hoogland, Jeremy Kupsco, Stephanie J Schulte","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2509084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2025.2509084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study sought to investigate the influence of a science educational background on librarian interactions with basic and life sciences programs. Through semi-structured interviews with 14 librarians, the study identified several key themes: understanding and enjoying science is beneficial; previous experience influences librarians' approaches; relationships are important; defining success is challenging; and collaborating with other campus units is unusual. Results suggest a science undergraduate or graduate degree and previous science-related work experience enhance librarians' comfort and communication with scientists and highlight a lack of professional continuing education related to researcher workflows.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144143912","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":"Really Simple Syndication (RSS) - Still Really Simple and Really Useful.","authors":"Esther Garcia, Lisa Zarrella","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2499854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2025.2499854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This column reintroduces Really Simple Syndication (RSS). RSS feeds offer a structured way to receive updates from journals, databases like PubMed and Ovid, and websites. Librarians and researchers can use it to keep track of field trends and facilitate discipline awareness. This overview covers how to retrieve RSS feeds, store them in Outlook and web-based readers, and best practices. Use cases for librarians and challenges are also included.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144112270","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":"Gender Trends in Medical and Health Sciences Libraries, 2013-2024.","authors":"David Petersen","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2489933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2025.2489933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This column explores gender trends over the past decade in medical and health sciences libraries through data reported from the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) and Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) salary surveys of their member institutions. Trends are related to gender composition and percentage of men in libraries are examined. Specifically, the column probes whether the gender composition in academic medical libraries has varied, whether the percentage of men in reporting libraries is increasing, and whether men are overrepresented in administrative positions. Findings and their implications for the medical and health sciences librarianship profession are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001842","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}
Kristi Sadowski, DeBran Tarver, Jennifer Burnette, Allissa Dillman, LaFrancis Gibson, Pamela Buzzard, Brianna Chatmon, Sarah M Joseph, Laura Bartlett
{"title":"A toolkit for academic libraries to create interdisciplinary interest in the <i>All of Us</i> Researcher Workbench across campus communities.","authors":"Kristi Sadowski, DeBran Tarver, Jennifer Burnette, Allissa Dillman, LaFrancis Gibson, Pamela Buzzard, Brianna Chatmon, Sarah M Joseph, Laura Bartlett","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2469915","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2469915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As part of the <i>All of Us</i> Data Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program, a toolkit was created to provide resources for academic librarians to increase library visibility and research capacity. The toolkit, created from program documents, is intended to simplify library worker's task of bringing the <i>All of Us</i> Research Program to academic institutions to enhance the academic library's research capacity for biomedical and public health data and is intended for wide use. The impact of the toolkit was seen during the 2024 Medical Library Association Annual Conference.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"105-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574290","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":"WHO Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy Portal.","authors":"Emily Vardell","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2471884","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2471884","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy Portal is the publicly available interface for the World Health Organization's up to date global health data in the areas of cervical cancer, family planning, infertility, sexual health, sexually transmitted infections, and violence against women. This overview details how users can visualize sexual and reproductive health and rights data on charts and maps and explore related resources including the Global Abortion Policies Database.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"134-142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524581","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}
Bryan E Hull, Carmin I Smoot, Adriene Pavek, Annabelle Huntsman, Shreya Sreekantaswamy, Julia Curtis
{"title":"Academic Health Sciences Library Develops Novel Online Teaching and Learning Resource for Dermatology.","authors":"Bryan E Hull, Carmin I Smoot, Adriene Pavek, Annabelle Huntsman, Shreya Sreekantaswamy, Julia Curtis","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2498117","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2498117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Primary care providers and medical students often receive limited dermatologic education, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment for patients with cutaneous conditions. Additionally, dermatology education has historically focused on light skin, neglecting skin of color, which exacerbates diagnostic delays and treatment disparities. The University of Utah's Eccles Health Sciences Library and Department of Dermatology, along with Oregon Health & Science University, developed Utah Dermatology Education Resources & Modules (UtahDERM) to address these educational gaps. UtahDERM features a custom-built slide-viewer platform with clinical dermatology images, diagnoses, clinical characteristics, and textbook references, along with a quick reference tool for core dermatology diagnoses.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"199-212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144044811","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":"Work-Life Balance, Marginalized Communities and Patient Care: Showcasing Library Resources with Monthly Book Lists.","authors":"Chloe Hough, T Brandon Hall","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2465610","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2465610","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As a small library at a newly opened regional campus, the team at the Tampa Bay Regional Campus Library sought to build community and an inclusive culture. This desire, along with the aims to increase patron engagement, highlight library offerings, and provide an outlet for stress relief and mindfulness, led to the development of a monthly book display with physical, virtual, and social media components. Over time, the book display developed from a personal project to a larger effort involving most members of the library team. This project helped increase engagement and raise the library's profile on campus.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"143-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143494126","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":"Effect of Citation Numbers and Team Members on the Possibility of and Time Needed to Complete Screening for Systematic and Scoping Reviews.","authors":"E Barrett-Catton, E P Jones, R B Carlson","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2471879","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2471879","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Covidence is a tool that facilitates systematic review screening. Librarians obtained Covidence review data from a large research institution to identify the effect that the total number of citations, team members, and librarian collaboration has on the possibility of completion and time needed for screening. The fewer the citations and the fewer the citations per collaborator, the more likely the team is to complete title and abstract and full text screening, and the faster they will finish the screening process. This relationship was stronger for the number of citations per collaborator than the number of citations alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"119-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543752","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}
Amaneh Dadashi, Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Mina Mahami-Oskouei
{"title":"Comparing the performance of librarians and medical specialists in retrieving clinical evidence: an observational study.","authors":"Amaneh Dadashi, Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Mina Mahami-Oskouei","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2471886","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2025.2471886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to precise and reliable scientific evidence is one of the fundamental principles of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) in clinical decision-making processes. Medical librarians, by employing advanced search and information retrieval techniques, play a pivotal role in accessing such evidence. This observational study compared the search and evidence retrieval behaviors of two groups: Medical librarians and medical specialists familiar with EBM and systematic reviews. The study population consisted of 40 participants (20 medical librarians and 20 medical specialists), whose performance in retrieving the best available evidence from credible sources was evaluated using two distinct clinical scenarios. A researcher-developed checklist was created in accordance with the Guidelines for Evaluating Evidence-Based Search Strategies and was utilized to assess the search performance of participants. The findings revealed that medical librarians employed structured search strategies and were more successful in retrieving accurate evidence. They consistently utilized structured search strategies, field-specific search tools, and narrowing techniques in all cases. In contrast, medical specialists spent less time on searches and exhibited a greater tendency to use natural language terms in their search queries. medical specialists did not systematically employ controlled vocabulary or place keywords in specific fields, such as titles, keywords, or abstracts. In conclusion, librarians' expertise in accessing the best available evidence underscores their crucial role in supporting medical specialists in obtaining and implementing evidence, thereby improving the quality and reliability of evidence-based practices in healthcare settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"169-186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144095107","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}