Articles mentioned at the CHLA 2011 Conference

Brettle, A., Maden-Jenkins, M., Anderson, L., McNally, R., Pratchett, T., Tancock, J., Thornton, D. and Webb, A. (2011), Evaluating clinical librarian services: a systematic review. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 28: 3–22. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00925.x http://t.co/j5K4tPO

Jocelyn A. Rankin et al. The emerging informationist specialty: a systematic review of the literature JMLA 96 (3) July 2008 https://courses.ischool.utexas.edu/INF_180J/files/Harmon2.pdf

Giuse NB, Sathe N, Jerome R. Task Force on the Information Specialist in Context (ISIC) final report: envisioning the information specialist in context (ISIC): a multi-center study to articulate roles and training models. Chicago, IL: Medical Library Association; 2006 [cited 31 Oct 2007]. ,http://www.mlanet.org/members/pdf/isic_final_report_feb06.pdf

Delivering Clinical Evidence Where It's Needed | Building an Information System Worthy of the Profession
Frank Davidoff, MD; Jennifer Miglus, MLS

Can't remember any others...anyone else?

Dynamed Preview Training Available now

Did you know that the DynaMed interface is being upgraded to provide new features, enhanced navigation and streamlined searching capabilities? The changes to the new interface are based on user feedback and the release is scheduled for mid July 2011.

EBSCO is now offering weekly on-line training sessions which will outline the new enhancements. These 30-minute sessions will include an overview of the new features, instructions on accessing the preview site, search demonstrations, and an opportunity for questions & answers.

Click the link under the desired date/time below to register:

Tuesday, June 7th from 12:00 noon to 12:30pm, EDT

https://ebscotraining.webex.com/ebscotraining/k2/j.php?ED=143219392&UID=1203995067&HMAC=b77e966e0bb9df4b5fe7c4fc4b1396a4d9c611b3&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D&FM=1

Monday, June 13th from 11:00am to 11:30am, EDT

https://ebscotraining.webex.com/ebscotraining/k2/j.php?ED=142832002&UID=1203815127&HMAC=28f4dc05f0f8923805b4bd3739257b4a22293526&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D&FM=1

Friday, June 24th from 2:00pm to 2:30pm, EDT

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We welcome feedback from you about the new interface and as always, thank you for subscribing to DynaMed.

Analyzing the Impact of your Research

When: Wednesday, May 18 or Tuesday, June 7, 12:00 - 12:45 pm
Instructor: Lorraine Toews
Where: Health Sciences Library, Computer Classroom 1460

What are journal impact factors and why do they matter? And just who is citing your work? Attend this session, which will focus on Scopus and Web of Science to find out!

Health Knowledge Network - Training Opportunity, June 23

On June 23 the Health Knowledge Network, in conjunction with EBSCO and Ovid, will be hosting training sessions in Calgary for HKN subscribers. The training will include both introductory and advanced sessions. The introductory session will focus on navigation, basic search strategies and provide information on what the databases are best used for. The afternoon sessions will introduce advanced search strategies and exploration of advanced database tools.

If you are interested in participating in a full day training session, please RSVP to Inesia Adolph by email or phone by May 26.* Seats are limited and will be given on a first come, first serve basis.* Please see the schedule below for more information on the training agenda. More details will follow once the sessions have been filled.

*Training Schedule*
Thursday June 23, Calgary, Alberta*
9:00am – Ovid Introductory Training
10:15am – Coffee Break
10:30am – EBSCO Introductory Training
12:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm – Ovid Advanced Training
2:30pm – Coffee Break
2:45pm – EBSCO Advanced Training
4:00pm - Questions B

New Patient Information Portal: MyHealth.Alberta.ca

MyHealth.Alberta.ca Government of Alberta Personal Health Portal

New Consumer Health information portal developed for Albertans by AHS. Content from Healthwise.

Literature Searching

Health Sciences librarians typically play one of the following roles in supporting the production of systematic reviews:

As /consultants /they either advise others on, or themselves do the following:

• Recommend and rank research databases, research and clinical trial registries, and internet search engines for their likely yield of relevant studies and documents for the research question(s).
• Develop search terms and search strategies tailored to the research question(s)
• Conduct or provide advice to the person(s) conducting the scoping search(es)
• Revise the search terms and search strategies of the initial scoping search in light of both search results and feedback from the principle investigator(s) / research team
• Keep detailed records of search results and search strategies, so that these can be documented in final review report / article

As /co-authors/** (using the ICMJE definition below) of the review, they:

• Conduct or supervise others doing the literature search as noted in the steps above
• Participate in meetings of the research team to discuss the search strategies and the implications of choosing various search strategies (ie. in terms of the relative completeness of the records retrieved, and in terms of meeting current recognized standards and benchmarks for systematic review literature searches 1, 2, 3)
• Write up the Search Strategy portion of the Methods section of the review
• Review Figure 1 of the review report for completeness and accuracy
• Review the final draft of the article for clarity and readability (as a non-content-expert reader)

**International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): http://www.icmje.org/index.html#author

Spring Training Sessions Announced

Cool Tools for your Mobile Device
Wednesday, May 11 or Tuesday, June 21
Helen Lee Roberston

Learn about health sciences resources for mobile devices -- primarily point-of-care and other clinical tools, both licensed and free. Although we will use Iphones/ Ipads/Itouches as examples, the resources are also available for other devices, such as Blackberries.


Analyzing the Impact of your Research
Wednesday, May 18 or Tuesday, June 7
Lorraine Toews

What are journal impact factors and why do they matter? And just who is citing your work. Attend this session, which will focus on Scopus and Web of Sciences to find out!


Advanced Google
Wednesday, May 25 or Tuesday, June 14
Heather Ganshorn

There's much more to Google than just that little search box! This session will cover how to use special search commands to fine-tune your Google searches. We'll also take a look at Google Books and Google Scholar. Need to keep track of your favourite journals? We'll take a brief look at using Google Reader to monitor tables of contents and saved database searches.