Library Faculty Publications

Connecting Public Libraries with Community Emergency Responders

Michelle Malizia et al. — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:41:33 PDT

The ABCC Collection in the Texas Medical Center Library as a Nuclear Age Memory

Philip Montgomery — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:41:32 PDT

Archivist Philip Montgomery Speaks at International Symposium

Philip Montgomery — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:41:31 PDT

In Case of Emergency: Implementing Disaster Clauses in Publisher Contracts

Joanne Romano — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:27:23 PDT

Joanne Romano, Licensing and Serials Librarian for The Texas Medical Center Library, presented “In Case of Emergency--Implementing Disaster Clauses in Publisher Contracts” to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine/Southeastern/Atlantic Region’s Emergency Response and Preparedness Advisory Committee, (NN/LM-SE/A ERAC) on November 17, 2010, in St. Petersburg, FLA at the Marriott Vinoy Renaissance Resort. Included were slides of the devastation after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the Maule region of Chile, how The TMC Library assisted, lessons learned, and advice for how to include disaster clauses in publisher licenses. The NN/LM-SE/A ERAC group invited Ms. Romano to present at their bi-meeting after learning of her library’s key role from other NLM officers. As a result, Ms. Romano was then invited as a guest speaker on for NN/LM-SE/A region’s annual webinar, “Beyond the Sea”, which also included speakers from John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the publisher who worked with The TMC Library in providing emergency access to researchers at the University de Talca, Talca, Chile.

Using Unique Abilities to Capitalize on a Failed Clinical Informationist Project

Sheila Green — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:19:57 PDT

PowerPoint slides from a presentation given at SCC/MLA 2010.

NIH Public Access Policy Overview (Webinar)

Kate Krause et al. — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:15:23 PDT

A video and PowerPoint presentation from a webinar about the National Institute of Health's Public Access Policy.

Overview of the Policy
Who Has to Comply?
When do you Have to Comply?
How to Secure the Required Copyright
How to Submit your Article
How to Cite your Article
How to Cite with EndNote
More Information Sources
Questions and Answers

Evaluation and Model of a Clinical Librarian Program

Elizabeth King Eaton — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:39:05 PDT

Clinical medical librarianship is entering its second decade, but little evaluative data has accrued in the literature. Variations from the original programs and novel new approaches have insured the survival of the program so far. The clinical librarian (CL) forms a vital link between the library and the health care professional, operating as an important information transfer agent. However, to further insure the survival of these vital programs, hard evaluative evidence is needed. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston began a CL Program in 1978/79. An extensive three-year pre/post evaluation study was conducted using a specifically developed evaluation model, which, if adopted by others, will provide the needed comparative data. Both a pilot study, or formative evaluation, and a summative evaluation were conducted. The results of this evaluation confirmed many of the conclusions reported by other CL programs. Eight hypotheses were proposed at the beginning of this study. Data were collected and used to support acceptance or rejection of the null hypotheses, and conclusions were drawn according to the results. Implications relevant to the study conclusions and future trends in medical librarianship are also discussed in the closing chapter.

Bringing back the librarian, Part Three

Richard A. Lyders — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:20 PDT

Bringing back the librarian, Part two

Richard A. Lyders — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:19 PDT

Bringing back the librarian, Part one.

Richard A. Lyders — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:19 PDT

A health sciences library liaison project to support biotechnology research.

Gregory F. Pratt — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:19 PDT

Occupational therapy articles in serial publications: an analysis of sources.

Kathlyn L. Reed — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:18 PDT

This study was designed to locate and document serial literature on occupational therapy published since 1900. Emphasis is placed on finding articles on occupational therapy or by occupational therapists from sources other than those normally associated with the professional journals. Multiple sources were used including print indexes, online databases, occupational therapy bibliographies, and tables of contents or yearly indexes. Almost 7,000 articles were identified, not including those published in foreign journals. Occupational therapy publications have increased steadily since 1900, with the most rapid increase during the 1970s and 1980s when five new occupational therapy journals were initiated. Suggestions for formulating search strategies are included.

Friends of the library groups in health sciences libraries.

Maurice C. Leatherbury et al. — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:18 PDT

The Houston Academy of Medicine--Texas Medical Center (HAM--TMC) Library collected data on friends of the library groups from 103 health sciences libraries, using a mail questionnaire. Sixteen of the responding libraries had independent friends groups; seven had friends groups that were subordinate to a university group. The sixteen independent groups gave as their major purposes (1) to raise money for their associated library and (2) to develop support for their library. These groups contributed an average of $4,870 a year to their libraries, the money being used primarily to purchase rare books and working-collection books and to sponsor social events. The subordinate groups contributed relatively little money to the health sciences libraries responding to the survey.

Citation analysis of faculty publication: beyond Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index.

K. L. Reed — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:17 PDT

When evaluated for promotion or tenure, faculty members are increasingly judged more on the quality than on the quantity of their scholarly publications. As a result, they want help from librarians in locating all citations to their published works for documentation in their curriculum vitae. Citation analysis using Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index provides a logical starting point in measuring quality, but the limitations of these sources leave a void in coverage of citations to an author's work. This article discusses alternative and additional methods of locating citations to published works.

A decade of AIDS literature.

Gregory F. Pratt — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:17 PDT

From 1983 through mid-1991, more than 200,000 MEDLINE entries were AIDS-related. Close to 60% of the journals indexed in MEDLINE published at least one article on AIDS during the past ten years. As reflected by a subset of 29,077 MEDLINE records, the literature of AIDS has grown to encompass 29 languages and 65 countries. A bibliometric study of the medical literature helps to demonstrate the progression of AIDS as a world health problem and the concomitant expansion of the research effort underway to control it.

Presentation of the Morris F. Collen Award to Robert S. Ledley, DDS

Naomi C. Broering — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:09:16 PDT

Camp For All Connection: a community health information outreach project

Jeffrey T. Huber et al. — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:05:07 PDT

Purpose: The purpose of the Camp For All Connection project is to facilitate access to electronic health information resources at the Camp For All facility.

Setting/Participants/Resources: Camp For All is a barrier-free camp working in partnership with organizations to enrich the lives of children and adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families by providing camping and retreat experiences. The camp facility is located on 206 acres in Burton, Texas. The project partners are Texas Woman's University, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, and Camp For All.

Brief Description: The Camp For All Connection project placed Internet-connected workstations at the camp's health center in the main lodge and provided training in the use of electronic health information resources. A train-the-trainer approach was used to provide training to Camp For All staff.

Results/Outcome: Project workstations are being used by health care providers and camp staff for communication purposes and to make better informed health care decisions for Camp For All campers.

Evaluation Method: A post-training evaluation was administered at the end of the train-the-trainer session. In addition, a series of site visits and interviews was conducted with camp staff members involved in the project. The site visits and interviews allowed for ongoing dialog between project staff and project participants.

Improving Internet Reference Services to Distance Learners

Beatriz Varman — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:05:06 PDT

Consumer Health Information for Asians (CHIA): a collaborative project.

Deborah D. Halsted et al. — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:52:47 PDT

According to the 2000 United States Census, the Asian population in Houston, Texas, has increased more than 67% in the last ten years. To supplement an already active consumer health information program, the staff of the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library worked with community partners to bring health information to predominantly Asian neighborhoods. Brochures on health topics of concern to the Asian community were translated and placed in eight informational kiosks in Asian centers such as temples and an Asian grocery store. A press conference and a ribbon cutting ceremony were held to debut the kiosks and to introduce the Consumer Health Information for Asians (CHIA) program. Project goals for the future include digitizing the translated brochures, mounting them on the Houston HealthWays Website, and developing touch-screen kiosks. The CHIA group is investigating adding health resources in other Asian languages, as well as Spanish. Funding for this project has come from outside sources rather than from the regular library budget.