National Network of Libraries of Medicine: New England Region

NAHSL UpdateOctober 29, 2013Elaine Martin, DA

University of Massachusetts Medical School: Lamar Soutter Library

NATIONAL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE

NEW ENGLAND REGION

NEW ENGLAND REGION Consultants and Subcontractors

Recent Key Events• Moved in February 2013• Hired Meredith Solomon April 2013• Mid-contract site visit delayed

• December 11, 2013• Hospital Library Advisory Group call in Sept 2013• Resource Library Directors meet in Sept 2013• Regional Advisory Committee meet in Oct 2013

Traditional RML Programs NER Initiatives

Network Programs Communities of Interest

Resource Sharing Focused Outreach

Training Outreach to Public Health: PHIA

Outreach HP eScience

CH Outreach Knowledge Management

Exhibits Funded projects

Technology Improvement

Programs

Network Numbers

Membership No.Full 196Affiliate 336Docline 190EFTS 169LinkOut 132

Network Advisory Structure• Resource Library Directors Group• Hospital Library Advisory Group• Regional Advisory Committee

FUNDING

Funding Process

• Funding structure• Cannot carry funds over from year to year• Projects must be compact (May – April)

• Solicitations will be issued in November• Due in December/January• Reviewed January – March• Awarded in May

Types of Awards and Competitive Subcontracts

• Outreach• Technology• Express Award• Knowledge Management• Focused Outreach• Focused Outreach Continuation• Outreach Subcontracts• Digitization • Sponsorship

Funding Recipients • North Country EMS: 21st EMS Conference Support and Training (Project)

Organization: Littleton Regional Healthcare, Gale Medical LibraryLocation: Littleton, NH Type of Award: Express Outreach

• Purchasing Computers for Hands-on ARCH Training at the JFK Family Services CenterOrganization: Massachusetts General Hospital, Treadwell LibraryLocation: Boston, MAType of Award: Express Outreach

• Improving the Health Information Literacy Skills of Older Adults and Caregivers, Health Professions Students, and Public LibrariansOrganization: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesLocation: Worcester, MAType of Award: Sub-contract

• Knowledge Management Panel DiscussionOrganization: North Atlantic Health Science LibrariesLocation: Falmouth, MAType of Award: Sponsorship

• MassAHEC HOSA State Leadership ConferenceOrganization: MassAHEC HOSALocation: Worcester, MAType of Award: Sponsorship

Digitization Awards• Digitization of Hirsh Health Sciences Archival Collections

Organization: Tufts University, Hirsh Health Sciences LibraryLocation: Boston, MA

Digitization of Maine Medical Center Archival PhotosOrganization: Maine Medical Center, Archives

• Location: Portland, ME

• Digitization of University of Vermont College of Medicine Yearbooks and CatalogsOrganization: University of Vermont, Dana Medical LibraryLocation: Burlington, VT

• Description of Materials in the New England Pharmacy Prescription Images Database, 1876-1915Organization: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences LibrariesLocation: Boston, MA

• Digitization of the William Van Duyn Tobacco Advertisement CollectionOrganization: Yale University Library, Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical LibraryLocation: New Haven, CT

TRAINING AND OUTREACH

Training

• By invitation• Community of Interest webinar and planned events• Focused Outreach

• Targeted• MLA CE classes• National Training Center• Outreach Evaluation Resource Center

Training MapMay 2010- Aug 2013

Communities of Interest• Healthy Communities (115 members)

• Develop formal and informal approaches working with community based organizations and facilitating partnerships.

• Health Literacy (158 members)• Focus on communication of information and the critical literacy skills needed

for personal and community empowerment.• Healthcare Workforce (85 members)

• Identify trends related to the ongoing development of students and professionals in the healthcare setting.

• HealthIT (105 members)• Identify technology trends that affect information systems within a

healthcare setting and efforts to incorporate mandated implementation of EHRs.

• Knowledge Management (In development)• Organize and leverage corporate knowledge and external best-practices to

forward innovation and change within an organization.

FOCUSED OUTREACH

Focused Outreach: Characteristics

• Focused Health Information Outreach targets specific geographic areas in New England facing high rates of health disparities, socioeconomic challenges, and health care shortages.

• NER reaches out to libraries, public health agencies, schools, and other stakeholders in the provision of health information to connect them with health information from National Library of Medicine.

• Defined process.

Formal Process

1

• Needs Assessment• Identify Specific Geographic Areas• Key Informant Interviews

2• Implementation• Site visits, Classes, Exhibits, Funding

3

• Evaluation• Use Pre/Post and Follow-up Assessment• Process Assessments with Project Partners

Dates & LocationsDate Locations Focus Population

2010-2011 Providence, RIWestern Maine

ImmigrantsSeniors

2011-2012 Holyoke, MADowneast Maine

TeensImpoverished/Tribal Health

2012-2013 Hartford, CTNo. Central Worcester,

MA

Health Care ProfessionalHigh School Dropouts

2013-2014 Vermont Library Professionals & Consumers

e-Science Past Activities

Sponsored three continuing education events past year: e-Science symposium, Professional Development Day, Science Boot Camp for Librarians

Launched the Journal of eScience Librarianship in February 2012. As of Oct 2013, the journal now holds 39 records which have been downloaded total of 24,796 times

Expanding: Frameworks of a Data Management Curriculum project

e-Science Portal for NE Librarians 2st anniversary April 2013

Current Activities Teaching Scientific Research Data Management

course at Simmons GSLIS Nov. 8th professional development day:

“Teaching Research Data Management with the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum”

Planning 2014 e-Science symposium and Science Boot Camp

LeaderElaine Martin, DA

University of Massachusetts Medical School

FacilitatorsDonna KafelAndrew Creamer

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Public Health Information Access

• Providing Digital Libraries with access to electronic resources for State Public Health Departments

Current: All New England States, CO, KY, AR, WI, MD, AK, HI

and INCollaboration with Members in each state for

support;STATRef, Oxford, UChicago Press, CABI, NEJM,

SpringerEndNote: information management component

• Project Expansion: NCHSR funding to expand project, 3 states/year for next 3 years

COI Learning/Discussion and NLM Resources

October 31 Best Practices for Teaching RDM and Consulting on DMP

November 1 Affordable Care Act: Resources for Librarians

November 13 PubMed Basics

December 19 PubMed Update (NLM presenting)

January 12 Hospital Library Chat (Promoting your Library)

February 11 Creative Health Literacy Projects

March 4 Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics

In Person Learning Programs and Meetings

November 8 Professional Development Day (Teaching RDM )

November 22 NER: Extreme Weather Disaster Summit

November 22 Improving Library Disaster Readiness Workshop

November 22 Going to Extremes: Health Information Resources for Severe Weather Conditions

April 9 E-Science Symposium

Future Dates

National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region

Thanks!