NAHRS sponsored programs, MLA 2008

This session focused on how libraries can use assessment to strengthen their roles within their institutions. If offers something for every type of librarian, whether in a hospital library, general academic library, or academic medical library. We are very fortunate to have had three outstanding speakers: assessment expert Peter Hernon, Jim Shedlock, of Northwestern University, and Michele Klein-Fedyshin of UPMC Shadyside Hospital.

Assessment: A Different Way of Seeing and Thinking

Peter Hernon exploree how libraries can participate in learning outcomes assessment in order to solidify the library's place in its organization. Hernon was named the Association of College and Research Libraries 2008 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, and is one of the foremost experts in assessment in libraries. He has authored several books on library assessment as well as outcomes assessment in higher education.

The Academic Library's Perspective on Assessment and Institutional Role

Jim Shedlock examined the use of benchmarking and other methods to assess library services and offered observations and ideas on using assessment to strengthen the library's position in support of institutional mission. Shedlock is the Director of the Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Quantum Physics and Hospital Library Assessment

Michele Klein-Fedyshin challengee librarians to rethink their roles at the most fundamental levels. She discussed specific mechanisms for hospital library assessment, how to demonstrate library support for the bottom line, and implications of evidence based practice and Magnet status. Klein-Fedyshin is the Manager of Library Services at UPMC Shadyside.

Sponsored by the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section, the Hospital Libraries Section, the Federal Libraries Section, and the Library Marketing SIG.

Health sciences librarians spend much time ensuring that their libraries meet accreditation requirements. This session examined how librarians and their professional organizations can shape accreditation standards as well as how they can support evidence-based practice. Four MLA members who have worked on the Magnet project teamed up to present three papers on a variety of topics that are highly relevant to any librarian working with nurses or in a hospital.

Reconnecting Librarians with Nursing Accreditation: Key Results (if you have trouble opening this file right click on the link , then choose "Save target as". When the dialogue box comes up, delete .zip from the filename and add  .pps  so that it reads Reconnecting Librarians with Nursing AccreditationFinal.pps. Then choose  "All files to save" where it says "Save as type".)

Peg Allen, Pam Sherwill-Navarro, and Melody Allison presented the results of a project to create evidence-based model standards addressing the role of librarians and libraries in nursing education and practice. This model will be shared with national accrediting organizations for nursing, with recommendations for placement within existing standards and model rules.

Building a Bridge Between MLA and the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program

Melody Allison and Margaret Bandy reported on the success of MLA's efforts to get the 2008 revision of the Magnet Accreditation Manual changed to reflect librarians' essential contributions to the Magnet approval process.

NAHRS and ANCC Magnet Accreditation: What's the Attraction?

Pam Sherwill-Navarro and Peg Allen discussed their survey designed to obtain information about knowledge based resources, library services, and the role of librarians in facilities approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Program.

Nurse Practice Court - A Play to Aid Nurses in Evidence Based Practice

Led by Sheila Hayes, a group from the North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries chapter presented a “courtroom drama” to illustrate two sides of a nursing practice issue. The play helps librarians understand some reasons nurses are reluctant or resistant to using hospital libraries and services and will engage librarians to respond.

Sponsored by the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section, the Hospital Libraries Section, and the Outreach SIG.

Clickers in the Classroom and Beyond: Using Personal Response Systems to Improve Student Learning
Janet G. Schnall, AHIP, Amy L. Harper, Leilani A. St. Anna, AHIP, and Joanne Rich, Information Management Librarians; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Connecting with Students: Using Case Studies to Teach Research Skills
Sharon C. Murphy, AHIP, Associate Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Launching a New Generation of Nursing Researchers into Nursing Informatics
Carolyn M. Brown, AHIP, Reference Librarian; Anna Getselman, AHIP, Associate Director; Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Librarians Supporting Health Sciences Programs in General Academic Libraries
Mary K. Taylor, AHIP, Medical and Distance Learning Librarian, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; David A. Nolfi, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian; Gumberg Library, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Toolkit for Effective Collaboration
Ulrike Dieterle, Distance/Outreach Coordinator, Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Web 2.0 Tools in Medical and Nursing School Curriculum
Trey Lemley, Information Services Librarian; Judy Burnham, AHIP, Director; Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Assessing the Impact of Information Literacy Instruction in a Beginning Nursing Professional Seminar Course Using Citation Analysis
Stephanie J. Schulte, Reference and Information Services Librarian, Walter E. Helmke Library; Rebecca Jensen, Assistant Professor, Director of Simulation and Research; Pam DeKoninck, Visiting Professor; Department of Nursing, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN

Chapter Website Uses Web 2.0 Approaches
Jeanette de Richemond, AHIP, Medical Information Specialist and PhD Candidate, TA Information Center and School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, ECRI Institute and Rutgers University, Plymouth Meeting, PA, and New Brunswick, NJ; Gary Kaplan, Information Services Librarian; Dan Kipnis, Education Services Librarian, Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Nina Long, AHIP, Director, Library/Curator; Wistar Library, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA

Using Pretests and Posttests to Assess Database Searching Instruction
Danielle M. Carlock, AHIP, Reference and Instruction Librarian and Health and Life Science Specialist, Library at the Polytechnic Campus; Jonna Anderson, Clinical Assistant Professor; College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ

Bridging the Dissemination Gap: Communicating Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section Research to the Nursing and Allied Health Professions
Margaret (Peg) Allen, AHIP, Library Consultant, Stratford, WI; Melody M. Allison, Assistant Biology Librarian, Biology Library, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; Frances A. Delwiche, Reference Librarian, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; Susan K. Jacobs, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University, New York, NY; Pamela Sherwill-Navarro, AHIP, College of Nursing Librarian, Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Mary K. Taylor, AHIP, Medical and Distance Learning Librarian; Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Ellen F. Hall, AHIP, Library Director, Kreitzberg Library, Norwich University.

Other NAHRS information and events at MLA 2008

NAHRS Annual Report

Executive Council Meeting Minutes

Business Meeting Minutes

Photos

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