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24/7 Access
Title
24/7 Access: Crafted in 2010 and Built to Last.
Creator
Rosasco, Robyn, Epstein, Susan A.
Abstract/Description
Objectives Our library has provided 24/7 access for student study space since 2010. This service has functioned as anticipated with minor policy breaches in 2010 and 2013. The purpose of this study was to determine how well 24/7 access to our library is working, obtain student feedback on security procedures, and solicit ideas from all stakeholders for future improvements. Methods Stakeholders for 24/7 access to our academic health sciences library include both the service providers (library,...
Show moreObjectives Our library has provided 24/7 access for student study space since 2010. This service has functioned as anticipated with minor policy breaches in 2010 and 2013. The purpose of this study was to determine how well 24/7 access to our library is working, obtain student feedback on security procedures, and solicit ideas from all stakeholders for future improvements. Methods Stakeholders for 24/7 access to our academic health sciences library include both the service providers (library, student affairs, and security/legal personnel) and the service users (first- and second-year medical students and biomedical graduate students). To evaluate the effectiveness of the library's 24/7 access service, the authors conducted a series of free-response interviews with several service provider and user stakeholders to solicit the most detailed feedback possible. The authors also administered a brief survey to determine if students were satisfied with unstaffed access to library study space. The results of stakeholder feedback were used to evaluate the value of our extensive planning for 24/7 access to the library, our thorough and consistent implementation, and our responsiveness to the needs of our students. Results: Our library director invited (via email) 14 student/staff stakeholders to be interviewed by the primary investigator (PI) and co-PI. Three students and three staff members agreed to be interviewed; five interviews were conducted face-to-face and one was conducted by phone. In addition, our library director sent an email invitation to complete a 10-question survey to approximately 500 students; 114 surveys were completed. From the interviews and the survey, shared themes as well as several unique feedback items emerged. In general, the overwhelming response was that the 24/7 service meets the needs of students, providing a secure, consistent study area for students who do not choose to study in another College of Medicine study space, in another campus library, at home, or at another location. Specifically, 90% of the students were not concerned about safety/security issues in the library during unstaffed hours, 82% indicated that the library environment was conducive to studying during unstaffed hours, and 83% felt that the library's orientation on 24/7 policies and procedures has met their needs. Conclusions: Collecting formal feedback on our 24/7 service has validated the time spent in planning, implementation, and responding to student needs, and has also elicited several ideas for improving the 24/7 service. We plan to continue interviewing and surveying 24/7 stakeholders on a yearly basis to solicit current feedback and continually improve the service.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_posters-0003
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Connecting Faculty Researchers to Librarians via Departmental Associates
Title
Connecting Faculty Researchers to Librarians via Departmental Associates.
Creator
Epstein, Susan A., Rosasco, Robyn
Abstract/Description
Librarians have provided reference and research support for faculty to varying degrees for many years, and librarian support is needed more than ever today with the rapidly evolving nature of library resources and online information. Learning about faculty research needs and determining ways to support their research is an ongoing challenge facing librarians. This article describes a library program that uses academic department administrative personnel to connect with faculty researchers and...
Show moreLibrarians have provided reference and research support for faculty to varying degrees for many years, and librarian support is needed more than ever today with the rapidly evolving nature of library resources and online information. Learning about faculty research needs and determining ways to support their research is an ongoing challenge facing librarians. This article describes a library program that uses academic department administrative personnel to connect with faculty researchers and helps clarify the roles that librarians, faculty, and administrative personnel play in the research process.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_publications-0003, 10.1080/02763877.2014.978246
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Developing an Academic Medical Library Core Journal Collection in the (Almost) Post-Print Era
Title
Developing an Academic Medical Library Core Journal Collection in the (Almost) Post-Print Era: The Florida State University College of Medicine Medical Library Experience.
Creator
Shearer, Barbara, Nagy, Suzanne
Abstract/Description
The Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine Medical Library is the first academic medical library to be established since the Web's dramatic appearance during the 1990s. A large customer base for electronic medical information resources is both comfortable with and eager to migrate to the electronic format completely, and vendors are designing radical pricing models that make print journal cancellations economically advantageous. In this (almost) post-print environment, the new FSU...
Show moreThe Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine Medical Library is the first academic medical library to be established since the Web's dramatic appearance during the 1990s. A large customer base for electronic medical information resources is both comfortable with and eager to migrate to the electronic format completely, and vendors are designing radical pricing models that make print journal cancellations economically advantageous. In this (almost) post-print environment, the new FSU Medical Library is being created and will continue to evolve. By analyzing print journal subscription lists of eighteen academic medical libraries with similar missions to the community-based FSU College of Medicine and by entering these and selected quality indicators into a Microsoft Access database, a core list was created. This list serves as a selection guide, as a point for discussion with faculty and curriculum leaders when creating budgets, and for financial negotiations in a broader university environment. After journal titles specific to allied health sciences, veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, library science, and nursing were eliminated from the list, 4,225 unique journal titles emerged. Based on a ten-point scale including SERHOLD holdings and DOCLINE borrowing activity, a list of 449 core titles is identified. The core list has been saved in spreadsheet format for easy sorting by a number of parameters.
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Date Issued
2003
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_publications-0002
Format
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Development of a New Academic Digital Library
Title
Development of a New Academic Digital Library: A Study of Usage Data of a Core Medical Electronic Journal Collection.
Creator
Shearer, Barbara, Klatt, Carolyn, Nagy, Suzanne
Abstract/Description
OBJECTIVES: The current study evaluates the results of a previously reported method for creating a core medical electronic journal collection for a new medical school library, validates the core collection created specifically to meet the needs of the new school, and identifies strategies for making cost-effective e-journal selection decisions. METHODS: Usage data were extracted for four e-journal packages (Blackwell-Synergy, Cell Press, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and ScienceDirect)....
Show moreOBJECTIVES: The current study evaluates the results of a previously reported method for creating a core medical electronic journal collection for a new medical school library, validates the core collection created specifically to meet the needs of the new school, and identifies strategies for making cost-effective e-journal selection decisions. METHODS: Usage data were extracted for four e-journal packages (Blackwell-Synergy, Cell Press, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and ScienceDirect). Usage was correlated with weighted point values assigned to a core list of journal titles, and each package was evaluated for relevancy and cost-effectiveness to the Florida State University College of Medicine (FSU COM) population. RESULTS: The results indicated that the development of the core list was a valid method for creating a new twenty-first century, community-based medical school library. Thirty-seven journals are identified for addition to the FSU COM core list based on use by the COM, and areas of overlapping research interests between the university and the COM are identified based on use of specific journals by each population. CONCLUSIONS: The collection development approach that evolved at the FSU COM library was useful during the initial stages of identifying and evaluating journal selections and in assessing the relative value of a particular journal package for the FSU COM after the school was established.
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Date Issued
2009
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_publications-0001, 10.3163/1536-5050.97.2.005
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Increasing our Library's Value with DALRs
Title
Increasing our Library's Value with DALRs.
Creator
Epstein, Susan A.
Abstract/Description
Increasing our Library's Value with DALRs The Maguire Medical Library (MML) at the Florida State University has been developing a unique service for faculty and other researchers who need advanced, long-term assistance using a variety of library resources. Because such research projects typically involve formulating various search strategies, searching several library databases in-depth, and collecting, managing and sharing citations, the MML DALR program uses a team approach to meet...
Show moreIncreasing our Library's Value with DALRs The Maguire Medical Library (MML) at the Florida State University has been developing a unique service for faculty and other researchers who need advanced, long-term assistance using a variety of library resources. Because such research projects typically involve formulating various search strategies, searching several library databases in-depth, and collecting, managing and sharing citations, the MML DALR program uses a team approach to meet researchers' needs. With a team approach, the time and skills of librarians, researchers in the College of Medicine's academic departments, and associates for library research embedded within each department complement each other efficiently and effectively. The poster describes how the research team concept evolved, and features examples of the project documentation, such as the participation requirements for the departmental associates for library research (DALRs). Viewers of this poster will hopefully be able to determine if a team approach to library research might be useful in their own work environments.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_posters-0004
Format
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Libraries as Publishers
Title
Libraries as Publishers: Creating an Open Access Journal to Connect Patients and Providers.
Creator
Wood, Martin
Abstract/Description
Objective: The library wanted to take an active role in encouraging dialogue between healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes. Recognizing that patients need access to high quality research, and their providers need a greater understanding of the practical day to day experiences of living with diabetes, the library published a peer-reviewed, open access journal designed to appeal to both groups. Methods: In order to undertake the process of publishing an online journal, the...
Show moreObjective: The library wanted to take an active role in encouraging dialogue between healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes. Recognizing that patients need access to high quality research, and their providers need a greater understanding of the practical day to day experiences of living with diabetes, the library published a peer-reviewed, open access journal designed to appeal to both groups. Methods: In order to undertake the process of publishing an online journal, the library partnered with the College of Medicine’s Office of Instructional Design. Library staff developed the scope, managed the editing and review process, obtained an ISSN for the journal, assigned DOIs to articles, and developed policies and procedures. Instructional design staff assisted with the customization of open source publishing software, developed branding for the journal, and assisted with the final layout and copyediting of the journal articles. The articles published center around particular diabetes-related themes, as will future issues of the journal. Because the goal of the journal was to create meaningful exchange between healthcare providers and individuals living with diabetes, we included a mix of research articles written by academics and personal perspective pieces written by patients, families, and members of their support networks. Results: The journal created meaningful conversation between the research, clinical, and science sides of diabetes, and the practical day-to-day living with diabetes. Conclusions: Conversations that have previously existed in social networks and informal patient communities are beginning to find representation in academic literature and benefiting from interdisciplinary consideration and peer review.
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Date Issued
2016-05-17
Identifier
FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1464373802
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Libraries for New Medical Schools
Title
Libraries for New Medical Schools: The Creation of a Network for Identifying and Supporting the Needs of 21st Century Medical Schools.
Creator
Boilard, David, Dexter, Nadine, Doyle, Jacqueline, Rand, Debra, Shearer, Barbara
Abstract/Description
As new medical schools are developing, new academic libraries must also be created to support the schools' missions, faculty, students, and curricula. The formation of a network of these new and emerging academic health sciences libraries is described. In June 2012, the First Symposium on Creating New Academic Health Sciences Libraries was held in Orlando, Florida. Sponsored by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), this inaugural Symposium brought together...
Show moreAs new medical schools are developing, new academic libraries must also be created to support the schools' missions, faculty, students, and curricula. The formation of a network of these new and emerging academic health sciences libraries is described. In June 2012, the First Symposium on Creating New Academic Health Sciences Libraries was held in Orlando, Florida. Sponsored by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), this inaugural Symposium brought together representatives from 16 new schools to discuss planning needed for the LCME process for library services and resources, to discuss experiences and challenges, and to share visions of 'born digital' libraries. Because this is a priority initiative of the AAHSL, the Association will continue to support members of this group by providing information and additional networking opportunities.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_posters-0001
Format
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Vehicles of the Future
Title
Vehicles of the Future: Building Course Pages to Promote Use of Medical Library Resources.
Creator
Nagy, Suzanne, Wood, Martin
Abstract/Description
In 2005, Course Pages were created to resolve the underutilization of medical library resources in the core areas of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME). Course Pages may include e-books, e-journals, mobile resources, other online library resources, and reserve books. Six initial Course Pages were developed. After successful integration with the curriculum, a Course Page is now available for every required course in UGME at Florida State University. The 2005 Course Pages emphasized a...
Show moreIn 2005, Course Pages were created to resolve the underutilization of medical library resources in the core areas of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME). Course Pages may include e-books, e-journals, mobile resources, other online library resources, and reserve books. Six initial Course Pages were developed. After successful integration with the curriculum, a Course Page is now available for every required course in UGME at Florida State University. The 2005 Course Pages emphasized a variety of relevant course resources; the 2013 standardized design emphasizes usability and relies on faculty approval of all course resources. In 2010, Course Pages became accessible from any page on the medical library's website. Course Pages have enhanced the speed and accessibility to medical library resources for medical students and faculty from both on and off campus, and they have led to improved evaluation of usage, cost savings, more focused negotiations, and justified purchases.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
FSU_migr_medlib_posters-0002
Format
Citation