{"title":"Challenges of the Presence and Absence of Clinical Librarians in the Use of Evidence-Based Medicine in Clinical Departments.","authors":"Farzaneh Habibi, Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei, Masoud Mohammadpour, Seyed Javad Ghazi Mirsaeid, Parvaneh Modiramani","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2193123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2193123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to the rapid growth of information technology and medical information resources, medical personnel need to search and retrieve valid and updated information. However, with limited time to access these resources, there is a need for clinical librarians to connect medical staff to evidence-based medicine (EBM). The present study was conducted to identify the challenges in the absence and the benefits of the presence of clinical librarians in the application of EBM in clinical departments. Ten clinical physicians working at Children's Medical Center Hospital in Tehran, Iran were interviewed for this qualitative study. Most of the hospital-based physicians did not make any systematic use of EBM and seven were not familiar with the term \"clinical librarian.\" In their opinion, the clinical librarians' activities included training the clinical and research teams, providing them with the required information, and providing an EBM-oriented approach to morning report and educational rounds. Therefore, the services delivered by clinical librarians in various hospital departments might positively influence the hospital-based physicians' information-seeking behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"108-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9374594","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":"Implementing a Personal Librarian Program to Rebuild Connections With Medical Students.","authors":"Terry A Henner","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2194146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2194146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health sciences librarians may be experiencing a fundamental sense of disconnection from medical students as the reliance on online resources and post-pandemic acceptance of remote learning chip away at use of the physical library. In response, librarians have investigated a variety of virtual approaches to counter the loss of face-to-face contact with patrons. Numerous reports in the literature explore ways to build virtual relationships with patrons. This case study discusses a project by the Savitt Medical Library of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine to implement a Personal Librarian Program that promoted communication between librarians and learners.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"140-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9374588","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}
Nancy Schaefer, Jane Morgan-Daniel, Linda R Struckmeyer, Christine T Myers, L King, Mary Jeghers, S Medhizadah, J Beneciuk
{"title":"Librarian and Researcher Assessments of Search Result Relevance: How Well Do They Align?","authors":"Nancy Schaefer, Jane Morgan-Daniel, Linda R Struckmeyer, Christine T Myers, L King, Mary Jeghers, S Medhizadah, J Beneciuk","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2193122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2193122","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conducting comprehensive but efficient literature searches for complex evidence syntheses involves selecting databases that will retrieve the greatest number of relevant results on the question. Lack of a comprehensive single database on allied health educational topics challenges those seeking such literature. In this study, six participants contributed research questions on instructional methods and materials for allied health patients, caregivers, and future health professionals. Two health sciences librarians created search strategies for these questions and searched eleven databases. Both the librarians and the six participants evaluated the search results using a rubric based on PICO to assess extent of alignment between the librarians' and requestors' relevance judgments. Intervention, Outcome, and Assessment Method constituted the most frequent bases for assessments of relevance by both librarians and participants. The librarians were more restrictive in all of their assessments except in a preliminary search yielding twelve citations without abstracts. The study's results could be used to identify effective techniques for reference interviewing, selecting databases, and weeding search results.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"91-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9374589","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":"Assessment of Library Services at Top-Performing Pediatric Hospitals in the Southeast United States.","authors":"Christine Willis, Kate Daniels","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2194143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2194143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors compare and contrast the structure and function of librarians and library services using a convenience sample online survey of pediatric hospitals in the Southeast based on the rankings from the Regional U.S. <i>News & World Report</i> Best Children's Hospitals and Magnet status. This approach is intended to determine how librarians and library services at hospitals that are recognized by the above programs differ from those that are not recognized.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"163-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9374590","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":"Listening to Learners to Prepare for the Future: A Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Benchmarking Survey.","authors":"Lisa A Marks, Tara J Brigham, Cynthia J Chelf","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2194148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2194148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2022, a benchmarking survey was completed to gage learner satisfaction with library services, spaces, and resources across 10 Mayo Clinic Libraries. The discussion for this project began around a previously published survey of what medical students wanted from their library. Librarians were asked if Mayo Clinic Libraries could do a similar survey, as a full survey of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science had not been done. Overall, the findings were positive and provide a baseline for future surveys.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"202-210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9374591","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}
Charlotte M Beyer, Matthew Bridgeman, Robert A Vietrogoski, Pamela Hargwood, Yingting Zhang
{"title":"Trends In... Librarians and Faculty Status.","authors":"Charlotte M Beyer, Matthew Bridgeman, Robert A Vietrogoski, Pamela Hargwood, Yingting Zhang","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2193125","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2193125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Within academic libraries there are a variety of models for faculty status or classification applicable to librarians within their institutions. Some librarian positions are tenure track, some are non-tenure track, and some are classified as non-faculty administrative staff roles. This column will outline things to consider when a librarian classified as staff, professional or non-faculty is approached to take on a faculty role in an academic department outside of the library or is presented with the opportunity to pursue faculty status as a librarian. Having these statuses has benefits as well as challenges which should be considered before taking on such a role.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"181-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9369378","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":"ChatGPT, an Opportunity to Understand More About Language Models.","authors":"Borui Zhang","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2194149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2194149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ChatGPT, a leading large language model, has achieved some success beyond previous language models and caught the world's attention since its release in late 2022. Businesses and healthcare professional fields have raised strong interests in investing in large language models to assist various kinds of information searching in their domain of expertise. Under the influence of ChatGPT, searched information may be received in a new personalized chat format, in contrast to the traditional search engines with pages of results for users to evaluate and open. Large language models and generative AI present new opportunities for librarians to understand more about language models' development as well as the future directions of the language models that are developed behind the user interfaces. Being aware of how language models impact the communication of information will enrich librarians' abilities to examine the quality of AI outputs and awareness of users' rights and data curation policies, to better assist patrons' research activities that involve using language models in the foreseeable future.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"194-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9369380","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":"Remote and Hybrid Work Options for Health Science Librarians: A Survey of Job Postings Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"David Petersen","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2194144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2194144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compares health science librarian job postings in the MEDLIB-L listserv from 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 to assess whether there was an increase in remote or hybrid schedule arrangements listed in job advertisements after the pandemic's onset. Results indicated a notable increase in advertising remote/hybrid work arrangements rising from 1.2% of listings in 2018-2019 to 16% of listings in 2021-2022. Data from a 2022 survey of library directors, however, indicated that approximately 70% of respondents expressed confidence in the continuance of remote/hybrid work. Additionally, from a very limited sample size, salaries for remote/hybrid positions did not appear to be less than in-person postings. While current employees at many institutions may benefit from flexible scheduling, this study examines whether job postings, which are often the primary information available to applicants, included information about remote and hybrid work options.</p>","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 2","pages":"153-162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9374593","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":"Virtual Services in the Health Sciences Library: A Handbook","authors":"David Petersen","doi":"10.1080/02763869.2023.2160138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2023.2160138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39720,"journal":{"name":"Medical Reference Services Quarterly","volume":"42 1","pages":"69 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41748420","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}