NLM @ MLA - 2013

[Editor's note: The speakers for the NLM Update were revised on April 12, 2013.]
[Editor's note: Recordings of the NLM Theater Presentations added on May 14, 2013.]

The Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA) will be held May 3-8, 2013 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. Attendees are invited to visit the NLM exhibit booth #226 (May 4-7) to meet NLM staff and see NLM Web products and services. The NLM Theater at the booth will feature demonstrations and tutorials on a wide variety of topics. Please see the NLM Theater schedule.

Mark Your MLA Calendars

Sunday, May 5 (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
DOCLINE Users Group Meeting
Location: Rm. 310, Hynes Convention Center

Monday, May 6 (7:00 am – 8:15 am)
Offline with NLM “Sunrise Seminar”
Location: Rm. 309, Hynes Convention Center
Join NLM as we highlight tips on using PubMed, TOXNET and other NLM resources, our plans for the NLM Digital Collections, and a behind-the-scenes view of improving our print collection facility.

Tuesday, May 7 (10:30 am – 11:30 am)
NLM Update
Location: Ballroom ABC, Hynes Convention Center

Speakers: [Editor's note: The speakers for the NLM Update were revised on April 12, 2013.]

Betsy Humphreys, Deputy Director

Joyce Backus, Library Operations

Dr. Stephen Greenberg, History of Medicine Division

Wednesday, May 8 (9:00 am – 10:00 am)
Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lecture
Location: Ballroom ABC, Hynes Convention Center
Speaker: Sheila Davis, Director of Global Nursing, Partners in Health (PIH)

Continuing Education Classes

While at the meeting in Boston, consider taking an MLA Continuing Education class taught by NIH, NLM or National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) staff:

Friday, May 3 (8:00 am – Noon)
Health and Disaster: Understanding International Context
CE101
Instructors: John C. Scott and Patricia Bittner, Disaster Risk Management, Center for Public Service Communications, Arlington, VA

Saturday, May 4 (8:00 am – 3:00 pm)
Health and Wellness @ the Library: The Essentials of Providing Consumer Health Services
CE304
Instructors: Kelli Ham, NN/LM, Pacific Southwest Region, UCLA Biomedical Library, Center for the Health Sciences, University of California-Los Angeles
Note: Web-based portion of the course will take place pre- and post-meeting. Participants will receive 12 MLA CE contact hours if they participate. The course meets requirements for the MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization, Level I.

Saturday, May 4 (8:00 am – Noon)
Making a Difference in Health Care: Patient Safety, a Global Issue with National and International Solutions
CE 100
Instructors: Holly Ann Burt, NN/LM, Greater Midwest Region, Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago; and Affra S. Al Shamsi, Medical Library, Ministry of Health-Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Saturday, May 4 (8:00 am – Noon)
Business Communications: Library Style
CE201
Instructors: Marty Magee, NN/LM, MidContinental Region, McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center; and Barb Jones, NN/LM, MidContinental Region, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, University of Missouri-Columbia
Note: This course will also be offered as an eLearning Web-based CE course.

Further course details are available at http://mlanet.org/am/am2013/ce/index.html.

Section-Sponsored Programming

NIH, NLM, and NN/LM staff will also be participating in the following MLA sessions:

Sunday, May 5 (4:30-6:00 PM)

Session: 14 – Evidence-Based Health Policy
Topic: 1 - Assessing our Value: This Is Our Story
Presenters: Diane Cooper, Alicia A. Livinski, Bradley Otterson, Nancy Lee Terry, Terrie Wheeler, Anne White-Olson, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health
Room: 305

Session: 30 – New Voices in an Interdependent World
Topic: 1 – The Library’s Role in E-Science Programs in Research Universities
Presenter: Mary Piorun, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Lamar Soutter Library, Medical School, University of Massachusetts
Room: 303

Session: This Just In: Lightning Talks on One Health
Topic: Health Information Service to Older Adults at the Bedside
Presenters: Michele Mason-Coles, NLM Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine; Lois Culler and Susan Heisey, Inova Fairfax Hospital Health Sciences Library, Falls Church, VA
Room: 312

Session: This Just In: Lightning Talks on One Health
Topic: Building a Web Portal of Data Sharing Repositories and Data Sharing Policies: A Contribution to the Data Sharing Initiative at the National Institutes of Health
Presenter: Kevin Read, NLM Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Room: 312

Monday, May 6 (10:30 am – 12:00 Noon)

Session: 7 – Health Literacy: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
Topic: 3 – Using Crowdsourcing and Participatory Design in the Development of Graphics to Enhance Health Education Materials for Underrepresented Populations
Presenters: Erica Lake, Hope Fox Eccles Health Library, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah; Jean P. Shipman, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah; Qing Zeng-Treitler, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah
Room: 308

Session: 36 – Integrating Our Expertise: Engaging Our Partners in Resources at the Bench or at the Point of Care
Topic: 4 - Reverse Information Specialists in Context? Bringing Users Back into the Library by Creating Research and Innovation Centers and Customized Support and Tools
Presenters: Abby L. Adamczyk, Joan Marcotte Gregory, Peter Stevens Jones, Shelli King, Jean P. Shipman, and Joan M. Stoddart, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Room: 313

Session: 13-1 –The Role of Librarians in Evidence-Based Medicine – Part One
Topic: 3 – Telling the Research Story: A Role for Librarians in Analyzing Research Impact Based on Evidence
Presenters: Cathy C. Sarli, Bernard Becker Medical Library, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis; and Terrie Wheeler, Division of Library Services, National Institutes of Health
Room: 312

Monday, May 6 (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm)

Session: 41 – Leading by Design, not Default: Focused Direction in Support of the User
Topic: 3 – Reconceptualizing a Liaison Library Program to Develop a Research and Innovation Unit: How and Why We Did It and What We Learned
Presenters: Tania Bardyn, Amy L. Harper, Diana K. Nelson Louden, Lisa Oberg, and Joanne Rich, Health Sciences Library, University of Washington
Room: 311

Session: 15 – Partnering with the Public: Collaborating with Public Libraries
Topic: 4 – Women’s and Family Health: Working with Public Libraries to Reach New Audiences
Presenter: Laura Bartlett, Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Room: 308

Session: 8 – The Provision of Health Information and Health Care Services to an Aging Population with Chronic Health Conditions
Topic: 2 – Information Everywhere in Support of Elder Care: Health Promotion Programs for the Aging Population
Presenter: Lydia N. Collins, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Session: 13-2 – The Role of Librarians in Evidence-Based Medicine – Part Two
Topic: 1 – Development of a Class for Researchers on Best Practices for Conducting and Reporting Systematic Reviews
Presenters: Susan M. Pilch, Mary Ryan, Pamela Sieving, Karen Smith, Nancy Lee Terry, and Anne White-Olson, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health

Tuesday, May 7 (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm)

Session: 11 – Education and Media: Creative Advice from the Media Experts
Topic: 4 – Flip that Class: New Media and Emerging Technologies for Creative Instruction
Presenter: Andrew Youngkin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland
Room: 303

Session: 25 – Healthcare Information For All – HIFA 2015
Topic: 3 – Crossing Boundaries to Provide Health Outreach to African Americans and African Immigrants
Presenters: Lydia N. Collins, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh; and Annamore Matambanadzo, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Room: 312

Session: 43 – Librarians at Work: Building a One Health Perspective
Topic: 4 – From Bench to Bedside: Building Interprofessional Innovations
Presenters: Joan Marcotte Gregory, Jeanne Marie LeBer, Jean P. Shipman, and Alice I. Weber, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Room: 313

Session: 17 – Structuring Our Services for the Future in Health Care
Topic: 1 – Informatics in the Hospital Library
Presenter: P. J. Grier, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland
Room: 310

Session: 16 – The Role of Alternative and Indigenous Medicine in Global health: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Topic: 1 – Complementary and Alternative Medicine: From Ancient to Modern Times
Presenter: Stephen Greenberg, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine
Room: 301

Tuesday, May 7 (6:00 pm – 7:30 pm)

Session: 27 – Top Technology Trends VI
Topic: 3 – Utilizing Semantic MEDLINE for Collaborations and Literature-Based Discovery
Presenters: Thomas Rindflesch, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health; and Susan L. Roy, NLM Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health
Room: 312

Session: 27 – Top Technology Trends VI
Topic: 6 – Third-Party Applications Aim to Provide Greater Access to Social Media Content/Improving Accessibility to Twitter with Easy Chirp
Presenter: Andrew Youngkin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland
Room: 312

Posters

NIH, NLM and NN/LM staff will be presenting the following posters at MLA:

Poster Session 1

Sunday, May 5 (1:30 pm – 2:30 pm)

Topic: 45. Beyond the Library Doors: Consumer Health Outreach in Community-Based Organizations
Author: Lydia N. Collins, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Objectives: Community-based organizations (CBOs) provide health outreach and health literacy training for community members. Many community agencies are not aware of the various resources that are freely available to them via the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and other trusted health information sources. This poster describes health literacy outreach efforts of local community agencies and their work with NLM.

Topic: 61. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) in an Urban Academic Medical System: Librarian Support of CPOE Implementation
Authors: Patricia J. Devine, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region; Sherry Dodson; Ann Whitney Gleason; Leilani A. St. Anna, University of Washington-Seattle; Susan Barnes, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Outreach Evaluation Resource Center; and Mahria Lebow, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region; University of Washington–Seattle
Objectives: Explore and understand the information-seeking behaviors and workflow of a wide range of clinical providers, through direct observation during librarian participation in on-the-floor computerized provider order entry (CPOE) implementation support. This effort will lead to a better understanding of barriers to health information resources at the point of care and explore opportunities for collaboration to improve health information delivery. CPOE is being implemented in two hospitals within an urban academic medical system during 2012; the on-site support team includes medical librarians.

Topic: 65. Contributing to History: Our Role in the Work of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
Authors: Alicia A. Livinski and Nancy Lee Terry, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: In late 2010, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues was charged by President Obama to investigate US Public Health Service (USPHS) sexually transmitted disease research conducted in Guatemala from 1946-1948 and conduct a review of current research studies involving human subjects. Commission staff requested library assistance to conduct searches of the scientific and gray literature on the role of human subjects in historical and contemporary settings.

Topic: 73. Creating and Managing a Systematic Review Service
Authors: Susan A. Fowler, Lauren H. Yaeger, and Betsy Kelly, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Objectives: Systematic reviews require the particular knowledge and skill set of information professionals, with most guidelines recommending that researchers include an information professional from the beginning. In recognition of the growing need for support of systematic reviews at our institution, we created a service based on the skills of our existing information professional team and available resources.

Topic: 76. Discovery within a Library: Creating Experiences that Welcome and Invite a Health Sciences Community
Authors: Joan Marcotte Gregory; Christy Jarvis; Jeanne Marie LeBer; Nancy T. Lombardo; Jean P. Shipman; and Joan M. Stoddart, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City
Objectives: Through a recent renovation of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, a perfect opportunity arose to develop an engaging experiential learning environment where users could rediscover the library as a place to gather, learn, innovate, interact, and collaborate.

Topic: 88. Disaster Health Information Outreach and Collaboration Projects
Authors: Elizabeth F. Norton, Cynthia B. Love, Stacey J. Arnesen, Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: Do collaborations between libraries and disaster organizations improve use of disaster medicine and public health information and result in closer working relationships among agencies?

Topic: 117. Frameworks for a Data Management Curriculum for Science, Health Sciences, and Engineering Students
Authors: Donna Kafel, Lamar Soutter Library, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; Mary Piorun, Lamar Soutter Library, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; Sia Najafi, Research Computing and Departmental Technology Support, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; Tracey Leger-Hornby, Library Services, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; Elaine Russo Martin, Lamar Soutter Library and National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
Objectives: This poster illustrates the "Frameworks for a Data Management" curriculum intended for undergraduate and graduate students studying science, health sciences, and engineering disciplines.

Topic: 225. Organization and Outreach: Building a Microsoft Access Database to Improve Circulation Service to Our Community
Authors: Tiffany Tawzer, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois–Chicago; Melissa Theroux, Hirsh Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Boston, MA; Amy R. Lapidow, Hirsh Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Boston, MA; and Gail Y. Hendler, Health Sciences Library, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
Objectives: A circulation department reorganization prompted a quality improvement project for our library desk assistant staff. The project aimed to organize and update our highly used reserve collection to improve access for students, faculty, and staff. We initiated outreach to faculty to partner with purchase decisions and update the collection. We promoted our outcomes on Facebook to the campus community.

Topic: 233. Arctic Health: Corralling Wide-Ranging Information on Arctic Climate Change
Authors: Sigrid Brudie, Alaska Medical Library, Consortium Library, University of Alaska–Anchorage; Laura Bartlett, Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; and Christy Garrett, Consortium Library, University of Alaska–Anchorage
Objectives: Declining sea ice, thawing permafrost, coastal erosion, extreme weather, carbon releases, habitat loss, ocean acidification, emerging pathogens--all are calamities linked to climate change in the Arctic, and all have impacts on the activities, diet, safety, and health of people in the far north. Collecting this information in one place is essential in capturing the symbiotic relationship of the Arctic.

Topic: 274. Distance Education: How a School of Public Health Informationist Program Responds
Authors: Donna D. Hesson; Ivy L. Garner; Peggy Gross; Lori Rosman; Claire Twose; and Julie M. Adamo, Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine; Welch Medical Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Objectives: In response to needs expressed by faculty, this project intends to investigate and assess how an embedded informationist program could increase its support to multiple and growing domestic and international distance-based education programs in a premiere school of public health.

Topic: 286. Supporting the Information Needs of Critical Access Hospitals
Authors: Kate Flewelling, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; and Jeffrey M. Garvey, Director, Hunter-Rice Health Sciences Library, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY
Objectives: Critical access hospitals (CAHs) are rural, community-based hospitals; have no more than thirty-five inpatient beds; and are located thirty-five miles from another hospital. This poster will provide an introduction to CAHs and their role in the provision of health care in rural areas of the United States, as well as describe an outreach project to four CAHs in northern New York.

Topic: 298. Project SHARE: Building Community Health Advocates
Authors: Anna Tatro, M. J. Tooey, and Alexa Mayo, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore
Objectives: The objective of the program is to create a unique and comprehensive program addressing problems and solutions surrounding health disparities and to engage the students as health advocates in their school and communities.

Topic: 306. A Member of the Team: One Librarian's Role in Developing a Consensus Statement
Author: Alicia A. Livinski, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: In 2008, the American College of Chest Physician's (ACCP) published a series of 5 articles on definitive care for the critically ill during a disaster. This series was amongst the first to address the complex and emotionally charged issue of providing care when not everyone can be cared for during a disaster. In 2011, work began to expand and update.

Poster Session 2

Monday, May 6 (1:30 pm – 2:30 pm)

Topic: 2. Comparing Experiences of Participants Taking In-Person versus Online Classes
Authors: John Bramble, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; Betsy Kelly, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region, Becker Medical Library, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; Marty Magee, McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center; and Sharon Dennis, National Library of Medicine Training Center, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City
Objectives: Are student experiences significantly more positive for classes that are taught in-person or taught online, or are there only negligible differences? Using the MLA class evaluation form, we will analyze the differences in responses from participants who have taken classes either in-person or online.

Topic: 58. Comparing Completion Rates: Blended versus Asynchronous Classes
Authors: Rebecca Brown and Sharon Dennis, National Library of Medicine Training Center, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City
Objectives: Determine if offering continuing education coursework in a blended class format has a greater completion rate than offering coursework in an asynchronous only class format. Will a greater number of enrollees complete the class when compared to an asynchronous only class? For the purposes of our study, blended is defined as: a combination of synchronous, online sessions along with an in-person component.

Topic: 86. Directory of National Network of Libraries of Medicine Resource Libraries Offering Virtual Reference Services to the Public
Authors: Nora Barnett, Librarian, Portland, OR; and Ryan Geoffrey Cohen, Reference and Web Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: The question propelling this project is: Where can members of the public go online to get help finding medical or health information from a trained medical librarian? Our objective is to investigate the provision of virtual reference services by National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) to members of the public.

Topic: 126. Going Inside to Get the Word Out: Improving Health Literacy with Inmates
Authors: Gail Kouame, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region, UW Health Sciences Library, University of Washington–Seattle; David Young, Community Resources Program, Extension and College of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; and Jackie Keery, Gallatin County Detention Center, Bozeman, MT
Objectives: This project's goal was to improve the health literacy, self-care management skills, and personal health care decision making of inmates during and after incarceration in a detention center. Increased awareness of resources for quality health information and services; improved ability to process, understand, and communicate basic health information; and better ability to understand and manage health issues and concerns.

Topic: 130. Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries for PubMed: Practice Informed by Research
Authors: E. Hatheway Simpson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Shrewsbury, MA; Lisa A. Sedlar and Lisa Lang, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: Healthy People (HP) 2020 is a set of objectives with ten-year targets to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts. Public health professionals may have limited time to identify relevant research articles on public health strategies. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) recognized the need to reduce the time and increase the precision of finding research to support evidence-based actions to achieve HP2020 objectives.

Topic: 144. Impact of Disaster Health Information Training on Librarians' Professional and Volunteer Activities
Authors: Cynthia B. Love, Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; Cynthia A. Olney, CO Evaluation Consulting LLC; Jessi Van Der Volgen, NLM 2nd-year Associate Fellow, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Objectives: Do training activities on disaster health information topics affect librarians' willingness to participate in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activities in their communities? Does training increase self-assessed confidence and skills in providing disaster health information? Do students change their involvement in disaster-related activities following training?

Topic: 247. Validating a Search Filter for Diagnosis Sensitivity and Specificity
Authors: Susan A. Fowler, Lauren Yaeger, Betsy Kelly, and Christopher Robert Carpenter, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Objectives: Systematic reviews require the particular knowledge and skill set of information professionals who structure complex search filters and organize the resulting literature. We propose to utilize our unique set of research skills by validating a search filter in a topic commonly requested by our clinical researchers.

Topic: 267. Regional Collaboration on Best Practices in Consumer Health Outreach
Authors: Terri Ottosen and Nancy Patterson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore
Objectives: This paper describes the creation of a secure regional collaborative space for sharing best practices in consumer health outreach.

Topic: 307. Tomato or Tomahto? Helping Medical Librarians Collaborate with Science Librarians to Improve the Value of Libraries
Author: Melissa J. Harvey, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Objectives: After twenty years in science libraries, returning to medical librarianship has proven to be an interesting change working in a Regional Medical Library. I intend to demonstrate how both of these fields are doing comparable work burgeoning into new arenas such as e-science, translational science, data librarianship, embedded librarianship, and so on.

Poster Session 3

Tuesday, May 7 (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)

Topic: 23. Use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to Identify and Eliminate Health Disparities: An International Look
Authors: Patricia J. Devine, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region; Jim Anderson, Physician Assistant, University of Washington–Seattle
Objectives: With the rapid development of health information technology has come the potential to use the electronic health record (EHR) to improve and standardize care of populations traditionally suffering health inequities. What do the data show? Is there evidence indicating that EHRs actually impact health disparities? Will the promises of disparities reduction through EHRs be realized? We will determine ways in which the electronic health record is being used to identify and address health disparities.

Topic: 27. Providing Information in an Interdependent Environment
Authors: Jeanne Marie LeBer; Abby L. Adamczyk; Peter Stevens Jones; Mary M. McFarland; and Jean P. Shipman, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City
Objectives: Integrating two new positions within an existing reference department at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library offered challenges and opportunities for reevaluating roles and assessing user needs. The two positions include a research librarian and a research concierge with the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. The head of reference is relatively new to her position but has decades of experience and expertise in providing service.

Topic: 47. Reaching out to a Regional Public Health Workforce
Author: Sheila L. Snow-Croft, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore
Objectives: Develop and assess a comprehensive outreach program for the public health workforce and librarians who support them with the goal of increasing understanding and usage of quality resources, health literacy, and evidence-based public health.

Topic: 91. Solutions to Social Media Overload: Bank Your Tweets!
Authors: Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Aquilent, Bethesda, MD; Jamie Peacock and Andrew Plumer, Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; and Mark Hemhauser, McKeldin Library, University of Maryland–College Park
Objectives: A division of a national organization with a broad scope of health information services decided to experiment using Twitter for community outreach. Their goals are twofold: to engage current users and to promote resources. However, due to staff time constraints, the team realized a need for solutions for recycling promotional tweets, allowing more time for outreach and networking.

Topic: 139. The Academic Medical Library as Online Publisher
Authors: Mary Piorun, Sally A. Gore, and Lisa A. Palmer, Lamar Soutter Library, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; Raquel Abad, Blaisdell Medical Library, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA; and Elaine Russo Martin, Lamar Soutter Library and National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
Objectives: To describe the use of the institutional repository system to facilitate the publishing activities of an academic medical library.

Topic: 167. Think Inside the Blocks: Bringing Health Information to Underprivileged People in Their Own Environment
Author: Nancy Patterson, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore
Objectives: As medical librarians, we are dedicated to reducing health disparities. Often, we focus on our library's programming and how to get underserved people into our libraries. This bilingual poster (English/Spanish) provides inspiration for creative outreach that takes place in the communities where underserved people live--in the places they frequent, using the communication modes that are already in place.

Topic: 175. Tracking National Library of Medicine Funding in Published Articles
Authors: Susan L. Roy, NLM Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine; and Valerie Florance, Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) awards a number of grants, including the RO1 research project grant, the premier grant awarded for biomedical research by the institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The objective of this study was to provide in-depth evaluation of the outcomes and impacts of RO1 grants funded by the NLM for biomedical informatics research.

Topic: 183. Tweet, Blog, Share, and Post: Improving Communications in an Era of Interdependent Social Media
Authors: David Midyette, Andrew Youngkin, and Sheila L. Snow-Croft, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore
Objectives: To evaluate the development and effect of a targeted communication policy using four social media formats (blog, Facebook, Twitter, webinar) and one more traditional format, the email discussion list. To improve communication with health sciences librarians, health care practitioners, and interested parties following the communications of a regional medical library.

Topic: 215. Visualizing an Inventory of Data-Related Resources in the Health Sciences
Authors: Joanne Rich, Amy L. Harper, Diana K. Nelson Louden, Leilani A. St. Anna, Sarah Safranek, Angela S. W. Lee, Ann Whitney Gleason, Lisa Oberg, and Tania Bardyn, Health Sciences Library; University of Washington–Seattle
Objectives: Data literacy is becoming an expected, if not native, competency in academic and medical librarianship. The transition to data literacy may be eased by having an understanding of the resource types in use and their application to the practice of librarianship. This poster aims to develop an inventory of data resources available in the health sciences.

Topic: 231. What Women Want: Reenvisioning a Resource through User Needs and Usability Testing
Author: Laura Bartlett, Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: To gain a greater understanding of audience needs in understanding and using women's health research and improvements to the usability of the resource. Research on women's health and sex differences is a new and specific field of study that is used by various audiences. In providing a portal, we have to meet several needs of different user audiences.

Topic: 296. A Proposal for Certification of Librarians as Partners in Systematic Reviews
Authors: Pamela C. Sieving, AHIP, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Kay Dickersin, Roberta W. Scherer, and Ann-Margret Ervin, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Objectives: To present the rationale for and development of a program to certify librarians as knowledgeable, skilled partners in preparation of systematic reviews (SRs). Identification of relevant studies to include in an SR is arguably the most important aspect of a high-quality SR and accordingly, a major responsibility to librarians. Certification of their expertise enhances credibility.

Topic: 304. Focusing Resources in Support of Our Users Using the Balanced Scorecard Approach
Authors: Terrie Wheeler and Keith W. Cogdill, Division of Library Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: In any resource-constrained environment, performance management systems that focus resources on an organization's strategic objectives are crucial to its future success. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library chose the balanced scorecard approach to performance management and has entered its second year of implementation.

Poster Session 4

Tuesday, May 7 (1:30 pm – 2:30 pm)

Topic: 16. A Solution in Sight: Collaboration to Improve Access to the World's Ophthalmic Information
Authors: Bette Anton, Fong Optometry and Health Sciences Library, University of California–Berkeley; Pamela C. Sieving, NIH Library, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; P. Kirubanithi, Library and Information Centre, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India; Suzanne S. Gilbert, Center for Innovation in Eye Care, Seva Foundation, Berkeley, CA; and Katie Judson, Seva Foundation, Berkeley, CA
Objectives: A Solution in Sight is a three-year project funded by the Elsevier Foundation. The partners are vision librarians in India, Nepal, Tanzania, Guatemala, Egypt, and the United States, and staff of the Seva Foundation. We work collaboratively to support Centers for Community Ophthalmology to reach VISION2020 goals. Our poster describes progress at the half-way point in the grant.

Topic: 36. Analysis of Consumer Health Questions for Development of Question-Answering Technology
Authors: Jessi Van Der Volgen, NLM Associate Fellow, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; Bethany R. Harris, Health Sciences, UCI Libraries, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; and Dina Demner-Fushman, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: To develop a computer system to answer consumer health questions by applying modern techniques in natural language processing and information retrieval. As a first-line reference system, the application will partially automate responses to users by searching and retrieving relevant documents from reliable, freely available consumer health information resources that are regularly reviewed and updated by library staff. The purpose of this project was to analyze the types of questions consumers submit to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), determine if the answers to the questions could be found in NLM resources, and create a taxonomy and annotation guidelines for consumer health questions for a machine-learning task.

Topic: 84. Diagnostic Error and Patient Safety: Librarian Decision-Making as Part of the Solution
Authors: Elaine Alligood, Knowledge, Information, and Library Services, VA Boston Health Care System, Boston, MA; Barbara Jones, Missouri Library Advocacy Liaison, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, University of Missouri–Columbia; Linda C. Williams, Director, Patient Safety Fellowship Site, VA National Center for Patient Safety, Ann Arbor, MI; Lorri Zipperer, Cybrarian, Zipperer Project Management, Albuquerque, NM
Objectives: Examination of diagnostic error (DxEr) and patient safety (PS) requires decision analysis to assess flaws and identify decision process improvement points. Yet, few studies in medical library literature discuss the librarian's own decision-making processes, information failures, or role in DxEr and PS.

Topic: 96. E-Learning Tools: Developing from the User's Perspective
Authors: Laura Bartlett, Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Nicole Dancy, Gale A. Dutcher, Shannon Jordan, Janice E. Kelly, Elizabeth F. Norton, Jamie Peacock, Andrew Plumer, Stephanie Publicker, Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Objectives: Being a large national organization that also offers resources to internal audiences, we have focused our e-learning tools to be resources centric and not cater to the diverse user populations who access our resources. To better serve our user audiences, we embarked on a division-wide exploration of training, user needs, technology, and how to best serve our diverse audiences.

Topic: 200. No Subscription? No Problem! A Trial Implementation of Copyright Clearance Center's Get It Now Service
Authors: Christy Jarvis, Jean P. Shipman, Joan Marcotte Gregory, Amy Birks, and Camille Salmond, University of Utah–Salt Lake City
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using Copyright Clearance Center's Get It Now (GIN) service to provide prompt fulfillment of full-text articles from selected unsubscribed journals.

Topic: 257. Partnering with State Libraries: Supporting Public Library Health Information Programs and Training
Authors: Barbara Jones, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, University of Missouri–Columbia; Jim Honour, Coe Library, University of Wyoming–Laramie; John Bramble, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; Dana Abbey, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO; Rachel Vukas, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region, A. R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; Marty Magee, McGoogan Library of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center; and Betsy Kelly, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region, Becker Medical Library, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Objectives: Coordinators collaborated with the state libraries in a six-state region to assess the needs of public librarians supporting access to health information. Analysis of the assessment will guide subsequent programming and training for public librarians.

Topic: 309. Collaborating with Campus Information Technology to Test Discovery in Two E-Textbook Readers among Health Sciences Students and Faculty
Authors: Ann Whitney Gleason; Tania Bardyn; Joanne Rich; Leilani A. St. Anna; David Tolmie; Mary McDonald; Peter Wallis; Cara Giacomini; and Michael Campion, Academic and Learning Technology, Academic Affairs; University of Washington–Seattle
Objectives: In the current environment of electronically available academic content, e-books are no longer simply being read linearly but being used for information discovery. Students are also looking for tools to help in this information discovery process and to improve their e-book reading experiences. This poster describes the University of Washington (UW) Health Sciences Library's (HSL's) proactive collaboration with the UW Information Technology (IT) Department to inform the campus-wide adoption of an e-text platform from a usability and information discovery perspective.

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