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{"title":"Filtering failure: the impact of automated indexing in Medline on retrieval of human studies for knowledge synthesis.","authors":"Nicole Askin, Tyler Ostapyk, Carla Epp","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2025.1972","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2025.1972","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Use of the search filter 'exp animals/not humans.sh' is a well-established method in evidence synthesis to exclude non-human studies. However, the shift to automated indexing of Medline records has raised concerns about the use of subject-heading-based search techniques. We sought to determine how often this string inappropriately excludes human studies among automated as compared to manually indexed records in Ovid Medline.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched Ovid Medline for studies published in 2021 and 2022 using the Cochrane Highly Sensitive Search Strategy for randomized trials. We identified all results excluded by the non-human-studies filter. Records were divided into sets based on indexing method: automated, curated, or manual. Each set was screened to identify human studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Human studies were incorrectly excluded in all three conditions, but automated indexing inappropriately excluded human studies at nearly double the rate as manual indexing. In looking specifically at human clinical randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the rate of inappropriate exclusion of automated-indexing records was seven times that of manually-indexed records.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Given our findings, searchers are advised to carefully review the effect of the 'exp animals/not humans.sh' search filter on their search results, pending improvements to the automated indexing process.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"113 1","pages":"58-64"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of large language model (LLM) to enhance content and structure of a school of dentistry LibGuide.","authors":"Emily P Jones","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2025.2084","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2025.2084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A librarian used a large language model (LLM) to revise a dentistry subject LibGuide. Prompts were used to identify methods for optimizing navigational structure for usability, highlight library-specific information students need additional help with, and write summaries of page content. Post-revision, LibGuide access increased, and students provided anecdotal feedback that they perceive the changes positively. LLMs may enhance LibGuide discoverability and usability without adding significant time and resource burdens for librarians.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"113 1","pages":"96-97"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835030/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Amy Blevins, Medical Library Association President, 2023-2024.","authors":"Elizabeth Kiscaden, Hannah J Craven, Gabriel R Rios, Ryan Harris, Joey Nicholson","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2025.2089","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2025.2089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amy Blevins served as the Medical Library Association president from 2023-2024. In this presidential biography, the authors outline a history of Blevins' recruitment to the career, career development, and impact on the association and the profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"113 1","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835041/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143459848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Algorithmic indexing in MEDLINE frequently overlooks important concepts and may compromise literature search results.","authors":"Alexandre Amar-Zifkin, Taline Ekmekjian, Virginie Paquet, Tara Landry","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2025.1936","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2025.1936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the appropriateness of indexing of algorithmically-indexed MEDLINE records.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assessed the conceptual appropriateness of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) used to index a sample of MEDLINE records from February and March 2023. Indexing was performed by the Medical Text Indexer-Auto (MTIA) algorithm. The primary outcome measure is the number of records for which the MTIA algorithm assigned subject headings that represented the main concepts of the publication.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-three percent of screened records had indexing that represented the main concepts discussed in the article; 47% had inadequacies in the indexing which could impact their retrieval. Three main issues with algorithmically-indexed records were identified: 1) inappropriate MeSH assigned due to acronyms, evocative language, exclusions of populations, or related records; 2) concepts represented by more general MeSH while a more precise MeSH is available; and 3) a significant concept not represented in the indexing at all. We also noted records with inappropriate combinations of headings and subheadings, even when the headings and subheadings on their own were appropriate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The indexing performed by the February-March 2023 calibration of the MTIA algorithm, as well as older calibrations, frequently applied irrelevant or imprecise terms to publications while neglecting to apply relevant terms. As a consequence, relevant publications may be omitted from search results and irrelevant ones may be retrieved. Evaluations and revisions of indexing algorithms should strive to ensure that relevant, accurate and precise MeSH terms are applied to MEDLINE records.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"113 1","pages":"39-48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835047/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143459902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early explorations of holistic review in graduate medical education.","authors":"Gena C Dunivan, Jonathan D Eldredge, Marlene P Ballejos, Melissa Gonzales, Valerie Romero-Leggott","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2025.2030","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2025.2030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Graduate Medical Education programs have implemented holistic review to improve the selection process for new residents. Holistic review will have a profound effect on Health Information Professionals (HIPs) with the arrival of medical residents with different backgrounds and needs. The unique experiences and skills of HIPs will position them well for the new realities in medical residency programs. This article traces the historic roots of holistic review.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors employed a scoping review to track the historical traces of holistic review in Graduate Medical Education over the formative period of 1999-2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Medical residency programs over a 20-year period piloted holistic review in the screening, interview, and multiple time periods in the selection process. These ventures reflected a diversity of approaches and creative adaptations from other disciplines such as personnel management, organizational psychology, and active learning forms of education.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Health information professionals and medical educators will better engage with the newer cohorts of residents when equipped with a history of holistic review.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"113 1","pages":"101-109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835048/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using expert knowledge and peer review to create a reproducible process for the NAHRS Nursing Essential Resources List (NNERL).","authors":"Rebecca Raszewski, Lorraine Porcello, Alissa V Fial, Carolyn C Dennison, Rachel Keiko Stark, Karen S Alcorn, Sarah Wade","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2025.1964","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2025.1964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Librarians have relied on resource lists for developing nursing collections, but these lists are usually in static or subscription-based formats. An example of this is the 26th edition of the Essential Nursing Resources last published in 2012. The Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services (NAHRS) Caucus Nursing Essential Resources List (NNERL) Task Force has been working on a new list since Fall 2020. The goal of the Task Force is to create a nursing resource list that represents current materials and formats, uses a selection process that is transparent and reproducible, and will be available to a broad audience.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>Working from the Essential Nursing Resources 26th edition, the NNERL Task Force updated the purpose statement then began reviewing the resources on the list. Two working groups were formed: 1) an evaluation rubric working group developed a tool to evaluate the resources and 2) a tagging work group developed guidelines for creating metadata and \"tags.\" Volunteers were recruited from the NAHRS Caucus to tag the resources. Lastly, the Task Force finalized the list of resources in the NNERL then cleaned and reconciled the data.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The final version of the NNERL will be published in Airtable, a cloud-based project management product, that will include metadata for every item on the list. The NNERL will be copyrighted to the NAHRS NNERL Task Force and made available through the Open Science Framework (OSF) under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons License.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"113 1","pages":"78-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11835036/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of school library in academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria","authors":"Bertha Bertha","doi":"10.61955/jtphay","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61955/jtphay","url":null,"abstract":"School libraries play major roles in the academic performance of students in and secondary schools.This paper gives a clear picture of what school library is all about.It purposes and objectives are as follows, to support teaching and learning within the school system, to encourage the reading habits of the learner etc.The study also enumerated the elements of the library which contribute to the impacts of learning thus, o qualified full-time librarian who is proactive and has managerial status, a library that supports physical and visual access to resources in the library, classrooms, at home, during school hours and beyond etc.The paper also discovered the reasons why most do not have libraries.Some of these reasons are lack of space for building school library, selling of textbooks in primary secondary schools etc.The paper finally recommended the following, space for library buildings provision of audio-visual materials, qualified stall, fending, interest of the management and teachers for school libraries ere, without which there will be no in the academic performance of students","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://boldscholar.com/images/Journal/Articles/ROLE OF SCHOOLLIBRARY IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147890745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electronic learning tools for Nigerian universities in the era of covid-19 pandemic","authors":"OGONU OGONU","doi":"10.61955/vpwuka","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61955/vpwuka","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examines the electronic learning tools for Nigerian universities in the era of covid-19 pandemic.The world is faced with the COVID-19 pandemic which has held the socioeconomic system at ransom and educational sector is not exempted.Educational sector is shifting towards e-learning in order to cushion the effect of this pandemic.However, the challenge of shifting from the traditional teaching method to the e-learning has some challenges.The challenges arise as a result of the varying degree of preparedness of the institutions, lack of infrastructures, and paucity of funds and policies issues in the Nigeria education sector.This paper further discusses the necessity of e-learning; identifies the benefits of e-learning in education.The paper recommends that government should make adequate budgetary allocation to institutions in order to invest into Information Communication and telecommunication.Internet facilities should be provided and make available to the users to enable e-learning preparedness on both the lecturers and learners.","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://boldscholar.com/images/Journal/Articles/Electronic learning tools.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147911350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A community engagement program to improve awareness for credible online health information.","authors":"Shamly Austin, Emily Hughes, Haiyan Qu","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2024.1899","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2024.1899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The volume of online health information available makes it difficult to navigate and check its validity and reliability. A community-based MedlinePlus training program was developed to improve participants' ability to access credible online health information.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>The program was a public-private partnership between a managed care organization and four local public libraries. A total of eight programs were held between October and November 2017. Each program had a 30-minute cooking demonstration followed by a 30-minute training on access to and navigation of the MedlinePlus website. Program participants were Medicaid beneficiaries, dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and community members from a Pennsylvania county (n=39). A pre-and post-training questionnaire was administered to assess participants' knowledge and practice, and their ability to access health information on the MedlinePlus website. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the data collected during the MedlinePlus trainings. Results from the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test indicated no statistically significant change in participants' ability to access information (Z= -1.41, p=0.16) after attending the program.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although the median pre- to post-program responses improved from 'incorrect' to 'correct,' the number of programs held, and low attendance might be the reason for non-significant results. Participants reported that the program was informative, the website was comprehensive and user-friendly, and they were impressed by the healthy and inexpensive meal preparation from discount store-bought food. Holding MedlinePlus training programs in conjunction with a cooking program and collaborating with local public libraries might be a promising format that needs additional research.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"112 4","pages":"341-349"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11486053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) 2018 and 2019: participant research confidence and program effectiveness.","authors":"Susan Lessick, Jodi L Philbrick, Lorie Kloda","doi":"10.5195/jmla.2024.1915","DOIUrl":"10.5195/jmla.2024.1915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The article reports on an assessment of the effectiveness of the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) for the years 2018 and 2019. The RTI is a year-long continuing education research methods training and support program for health sciences librarians. The study focuses on assessing RTI participants' research confidence after program completion and compares these results with their perceptions of workshop/program performance and learning outcomes. In addition, the authors discuss how the findings were applied to inform and improve the program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study used a 26-item questionnaire, RTI Research Confidence Questionnaire, to gather information on participants' self-reported research confidence before the workshop, immediately after the workshop, and one year after the workshop to determine statistically significant differences. Differences in research confidence were identified by using three nonparametric statistical tests. Additional workshop and program surveys were used to corroborate the research confidence findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Post-workshop and one-year-after-workshop research confidence ratings were significantly higher than pre-workshop levels for years 1 and 2. A comparison of median ratings between years 1 and 2 showed significant increases in research confidence for nine items in year 2. Participants' positive perceptions of workshop/program effectiveness and learning outcomes corroborated these findings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall assessment findings indicated that RTI training helped participants understand, use, and apply research skills to conduct research. Findings also revealed that participants' heightened research confidence persisted at least 12 months postintervention. The RTI Research Confidence Questionnaire proved effective for rigorously assessing and improving the RTI program. This study enhances the currently limited evidence on evidence-based approaches for assessing and improving research instruction for librarians.</p>","PeriodicalId":47690,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Medical Library Association","volume":"112 4","pages":"307-323"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11486066/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}