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Utah Consumer Health Information Infrastructure (Utahealthnet)

2011-07-21T15:36:11Z

Siobhan2:

==Project Goal==

Create a model for development of a statewide consumer health information infrastructure facilitating collaboration and communication in order to provide access to customized resources, services and programs for health information consumers and health professionals supporting their patients throughout the State of Utah

==Objectives==

I. Foster collaboration among Utah’s health information providers: The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library will partner with the Utah Department of Health, Telemedicine Outreach Program and the Utah State Library Division, to be joined by other health information partners

II. Utilize advanced data networking and telecommunications technologies to provide access to health information for consumers and health care providers throughout the state

III. Develop educational resources and services, training and promotion to facilitate access to high quality, understandable and useful consumer health information statewide

IV. Build an ongoing assessment/evaluation component supporting continuing program development and refinement

==Context in which it has been successful==

The objectives of the Utah Consumer Health Information Infrastructure (Utahealthnet) project were accomplished. Because it was not a research project, there are no studies or results to report. The project web site is: [http://utahealthnet.org/]

==Evidence of Success and Level of outcome it helped to achieve==
1. Utahealthnet promotional materials received an Honorable Mention at the Medical Library Association (MLA) meeting in San Antonio

2. Resulted in several papers and presentations at professional meetings
a. Patrick, S. “Somewhere Between the Monster Truck Pull & Desperate Housewives: Successful Marketing Connects Web Media to Health Information Consumers”. MLA annual conference, Chicago, May 18, 2008.
b. Patrick, S., Workman, L., “Unique Collaboration! Utahealthnet, goLocalUtah & the Center of Excellence in Women’s Health/VIII=Women’s Health Resources Directory, MLA annual conference, Philadelphia, May 21, 2007
c. Patrick, S, Workman, L. “Information Delivery for Utah Citizens: The Utahealthnet & goLocalUtah Experience”. Utah Library Association Annual conference, Provo, Utah, May 17, 2007.
d. Patrick, S, Workman, L. “Information Delivery for Utah Citizens: The Utahealthnet & goLocalUtah Experience”. Library and Information (LIFT) Technology Forum, Eccles Library, September 13, 2006.
e. Patrick, S, Bramble, JC, Craigle, V “Innovative Access to Consumer Health Information: Partnerships Lead the Way. MLA annual conference, Phoenix, May, 22, 2006.
f. Lombardo, N, Patrick, S, Digre, K, “Changing Roles: Eccles Health Sciences Library Takes Prominent Role in Health Sciences Center’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. MLA annual conference, Phoenix, May 21, 2006.
g. Gregory JM, Bramble J, Patrick S, Reid A, Craigle V, Salmond C, Birks A, Utah Health Info Direct (UHID) Pilot Project: Customizing ILLiad to Meet the Needs of Specialized Clientele. ILLiad International Conference, OCLC, Dublin, OH, March 16, 2006.
h. Community Health Information Partnership Symposium (CHIPS) panel member, Mid-Continental Regional Medical Library, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 11, 2005

3. The Utahealthnet collaborative project had 42 active partners who contribute web content and consumer health expertise through Utahealthnet associations statewide.

4. The Eccles Library, and specifically its role in consumer health information, has been a primary partner in two NIH/H.H.S. Office on Women’s Health (OWH) nationally funded projects.

5. Utahealthnet serves as the health information portal and full contributing partner for these two projects:
a. The Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Region VIII
b. Utahealthnet is the consumer health portal for the clinical center at the Madsen Clinic, University Health Care.
c. Utah Women’s Health Information Network (UWIN)

6. The use of the collaborative website [[http://utahealthent.org]] has increased significantly over the life of the funded project and is starting 2009 with yet another rise. The year 2007 showed an even greater increase with a successful web media marketing initiative. While the subsequent year’s use declined slightly, the marketing effort served to “get the word out” and increased the website usage nearly four fold. Utahealthnet is linked on numerous statewide clinical and patient education portals, most notably the Utah Department of Health’s “My Health Care in Utah” http://www.health.utah.gov/myhealthcare/

==Contact==
Erica Lake
Associate Director
Hope Fox Eccles Health Library
University of Utah Health Care
University Hospital
50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
801.581.4685
erica.lake@utah.edu
http://healthcare.utah.edu/hospital/library/

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-06-20T20:16:48Z

Siobhan2:

*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17781 Assessing the information needs of health care providers in rural areas ] shares strategies that have worked medical librarians as they serve the Native American population in the Four Corners Region.
*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/practices/17621 Working with tribal populations to increase access to health information] share "lessons learned" from medical librarians working with Native American tribes
*[[Kansas GoLocal]] a collaboration of public, academic, and health sciences libraries building an online locator service for health care resources and services in the state of Kansas
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Religious_divide Crossing the Religious Divide ] a partnership between an academic library and a faith-based organization to train caregivers in religious diversity
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Changing_the_Face_of_Medicine_Collaboration Changing the Face of Medicine] shares the practices of a library exhibit and related events to celebrate the contributions of women physicians, to increase community awareness of medicine, and to inspire youth to pursue careers in medicine or health sciences.
*[http://auroralights.pbworks.com/ Aurora Lights]
*[[Senior Outreach]] providing on-site health information resources to seniors who patronize a senior center
*[[Mobile School Health Information Initiative (MoSHI)]] a train-the-trainer program to connect K-12 librarians in the St. Louis metropolitan area with credible health information.
*[[Utah Consumer Health Information Infrastructure (Utahealthnet)]]
*[[Tribal/Library Health Information Partnerships]] Libraries partnered with tribal organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information
*[[Evidence Based Nursing Training for School and Public Health Nurses]] Librarians partner with nurses to teach evidence-based nursing to school and public health nurses.
*[[39th Street Crew]] Librarians partnered with social workers, educators, and others to plan an after-school outreach program for local middle school children.
*[[Promotoras de Salud]] Lay-health advisors in the Latino community receive laptops and training so they can find and share reliable health information with their peers.
*[http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Services_for_Older_Adults Services for Older Adults]Tips for Providing Quality Services for Older Adults in the area of health information access.
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Together_Prepared Together Prepared] : The purpose of this project is to provide improved access to disaster and emergency information for residents of Douglas County, Kansas, with a particular emphasis on assuring that vulnerable populations are served and to improve their access to critical information to help them prepare for, endure, and recover from disasters that may occur in this community in the future.

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-06-20T20:16:03Z

Siobhan2:

*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17781 Assessing the information needs of health care providers in rural areas ] shares strategies that have worked medical librarians as they serve the Native American population in the Four Corners Region.
*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/practices/17621 Working with tribal populations to increase access to health information] share "lessons learned" from medical librarians working with Native American tribes
*[[Kansas GoLocal]] a collaboration of public, academic, and health sciences libraries building an online locator service for health care resources and services in the state of Kansas
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Religious_divide Crossing the Religious Divide ] a partnership between an academic library and a faith-based organization to train caregivers in religious diversity
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Changing_the_Face_of_Medicine_Collaboration Changing the Face of Medicine] shares the practices of a library exhibit and related events to celebrate the contributions of women physicians, to increase community awareness of medicine, and to inspire youth to pursue careers in medicine or health sciences.
*[http://auroralights.pbworks.com/ Aurora Lights]
*[[Senior Outreach]] providing on-site health information resources to seniors who patronize a senior center
*[[Mobile School Health Information Initiative (MoSHI)]] a train-the-trainer program to connect K-12 librarians in the St. Louis metropolitan area with credible health information.
*[[Utah Consumer Health Information Infrastructure (Utahealthnet)]]
*[[Tribal/Library Health Information Partnerships]] Libraries partnered with tribal organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information
*[[Evidence Based Nursing Training for School and Public Health Nurses]] Librarians partner with nurses to teach evidence-based nursing to school and public health nurses.
*[[39th Street Crew]] Librarians partnered with social workers, educators, and others to plan an after-school outreach program for local middle school children.
*[[Promotoras de Salud]] Lay-health advisors in the Latino community receive laptops and training so they can find and share reliable health information with their peers.
*[http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Services_for_Older_Adults Services for Older Adults]Tips for Providing Quality Services for Older Adults in the area of health information access.
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Together_Prepared] Together Prepared: The purpose of this project is to provide improved access to disaster and emergency information for residents of Douglas County, Kansas, with a particular emphasis on assuring that vulnerable populations are served and to improve their access to critical information to help them prepare for, endure, and recover from disasters that may occur in this community in the future.

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-06-03T14:20:31Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-06-03T14:18:09Z

Siobhan2:

Tribal/Library Health Information Partnerships

2011-05-19T19:10:56Z

Siobhan2:

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy, making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are.
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear.
* Service Projects do not require IRB.
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed
*One tribe created a Walking Club to bring families together by walking together, learning more about healthier food consumption choices and an initiative to learn more about health issues through reading and reliable health information available online.
* A second project provided evidence-based, culturally appropriate diabetes and cardiovascular disease education materials and training for the clinic communities in order to increase patient understanding of their disease and improved healthcare in support of the tribal Health System mission.
*A health sciences library partnered with a hospital serving American Indians to develop a continuing education series on local, medically-relevant, and culturally-focused topics for the professional provider staff. The lectures will be recorded and available for future reference.

'''Contact:'''
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Community Outreach Liaison
NN/LM MCR
Creighton University
2500 California Plz
Omaha, NE 68134
siobhan@creighton.edu

Tribal/Library Health Information Partnerships

2011-05-19T19:07:55Z

Siobhan2:

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are.
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear.
* Service Projects do not require IRB.
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed
*One tribe created a Walking Club to bring families together by walking together, learning more about healthier food consumption choices and an initiative to learn more about health issues through reading and reliable health information available online.
* A second project provided evidence-based, culturally appropriate diabetes and cardiovascular disease education materials and training for the clinic communities in order to increase patient understanding of their disease and improved healthcare in support of the tribal Health System mission.
*A health sciences library partnered with a hospital serving American Indians to develop a continuing education series on local, medically-relevant, and culturally-focused topics for the professional provider staff. The lectures will be recorded and available for future reference.

'''Contact:'''
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Community Outreach Liaison
NN/LM MCR
Creighton University
2500 California Plz
Omaha, NE 68134
siobhan@creighton.edu

Tribal/Library Health Information Partnerships

2011-05-17T19:21:54Z

Siobhan2:

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are.
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear.
* Service Projects do not require IRB.
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed
*One tribe created a Walking Club to bring families together by walking together, learning more about healthier food consumption choices and an initiative to learn more about health issues through reading and reliable health information available online.

'''Contact:'''
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Community Outreach Liaison
NN/LM MCR
Creighton University
2500 California Plz
Omaha, NE 68134
siobhan@creighton.edu

Successful Collaborations

2011-05-07T20:08:24Z

Siobhan2:

= Success Stories =
*[http://savelibraries.org/ SAVELIBRARIES] is a new website where you can find information on how communities are helping their own libraries survive during the current recession. There's news about state library systems and municipal and local libraries, because as the website states: "When one library is in trouble, ALL libraries are in trouble." Participation is requested by creators Lori Reed and Heather Braum, please check in at [http://savelibraries.org/ SAVELIBRARIES] and let us know what efforts are helping to save YOUR library. Wherever possible, tag your entries savelibraries and #savelibraries on twitter.
*[http://www.epic.org.nz/ EPIC]is the national e-licensing initiative in New Zealand that makes available a package of electronic resources to all New Zealanders through the consortium member libraries. 190+ New Zealand libraries have committed to EPIC to date, and the Ministry of Education has funded access for all New Zealand schools until March 2007. As a result of this significant level of collaboration EPIC has provided unprecedented access to electronic resources for New Zealanders.
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ PictureAustralia]
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/informationaustralia/about.html Information Australia] was a pilot project established by the [http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia]. It involved the National Library working with five public libraries from around Australia. The project ran from October 2003 to June 2005. InformationAustralia was a web-based portal aimed at increasing access to resources held in Australian libraries and cultural institutions. The pilot project provided valuable information for the development of the new [http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/ Libraries Australia] service. Several conference papers explain the project:

*[http://www.vala.org.au/vala2004/2004pdfs/64MoMiMa.PDF A portal for the people: National Library & your local public library = new access paradigm] (PDF File - 266KB). From [http://www.vala.org.au/conf2004.htm VALA 2004].
*[http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2005/papers/b3.pdf Evaluating the public library portal] (PDF File - 136KB). From [http://online.alia.org.au/ Information Online 2005].
*[http://ants.wetpaint.com// ANTS: ANimated Tutorial Sharing project by COPPUL] This project was designed to enable librarians to share in the development of point-of-need animated tutorials for a multitude of e-products. The project makes use of new Collaborative Information Technology (CIT) via an Open Source Institutional Repository (DSpace), a Wiki, RSS Feeds and Web Pages. This enables participants to (1) identify tutorials for development and (2) keep others up to date on their work. Initially only COPPUL librarians could add content to the Repository; but as of October 2006, any librarian can add content as well as download open source tutorials. It should also be noted that as its list of e-resources for tutorial development is on a Wiki, the list is considered to be a starting point for development. Anyone can add new e-products to the list of tutorials for development. Similarly, other types of library tutorials are welcome. One need only indicate that it exsists on the wiki and ensure that the source code for the tutorial is uploaded into DSpace.
*[[Changing the Face of Medicine Collaboration|Collaboration to host national traveling exhibit]]

= Tips on Developing Collaborative Relationships With Faculty Members/Teachers =

= Tips on Developing Collaborative Relationships With Other Organizations =

I work at a K-3 school library and I love working with the public library on different things. The public library held two luncheons this summer to get a nice relationship built between the local schools and themselves. We are now having a youth librarian coming to work with each of the grades on specific units that they are doing in the classroom. We also have planned a walking trip with another class to go visit the library. And another project we are collaborating on is an author visit to go to each of the schools throughout the week, and then on the last day have an evening program at the public library to get the whole community involved.

= Tips on Developing Collaborative Relationships With Other Schools =

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
'''Bringing Health Information to the Community''' http://nnlm.gov/bhic/
This blog gathers together health information of value to community based organizations working toward the elimination of health disparities for people of color as well as for people living in inner cities. Categories include Minority Health Concerns, Websites, Scholarships and Grants, Public Library, Rural Health, Public Health, Articles, Environmental Health, Conferences and more. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinetal Region http://www.nnlm.gov/mcr/ sponsors this blog, and the main writer is Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Community Outreach Liaison. Additional writers from four other NN/LM libraries also post content to the BHIC blog.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

[[Category:Working Together]]

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2011-05-07T20:06:38Z

Siobhan2:

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another, and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

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= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
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[[Category:Community]]

Tribal Connection Four Corners: Community-Based Partnerships

2011-04-21T20:47:27Z

Siobhan2: moved Tribal Connection Four Corners: Community-Based Partnerships to Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

#REDIRECT [[Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations]]

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T20:47:27Z

Siobhan2: moved Tribal Connection Four Corners: Community-Based Partnerships to Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are.
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear.
* Service Projects do not require IRB.
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed

'''Contact:'''
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Community Outreach Liaison
NN/LM MCR
Creighton University
2500 California Plz
Omaha, NE 68134
siobhan@creighton.edu

Tribal/Library Health Information Partnerships

2011-04-21T20:45:57Z

Siobhan2: Created page with "A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities ha..."

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are.
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear.
* Service Projects do not require IRB.
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed

'''Contact:'''
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Community Outreach Liaison
NN/LM MCR
Creighton University
2500 California Plz
Omaha, NE 68134
siobhan@creighton.edu

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-04-21T20:45:13Z

Siobhan2:

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T20:44:23Z

Siobhan2:

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are.
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear.
* Service Projects do not require IRB.
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed

'''Contact:'''
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
Community Outreach Liaison
NN/LM MCR
Creighton University
2500 California Plz
Omaha, NE 68134
siobhan@creighton.edu

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T20:43:12Z

Siobhan2:

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.

''' Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear;
* Service Projects do not require IRB;
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T20:42:44Z

Siobhan2:

A geographic collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities has been working together for a number of years. One of the group's subcommittees, “Community-Based Partnerships”, was charged with developing projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. The libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Librarians faced challenged due to distance from each other.
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging.
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – universities and tribal governments all had different requirements. This was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold.
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations meant starting from scratch sometimes.
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face.
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from a regional medical library for travel, and project(s) costs. Additional internal support allowed for full participation in one of the projects.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities, using the CBPR model.
'''
Lessons Learned:'''

*We need to be clear from the beginning what our goals are
* A distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear;
* Service Projects do not require IRB;
*Surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-04-21T19:26:23Z

Siobhan2:

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T19:25:14Z

Siobhan2:

Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) is a collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities in the Four Corners states. The subcommittee “Community-Based Partnerships” had a goal to develop a projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. TC4C libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''

How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Distance on from each other
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – the three universities involved as well as tribal government. this was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''

The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from the NN/LM MCR for travel, and project(s) costs. Internal support allowed for full participation in the NM project.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities CBPR model.

We need to be clear from the beginning, distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear; Service Projects do not require IRB; surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''

Three very different projects were developed:

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T19:24:09Z

Siobhan2:

Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) is a collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities in the Four Corners states. The subcommittee “Community-Based Partnerships” had a goal to develop a projects in the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. TC4C libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''
How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Distance on from each other
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – the three universities involved as well as tribal government. this was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''
The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from the NN/LM MCR for travel, and project(s) costs. Internal support allowed for full participation in the NM project.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities CBPR model.

We need to be clear from the beginning, distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear; Service Projects do not require IRB; surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''
Three very different projects were developed:

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T19:22:53Z

Siobhan2:

Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) is a collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities in the Four Corners states. The subcommittee of “Community-Based Partnerships” had a goal to develop a project in each of the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. TC4C libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''
How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Distance on from each other
*Funding came along with criteria that was challenging
*IRB requirements of funding meant approaching several different institutions – the three universities involved as well as tribal government. this was challenging and time consuming and caused the projects to be put on hold
*Changing staff at libraries and at community organizations
*Tribes and universities are understaffed and busy making it challenging to meet face to face
*Challenges in access to healthcare that the populations served faced presented challenges to us as a group: health information is not the first priority.

'''Actions:'''
The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from the NN/LM MCR for travel, and project(s) costs. Internal support allowed for full participation in the NM project.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities CBPR model.

We need to be clear from the beginning, distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear; Service Projects do not require IRB; surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''
Three very different projects were developed:

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T19:19:12Z

Siobhan2:

Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) is a collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities in the Four Corners states. The subcommittee of “Community-Based Partnerships” had a goal to develop a project in each of the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. TC4C libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''
How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
*Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
*Distance on from each other
Funding came along with criteria that was challenging – IRB requirements of funding – IRB from three different three institutions – the three universities involved as well as tribal government; challenging and time consuming; put on hold with community – lost time with partners; Navajo Nation IRBs required chapter houses approval
Changing staff
Understaffed and busy the tribes are; challenging for us to meet with them
Challenges that the populations served faced in staffing and barriers to healthcare presented challenges to us as a group; we weren’t their priority;

'''Actions:'''
The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from the NN/LM MCR for travel, and project(s) costs. Internal support allowed for full participation in the NM project.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities CBPR model.

We need to be clear from the beginning, distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear; Service Projects do not require IRB; surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''
Three very different projects were developed:

Health Information Partnerships: Tribal/Library Collaborations

2011-04-21T19:18:26Z

Siobhan2: Created page with "Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) is a collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care provide..."

Tribal Connections Four Corners (TC4C) is a collaborative effort of four health sciences libraries and three regional medical libraries to provide services to health care providers in the tribal communities in the Four Corners states. The subcommittee of “Community-Based Partnerships” had a goal to develop a project in each of the states that would result in increased access to health information for specific tribal communities. TC4C libraries partnered with community organization(s) in selected communities to develop, implement, and evaluate a program to improve access among health care providers and consumers to knowledge based health information. The libraries obtained commitment from one or more community organizations to work together on improving health information access and came to an agreement on their goal(s) and objective(s).

'''Issue:'''
How can a collaborative of librarians in four different states, from seven different institutions work over geographic and time boundaries to develop effective outreach efforts?

'''Challenges'''
Distance from the communities the libraries partnered with was a challenge.
Distance on from each other
Funding came along with criteria that was challenging – IRB requirements of funding – IRB from three different three institutions – the three universities involved as well as tribal government; challenging and time consuming; put on hold with community – lost time with partners; Navajo Nation IRBs required chapter houses approval
Changing staff
Understaffed and busy the tribes are; challenging for us to meet with them
Challenges that the populations served faced in staffing and barriers to healthcare presented challenges to us as a group; we weren’t their priority;

'''Actions:'''
The librarians met monthly to update each other on the progress of their projects and to share and brainstorm on challenges. Constant email and telephone communication with community partners and amongst the librarians helped move the project(s) along.

Funding was received from the NN/LM MCR for travel, and project(s) costs. Internal support allowed for full participation in the NM project.

Communities designed their own project which fit their communities CBPR model.

We need to be clear from the beginning, distinction between outreach and research needs to be clear; Service Projects do not require IRB; surveys with post and pre tests require IRB – Time is crucial for research groundwork to be done.

'''Evidence:'''
Three very different projects were developed:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-04-21T19:16:25Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-04-15T19:10:10Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-04-15T19:09:47Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2011-04-15T19:08:16Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2010-02-15T16:32:02Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2010-02-15T16:31:45Z

Siobhan2:

Kansas GoLocal

2010-02-12T22:01:50Z

Siobhan2:

'''Go Local Kansas'''
[http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/kansas/homepage.cfm?areaid=45 Go Local Kansas] is an online locator service for health care resources and services in the state of Kansas. In an effort to make the site as comprehensive as possible, it was built through a collaboration of public, academic, and health sciences libraries.

'''''Practices identified'''''

•'''Mini-grants''' – The state of Kansas is divided into 7 Regional Public Library Systems. Each Regional System was offered a mini-grant for their participation. These grants, up to $3000, were based on the number of records input by the system and there were no stipulations put on how the money was spent. Being offered this small pot of money seemed to create buy-in from the libraries, giving them a sense of ownership in the project.

•'''Training sessions''' – Each participating Region named a Selector, one person who would enter data into the system. Training for the Selector was done in a variety of ways. If possible, the Selector was trained face-to-face at their library. Otherwise, online training sessions were offered, sometimes one-on-one, other times there were multiple people participating. A Web site was also created that documented the step-by-step process and linked the Selector to useful information.

•'''Tie-in with existing program''' – The lead library was heavily promoting Kansas Health Online, its health information portal, across the state at the same time. This allowed the two sites to always be mentioned together, connecting them in the minds of librarians and users. It also allowed the lead library to get more value out of traveling across the state by sharing these resources simultaneously in a face-to-face setting.

'''''Evidence of Success'''''

•'''Existing site''' – Go Local was launched in January of 2009 and is updated and maintained: [http://www.golocalkansas.org http://www.golocalkansas.org]

•'''Continued training''' – It is still too early to determine successful promotion and usage of the site across the state but during recent in-service trainings at regional meetings, Go Local Kansas was part of the training provided. It will be crucial to keep the resource visible to both librarians and patrons to encourage its use.

•'''Rural resources''' – It would not have been possible to include local businesses and resources from rural parts of the state without the knowledge of librarians in those communities. The collaborative aspect created a sense of ownership and inclusion in parts of the state that historically has felt left out of initiatives coming from the larger metropolitan areas.

'''''Resources required'''''

•'''Funding''' – A $25,000 start-up grant from the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine allowed for the distribution of the mini-grants. This money was also used for promotion and travel.

•'''Institutional commitment''' – Without the dedication and commitment from the leadership at Dykes Library and the State Library of Kansas, this project would not have been possible. Each institution donated many staff hours as well as infrastructure and technical resources. Several staff members at Dykes Library continue to update and maintain records in an effort to keep the database relevant.

•'''Technical infrastructure''' – The National Library of Medicine had an existing user-friendly interface in place for managing the Go Local Kansas database. This made it very easy to import, export, and manage records. Staff at NLM handled all of the behind-the-scenes systems work, significantly reducing the technical know-how normally required to launch a product such as this.

•'''Staff''' – The many hours of work put in by library staff across the state is what made this project successful. Without their knowledge and expertise, Go Local Kansas would not be the rich, valuable resource it is today.

Amy Ritterskamp, Community Health Librarian, Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center, aritterskamp@kumc.edu

Services for Health Information Consumers

2010-02-12T22:01:10Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2010-02-12T20:24:44Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2010-02-12T20:23:56Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2010-02-12T20:23:00Z

Siobhan2:

Kansas GoLocal

2009-12-14T21:21:26Z

Siobhan2:

'''Go Local Kansas'''
[http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/kansas/homepage.cfm?areaid=45 Go Local Kansas] is an online locator service for health care resources and services in the state of Kansas. In an effort to make the site as comprehensive as possible, it was built through a collaboration of public, academic, and health sciences libraries.

'''''Practices identified'''''

•'''Mini-grants''' – The state of Kansas is divided into 7 Regional Public Library Systems. Each Regional System was offered a mini-grant for their participation. These grants, up to $3000, were based on the number of records input by the system and there were no stipulations put on how the money was spent. Being offered this small pot of money seemed to create buy-in from the libraries, giving them a sense of ownership in the project.

•'''Training sessions''' – Each participating Region named a Selector, one person who would enter data into the system. Training for the Selector was done in a variety of ways. If possible, the Selector was trained face-to-face at their library. Otherwise, online training sessions were offered, sometimes one-on-one, other times there were multiple people participating. A Web site was also created that documented the step-by-step process and linked the Selector to useful information.

•'''Tie-in with existing program''' – The lead library was heavily promoting Kansas Health Online, its health information portal, across the state at the same time. This allowed the two sites to always be mentioned together, connecting them in the minds of librarians and users. It also allowed the lead library to get more value out of traveling across the state by sharing these resources simultaneously in a face-to-face setting.

'''''Evidence of Success'''''

•'''Existing site''' – Go Local was launched in January of 2009 and is updated and maintained: [http://www.golocalkansas.org http://www.golocalkansas.org]

•'''Continued training''' – It is still too early to determine successful promotion and usage of the site across the state but during recent in-service trainings at regional meetings, Go Local Kansas was part of the training provided. It will be crucial to keep the resource visible to both librarians and patrons to encourage its use.

•'''Rural resources''' – It would not have been possible to include local businesses and resources from rural parts of the state without the knowledge of librarians in those communities. The collaborative aspect created a sense of ownership and inclusion in parts of the state that historically has felt left out of initiatives coming from the larger metropolitan areas.

'''''Resources required'''''

•'''Funding''' – A $25,000 start-up grant from the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine allowed for the distribution of the mini-grants. This money was also used for promotion and travel.

•'''Institutional commitment''' – Without the dedication and commitment from the leadership at Dykes Library and the State Library of Kansas, this project would not have been possible. Each institution donated many staff hours as well as infrastructure and technical resources. Several staff members at Dykes Library continue to update and maintain records in an effort to keep the database relevant.

•'''Technical infrastructure''' – The National Library of Medicine had an existing user-friendly interface in place for managing the Go Local Kansas database. This made it very easy to import, export, and manage records. Staff at NLM handled all of the behind-the-scenes systems work, significantly reducing the technical know-how normally required to launch a product such as this.

•'''Staff''' – The many hours of work put in by library staff across the state is what made this project successful. Without their knowledge and expertise, Go Local Kansas would not be the rich, valuable resource it is today.

Entry made by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell and Amy Ritterskamp

Kansas GoLocal

2009-12-11T19:16:32Z

Siobhan2:

Kansas GoLocal

2009-12-11T19:13:35Z

Siobhan2: New page: '''Go Local Kansas''' [http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/kansas/homepage.cfm?areaid=45 Go Local Kansas] is an online locator service for health care resources and services in the ...

'''Go Local Kansas'''
[http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/kansas/homepage.cfm?areaid=45 Go Local Kansas] is an online locator service for health care resources and services in the state of Kansas. In an effort to make the site as comprehensive as possible, it was built through a collaboration of public, academic, and health sciences libraries.

'''Practices identified'''
•'''Mini-grants''' – The state of Kansas is divided into 7 Regional Public Library Systems. Each Regional System was offered a mini-grant for their participation. These grants, up to $3000, were based on the number of records input by the system and there were no stipulations put on how the money was spent. Being offered this small pot of money seemed to create buy-in from the libraries, giving them a sense of ownership in the project.
•'''Training sessions''' – Each participating Region named a Selector, one person who would enter data into the system. Training for the Selector was done in a variety of ways. If possible, the Selector was trained face-to-face at their library. Otherwise, online training sessions were offered, sometimes one-on-one, other times there were multiple people participating. A Web site was also created that documented the step-by-step process and linked the Selector to useful information.
•'''Tie-in with existing program''' – The lead library was heavily promoting Kansas Health Online, its health information portal, across the state at the same time. This allowed the two sites to always be mentioned together, connecting them in the minds of librarians and users. It also allowed the lead library to get more value out of traveling across the state by sharing these resources simultaneously in a face-to-face setting.

'''Evidence of Success'''
•'''Existing site''' – Go Local was launched in January of 2009 and is updated and maintained: [http://www.golocalkansas.org http://www.golocalkansas.org]
• Continued training – It is still too early to determine successful promotion and usage of the site across the state but during recent in-service trainings at regional meetings, Go Local Kansas was part of the training provided. It will be crucial to keep the resource visible to both librarians and patrons to encourage its use.
•'''Rural resources''' – It would not have been possible to include local businesses and resources from rural parts of the state without the knowledge of librarians in those communities. The collaborative aspect created a sense of ownership and inclusion in parts of the state that historically has felt left out of initiatives coming from the larger metropolitan areas.

'''Resources required'''
•'''Funding''' – A $25,000 start-up grant from the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine allowed for the distribution of the mini-grants. This money was also used for promotion and travel.
•'''Institutional commitment''' – Without the dedication and commitment from the leadership at Dykes Library and the State Library of Kansas, this project would not have been possible. Each institution donated many staff hours as well as infrastructure and technical resources. Several staff members at Dykes Library continue to update and maintain records in an effort to keep the database relevant.
•'''Technical infrastructure''' – The National Library of Medicine had an existing user-friendly interface in place for managing the Go Local Kansas database. This made it very easy to import, export, and manage records. Staff at NLM handled all of the behind-the-scenes systems work, significantly reducing the technical know-how normally required to launch a product such as this.
•'''Staff''' – The many hours of work put in by library staff across the state is what made this project successful. Without their knowledge and expertise, Go Local Kansas would not be the rich, valuable resource it is today.

Services for Health Information Consumers

2009-12-11T19:09:04Z

Siobhan2:

*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17781 Assessing the information needs of health care providers in rural areas ]
*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/practices/17621 Working with tribal populations to increase access to health information]
*[[Kansas GoLocal]]

Services for Health Information Consumers

2009-12-11T19:08:00Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2009-12-11T19:06:57Z

Siobhan2:

Services for Health Information Consumers

2009-12-11T19:05:44Z

Siobhan2:

*[http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17781 Assessing the information needs of health care providers in rural areas ]

Services for Health Information Consumers

2009-12-11T19:03:38Z

Siobhan2: New page: *Assessing the information needs of health care providers in rural areas http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17781

*[[Assessing the information needs of health care providers in rural areas http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/17781 ]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-11T19:01:18Z

Siobhan2: /* Services to Specific Groups */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

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'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

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= Join the Community =

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When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
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If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
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*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]]
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

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[[Category:Community]]

User:Siobhan2

2009-12-11T19:00:17Z

Siobhan2: New page: I am the Community Outreach Liaison for the [http://nnlm.gov/mcr National Network of Libraries of Medicine] You can read the [http://nnlm.gov/mcr/bhic Bringing Health Information to the Co...

I am the Community Outreach Liaison for the [http://nnlm.gov/mcr National Network of Libraries of Medicine] You can read the [http://nnlm.gov/mcr/bhic Bringing Health Information to the Community] to keep up with the latest in health information for communities, especially underserved populations.

Wiki User List

2009-12-11T18:55:23Z

Siobhan2:

Wiki User List

2009-12-11T18:54:44Z

Siobhan2: