Volume 25, Annual Meeting Issue October, 2004

2004 MCMLA Award Winners MCMLA 2004 Wrap-Up Sarah Kirby, Chair Lenora Kinzie 2004 MCMLA Awards Committee 2003-04 MCMLA Chair

On behalf of the MCMLA 2004 Honors & Awards Thanks to all who worked so hard to make 2004 a Committee, I would like to announce the winners. great year! Lots of exciting changes have taken place All of the candidates are winners! It was a difficult and there is more to come. The idea for a special decision because all of the candidates are very annual meeting MCMLA EXPRESS is an excellent outstanding and very qualified. example of changes taking place. The new web redesign is another. Have you been online yet to Barbara McDowell Award Erica Lake check it out? Special thanks to the Publications Bernice M. Hetzner Award Lisa Traditi Committee. Outsta nding Achievement Award Peggy Mullaly-Quijas The following recap of my Kansas City Chair Report is a short review of the past year…actions, decisions, and future plans. The Business Meeting minutes with Erica Lake is the medical librarian at LDS additional details will be on the web page in the very Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erica has made a near future. major impact as a leader in her hospital system,

Intermountain Health Care. She has been a Leadership Grant: Last November we applied for dynamic force in the evaluation and selection of MLA’s Leadership and Management Section grant to electronic databases with corporate-wide access. provide additional funding to support Dr. Michelynn Erica is very active in the local consortium, Utah McKnight’s CE presentation “Proving Your Worth” Health Sciences Library Consortium, and is at the annual meeting. We did not win the award, currently planning the 2005 meeting of MCMLA however I hope it will be something we attempt again in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is a member of MLA. in future years. Erica is known for her mentoring of other librarians and for her excellent leadership and Change in Priorities: In Sioux Falls I stated that networking skills. 2003/2004 priorities would be a fluid document Continued on page 3 Continued on page 2

In this Special Annual Meeting Issue 2004 Award Winners 1 Annual Meeting Wrap-up 1 2004-2005 Chair Priorities 4 Kansas City Report 5 Recommended by MCMLA Speakers 6 Research Awards 6 New Web Site and Editor 7 Member Recognition 8 Abstracts from Posters and Presentations 12

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 1 October,2004

Continued from page 1 take place before the 2005 election as a Bylaws change needs to occur. Thanks to both Lisa and Marie who have and that proved to be a true statement. The goal headings done a stellar job and represented MCMLA well. changed early in 2004 to fit MLA’s new strategic goals. The actions were then moved to appropriate headings. Financials: MCMLA remains fiscally sound and moves The 2003-2004 Priorities and Accomplishments will be were made to insure this in 2004. The Executive posted to the webpage. Committee approved renewals of various CDs during the year. KU-Med did agree to continue to host our web Willingness to Serve: In 2004 we tried something a page at no cost to the chapter. Thanks to Whitney little different. The membership renewal form mailed in Davison-Turley for help in this matter. Cheryl Scott, January listed volunteer opportunities for members to Olathe, KS, accepted the request to serve as Chapter mark. This proved so successful that Kay Wagner, Auditor and her review of MCMLA financial records was Chair-Elect had more volunteers than spots to fill, so positive. To insure future financial viability we began there was no need to solicit volunteers during the discussions on a chapter financial plan. Ray Naegele, summer. The decision was made to use this method to MLA Director of Financial and Administrative Services solicit volunteers instead of the summer call that we have was contacted for suggestions. Mr. Naegele provided previously used. We will be asking you to consider samples of investment plans and strategies from other offering your time again in January. There will be many organizations and suggested we develop our own Chapter opportunities to work on committees, as officers, or on Investment Model. The issues of increasing dues, hiring new ad hoc committees or task forces. an investment person, increasing annual meeting costs, grants options, etc. are all part of the financial discussion and ultimate decision. The Executive Committee reviewed material but agreed to form a task force to make recommendations in 2005.

Communication: MLA Reports: Deb Ward submitted the MLA Mid- Year Report in February and Lenora Kinzie submitted the MLA Annual Report in April. These are available on both the MCMLA and MLA web pages. Communication by listserv: For the past few years there has been a move to do most of our chapter communication via the listserv. There are 11-14 individuals not on the listserv. This year it was agreed that we would encourage all members to be part of the listserv. Starting in 2005, only membership renewals and Nominations: Thanks to members who agree to run for chapter nomination forms will be mailed, all other chapter offices. We had a good slate of candidates. In communication can be done via the listserv, no 2005, MCMLA will be electing a Chapter Council supplemental mailings will be sent. Membership will Representative and Alternate. During the Executive also be informed of this change with the renewal process. Committee meeting, there was discussion regarding the New members are automatically put on the listserv as election, transition, and time period for these two they join. positions. Currently both positions are elected in the same year for three-year terms. This does not allow for Web Redesign: The web page will have a new look and any continuity and both Lisa Traditi and Marie the plan is to keep putting focus on the site as the Reidelbach mentioned that three years does not allow information source for the chapter. Great job by Liz enough time to become active in the various Chapter D’Antonio-Gan, Russ Monika, and Lynn Fox. Council Committees. The thought is to stagger the election times and have the Alternate automatically move Joint Meeting: The Executive Committee approved a to the Rep. Position after three years to serve for another joint meeting between MCMLA and Midwest Chapters. three years. We also plan to consult with other chapters The 2007 meeting will be hosted in Omaha. Jim to review their process. However, these changes will not Continued on page 3

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 2 October,2004 Continued from page 2 Continued from page 1 Bothmer and Teri Hartman have stepped forward to serve Lisa Traditi is Assistant Professor, Denison Memorial as co-chairs on this endeavor. Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado. Lisa Traditi is a very Member Recognition: This year considerable time and creative and fun person as well as devoting many effort went toward recognition of members. The number tireless hours to the Colorado Council of Medical of new members were up this year (26). The Membership Committee did a great job interviewing and Librarians, MCMLA, and MLA. Lisa is an featuring our new members in the EXPRESS. New outstanding Chair of MCMLA in 2001. Her theme members were again recognized at the annual meeting “When Pigs Fly” is still exceptional. Lisa is an and received personal welcomes from the Chapter Chair excellent academic librarian, and has been recently and Membership Chair. The membership brochure was promoted to Assistant Professor. Her papers and updated to help in recruiting new members and students. presentations number around thirty. Lisa is considered Professional recognition was enhanced and is discussed to have a unique gift of “combining the knowledge of a in more detail in another section of this issue. true professional with the grace and wit of a creative mind to the benefit of her associates and clientele”. Officers and Committees Activity: So much good work happened in 2004 because of committed officers, Peggy Mullaly-Quijas is Director, Health Sciences appointees, committee chairs and members. We had Library, University of Missouri, Kansas City, great attendance at the Executive Committee meeting in Missouri. Peggy is genuinely admired and respected in Kansas City; both outgoing and incoming chairs attended her accomplishment in academic, medical library which improves continuity. Exciting work is being done work, strong leadership, and talent as an able which is described elsewhere. I know the enthusiasm and administrator. She is dedicated to library service with great work will continue a passion and compassion. Peggy has been an invaluable contributor to the Health Sciences Library Annual Meeting: Kansas City provided chapter Network of Kansas City. She has been chair of the members with a great meeting and the location next to the MCMLA and awarded the Hetzner award in the 2000. Plaza and art museums couldn’t have been better. This year, Peggy is the Executive Secretary of Thanks to Kelly Klinke, Peggy Mullally-Quijas and team MCMLA, which is an appointed position, as well as for outstanding planning, a great time, and excellent opportunities to learn, renew, and enjoy. Check out the Co-Planner of the MCMLA 04 in Kansas City. Her web page meeting photos, there will be more to come. involvement in MLA includes being Chair of the Bylaws Committee as well as serving on MLA BE BOLD goals. committees. Peggy is a facilitator of learning and During the Chair presentation I compared my 2004 BE research as is noteworthy in her own doctoral BOLD goals to the Lewis and Clark expedition - what credentials . was achieved, what was not, and their status in history. I did not achieve everything I had hoped to in one year, but felt it was still a good year. I did not lose all the weight (half only); I did not complete the application for AHIP certification; I did accomplish many goals in my work environment, grants, TV presentation, Nursing CEs pertaining to Library, lots of marketing; I did try my best for MCMLA. Not everything I had planned was completed but we achieved much as a chapter in 2004 and having worked just a short time with Kay Wagner, I know that she will guide us to great things in 2005. Thanks again to all.

MCMLA Expres s http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 3 October,2004 2004-2005 Chair Priorities including a session on AHIP/Credentialing in 2005 programming. Russ Monika Becker Medical Library Washington U. in St. Louis The Advocacy priorities are continuing to developing collaborative relationships with other Here is a summary of the priorities for 2004-2005 Chapters, associations, and organization, suggesting that Kay Wagner presented at the Executive techniques based on the MLA Benchmarking Study Committee meeting at the Annual Meeting in to help members advocate their value to the their Kansas City. institutions, and maintaining communication channels between MLA Governmental Relations Recruitment priorities include developing strategies Committee and the MCMLA Governmental to attract new members and maintain a stable Relations Committee. membership and developing outreach and mentorship resources for current and new members. The Creating and Communicating Our We will seek to aggressively target the three Chapter Knowledge priorities include continuing to increase library schools to promote the field of librarianship the visibility of research within the Chapter, and educate current students about the profession. encouraging submission of articles for possible We will look to expand web-based recruitment inclusion in publications such as the Journal of resources. We will also assess member’s knowledge Hospital Librarianship, JMLA, Medical Reference and attitudes towards Institution Communication Quarterly, etc., planning and investigating the Technology (ICT). availability of grant and logistic support for a research project involving multiple and varied Membership priorities include expanding on the institutions served by MCMLA members, recognition of members and retirees, displaying developing recommended lists of health web sites archives and continuing to contribute information to for health care providers and consumers by linking the Express, establishing an online Pay Pal account to existing NN/LM web site resources, and survey for dues collection, offering a free annual chapter libraries currently using the EFTS system for membership via annual meeting drawings, and document delivery billing and promote usage of this developing a process for redesign and timely system. delivery of web content. Building a Network of Partners priorities are Leadership in the Profession priorities include keeping the membership informed about the supporting the MLA Mentoring Initiative by MCMLA members and activities and continuing to promoting the MLANET link (Becoming a partner the graduate schools of library science in Librarian) and establishing at least one online joint recruitment, research and educational mentor per state, applying for a Chapter Level initiatives. Leadership Education Challenge Grant offered by the Leadership and Management Section, and The Organization priorities are establishing a including a description of Committees and Financial Task Force, to create a financial long term leadership roles in the Chapter with the dues renewal plan to determine if the goals of the organization are encouraging involvement. being adequately addressed, and to evaluate expenditures and investment options. Review the The Lifelong Learning priorities include Committee structures; revise the Policy and collaborating with the 2005 Annual Meeting Procedure Manual to reflect current practices and Planners to develop and deliver education organizational needs, and the Annual Meeting. opportunities, continuing to support and integrating the work of the Task Force to develop MLA’s Center of Research and Education (CORE), and

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 4 October,2004 MCMLA 2004 Kansas City 16 exhibits shared the exhibit space outside the Planning Report meeting rooms. The close proximity of the exhibit Kelly Klinke, MCMLA 2004 Meeting Co-planner space to the meeting rooms allowed attendees the opportunity to visit with favorite vendors during the MCMLA ’04 in Kansas City September 28 through exhibits and Thursday breaks. October 2 was a well-attended, fun and educational meeting. We had 124 registrants on Thursday, and 114 Our sponsors helped greatly to make our meeting a on Friday. This healthy number of attendees helped financial success. We again wish to thank the make the meeting a success. Attendees came from following sponsors: Basch Subscriptions; Ebsco almost every state in the MCMLA region to the Information Services; Elsevier/MDConsult & Sheraton Four Points in Kansas City, MO. We missed FirstConsult; EOS International; Houchen Bindery; our friends who were not able to join us, but look Majors Scientific Books; NN/LM-MCR; the Research forward to seeing them next year in Salt Lake City. Committee of MCMLA; Ovid Technologies; Swets Information Services; and Matthews Medical Books. Highlights of MCMLA ’04 included the keynote address by Jonathan Eldredge, who helped us to better understand the importance of evidence-based librarianship. Another highlight was the Welcome Reception at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, which was also well-attended by both members and exhibitors. The hors d’oeuvres were tasty and elegant. Many people seemed to especially enjoy the Chihuly glass sculptures, the many other works in the permanent collection, and current exhibit.

The continuing education classes also were well- received. The planning committee was glad to see that all classes met the minimum number of attendees, and several classes were full. “Dilbert in the Library” taught by NNLM’s Marty Magee was a new and popular CE topic. A big thank you goes out to the all the hard-working planning committee members who invested their time Lots of good networking went on during the meeting, and talents in MCMLA ‘04. We got to be masters and the dine-arounds, the tour of the Nelson-Atkins fans of the six-line speakerphone located at Kitty’s Museum of Art, and even in the hotel “library” where library at Research Medical Center. The speakerphone the deep-cushioned sofas and armchairs seemed to enabled our remote participation on the busiest of days swallow those who sat to relax and chat for a few in our respective libraries, and we quickly learned to minutes after registering or between events. It was turn off the hold music when putting down the phone hard to extricate oneself from those chairs, for more to help a patron at our service desks. Planning the reasons than the stimulating conversation. meeting was an exciting challenge that brought together a great group of colleagues in the Kansas City The lovely weather cooperated with those attendees area. We had fun, and will look back fondly on the who headed a few blocks southwest to the Country experience. Club Plaza to enjoy shopping and dining. Exercise- minded attendees walked around nearby Mill Creek Park, enjoying the fountain and the hustle and bustle of Plaza activity, or the sculpture gardens of the Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art.

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 5 October,2004 Recommended by MCMLA 2004 Alper is the creator of Dynamed, and was pleased to discover that Dynamed met or exceeded the best Speakers level of evidence among the resources for 89 out of Lynne Fox, Denison Library University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 102 clinical questions. Dr. Alper is now seeking an independent investigator to replicate the study. He Medical Library Downsizing: Administrative, has National Science Foundation funding for his Professional, and Personal Strategies for Coping study. He plans to use his research for product with Change by Michael J. Schott, MA, MLS; improvement. Haworth Press, Hard Cover ISBN: 0-7890-0413-5 ($29.95), First MCMLA Research Awards Soft Cover ISBN: 0-7890-0420-8 ($19.99), Presented at Kansas City Meeting late 2004 or early 2005 – Michael Schott taught a CE on this subject. His The NN/LM MCR and the MCMLA Research book is jam-packed with useful content on preparing Committee hope that the research awards, offered for for and fighting off a downsizing of either personnel the first time during the 2004 Conference, will become or of the whole library. an annual tradition. Two, hundred-dollar, research awards were presented in Kansas City. Kay Cimpl How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Wagner, MLS, AHIP received the award for the best Savvy Socializing in Person and Online by Susan research presentation for her presentation entitled RoAne, HarperResource, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of CML Programs: A ISBN: 0060957859 ($14.00), 2000 Systematic Review of the Literature,“ and Lynn Michelynn McKnight recommended this title during Fortney, MLS received the award for the best research her "Sharing Your Worth" session on the benefits of poster for her poster entitled “Price History for Core networking with other librarians to the benefit of Clinical Journals in Medicine and Nursing." Financial oneself and the profession. She says we need to stop sponsorship for the awards was provided by the being shy and learn to build our base of contacts at NN/LM MCR and several members of the MCMLA meetings. She has a test that she uses to see if Research Committee served as judges. meeting participants are mingling - She makes everyone in the room stand, then she asks everyone Begin thinking about your research poster or sitting at a table where everyone is from the same presentation for the Salt Lake City meeting now! library to sit down, next she asks tables where Criteria for eligibility (attributes of a “research” poster everyone is from the same city to sit down. Our or presentation) will be made available through the group must mingle well - no one sat down, meaning MCMLA listserv after the Salt Lake City Program we mix it up with colleagues from other libraries and Committee invites submissions. If you would like towns! information in the interim, please contact Cindy Comparing Levels of Evidence of Answers in Schmidt, MD, MLS, Research Committee Chair Evidence-Based References by Brian Alper, MD is ([email protected]). to be published in the October 2004 issue of JMLA. In his talk Dr. Alper presented the results of a study that asked family physicians to use 5 different point of care electronic information resources to find answers to clinical questions and then used Centre for Evidence Based Medicine's levels of evidence to determine which offered the best information in terms of this evidence. The five resources were Dynamed, Up to Date, FirstConsult, InfoPoems/InfoRetriever and Clinical Evidence. Dr.

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 6 October,2004 New MCMLA Web Site! Liz D’Antonio-Gan, Denison Memorial Library University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver

At MCMLA 2004, the Executive Committee approved some terrific changes to the website that were proposed by incoming web editor Russ Monika and outgoing web editor Liz D'Antonio-Gan. Kudos to Lynne Fox who got us on the web seven years ago with a website that she designed and that has served us well. But as with all other web sites, it was time for a fresh look. We hope that you will find the new website at http://www.mcmla.org more dynamic with new and changing content. It should be easy to navigate and we hope that you will visit the website often to keep in touch with MCMLA and the organization’s current and future priorities.

One of the significant changes to the content of the website is the removal of the link to the e-mail directory. It has been convenient to have that link available on the website but the executive committee voted unanimously for this change out of security and other concerns. Emailer "bots" are becoming more efficient at “harvesting” e-mail addresses for spamming purposes. The e-mail directory and the full membership directory will still both be separately maintained and available via the web. A message will be sent out through the MCMLA-L discussion list to inform you of the two URL’s of the directories. If you should lose the URL, please contact Executive Secretary Peggy Mullay-Quijas at [email protected] or Web Editor Russ Monika at [email protected]. The e-mail directory is updated soon after you register or renew your membership and is generally kept more current than the full membership directory which is updated only twice a year.

If you haven’t seen the pictures of MCMLA 2003, Sioux Falls, take a look. Pictures from the conferences should become a more regular feature of the website. Look for an announcement soon regarding the pictures from MCMLA 2004, Kansas City. It was a great meeting!

New Web Editor: Russ Monika Russ Monika, Becker Library Washington University, St. Louis

My name is Russ Monika and I am the organization’s new Web Editor. I work at the Becker Medical Library at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. My current position at the library is Web Developer in the Instructional Technologies and Library Systems Department. I’ve worked in this position for the past four plus years.

I’ve been doing web page development for over 10 years, since I converted my Internet class handout into a web page. I’ve been a part of the Becker Library’s web team since its inception. For the past four years, I’ve been the primary developer for the Becker Library web site.

I would like to acknowledge the work of Lynne Fox and Liz D’Antonio-Gan for establishing, designing, and developing our web site. Their work has made my job much easier.

My first job as MCMLA Web Editor is to redesign and restructure the web site. The site has had the same design since its inception and needed a new look. With Liz’s help, I came up with a new design that I showed the Executive Council and the Membership at the Annual Meeting last week. This new design will be implemented shortly.

The organization is moving to make the web site the communications and information hub for the MCMLA. I look forward to the challenge of helping make that happen. If you have any questions about the MCMLA web site, please e- mail me at [email protected] or call me at (314) 362-2778.

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 7 October,2004 2004-05 MCMLA Member Recognition 2004 marks the beginning of what we hope will become a new MCMLA tradition. The primary goals are to give each of us a chance to review our activities since the last annual meeting; to advocate for ourselves; to provide inspiration and ideas for others in the chapter; to present at the annual chapter meeting; and to be recognized by our peers for our professional accomplishments. Lenora Kinzie, Chapter Chair 2003/2004, Sarah Beck Kirby, Honors and Awards Chair, Nancy Peterson, Membership Chair On behalf of MCMLA…Congratulations Brian S. Alper – Columbia, Missouri Grant, Received 2003. (2004 “MEDLINE in the Comparing levels of evidence of answers in evidence-based mountains” activities include: Collaboration with four references. (with David S. White; Richard O. Schamp; Colorado public libraries to promote PubMed, Jennifer L. Hoock) MCMLA Paper Presentation, October MedlinePlus, NIH Senior Health, ClinicalTrials.gov, staff 2004, Kansas City, MO. training, train-the-trainer, website evaluation). Angela Arner – Omaha, Nebraska Susan Centner – Rolla, Missouri MLA, Consumer Health Certification, 2003. Established Missouri MAHEC Digital Library. (with The Librarian is In. A handbook for public librarians. Deborah Ward). ICON Consortium (with Roxanne Cox; Teresa Hartman; Siobhan Champ-Blackwell – Omaha, Marcy Melingagio; Cynthia Schmidt). Revised Fall 2003. Rx Cooperation: working together to provide health Nebraska information for patients, families and the community. No Comprende?: Spanish health information resources MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. for English speaking librarians. MCMLA CE Presentation, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Margaret Bandy – Denver, Colorado Regional medical library funding fuels consumer health The hospital library and the enterprise portal. (with B. initiatives. (with Mary Henning). MCMLA Poster Fosmire). Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2004 Spring; Session, October 2004. Kansas City, MO. 23(1):63-72. Teresa Coady– Wichita, Kansas Michelle Beattie NIH/NLM/NN/LM Grant Award: Unlocking the power From both sides now: librarians’ experiences at the Rocky of electronic health information for public health workers Mountain Evidence-Based Health Care Workshop. (with in Kansas. 2003-2004. (Web site developed; CDs Lisa Traditi; Jeanne Le Ber; Susan E. Meadows). JMLA 2004 designed; formed partnerships with public health workers Jan; 92(1):72-77. in Kansas; numerous presentations; three published articles). (with Gayle Willard).

Roxanne Cox – Omaha, Nebraska The Librarian is In. A handbook for public librarians. ICON Consortium (with Angela Arner; Teresa Hartman;

Marcy Melingagio; Cynthia Schmidt). Revised Fall MCMLA 2003. Whitney Davison-Turley – Kansas City, Kansas

Today’s technology: an update. MCMLA CE

Presentation, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Jim Bothmer - Omaha, Nebraska Sharon E. Dennis – Salt Lake City, Utah Chair-elect, MCMLA, 2004. Have mobile videobroadcasting unit, will travel: training President-elect, State Advisory Council on Libraries for the librarians to offer “any place, any time” classes and Nebraska Library Commission, 2004. events via streaming video. MCMLA Poster Session, Recruitment and retention at the Creighton University October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Libraries. (with Michael LaCroix). Nebraska Library Association Quarterly 2004 Summer; 35(2):11-13. Alice Edwards -- Columbia, Missouri Jerry Carlson – Fort Collins, Colorado MLA, AHIP, Emeritus Level, 2004. NN/LM – MCR Access to Electronic Health Information

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 8 October,2004 Gensichen; Marie Reidelbach). MCMLA Poster Session, Chris Engleman – Boulder, Colorado October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Panel discussion and presentation regarding Grillo Health Information Center. Libraries for the Future, E. Diane Johnson – Columbia, Missouri Americans for Libraries Council, New York, 2004. When a rose is not a rose: the vagaries of author search. (with Amanda L. McConnell; Caryn L. Scoville). Rick Forsman – Denver, Colorado Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2003 Winter; Life and death on the coral reef: an ecological perspective 22(4):1-11. on scholarly publishing in the health sciences. MLA Janet Who’s Who in America, 2004. Doe Lecture, May 24, 2004, Washington, DC. Jeanne Le Ber – Salt Lake City, Utah Lynn M. Fortney – Birmingham, Alabama Becoming green and sustainable: A Spencer S. Eccles Price history for core clinical journals in medicine and Health Sciences Library case study. (with Joan M. nursing. MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas Gregory). City, MO. JMLA 2004 Jan; 92(2):266-268.From both sides now: Tom Gensichen – Omaha, Nebraska librarians’ experiences at the Rocky Mountain Evidence- The McGoogan Library of Medicine: a value-added Based Health Care Workshop. (with Lisa Traditi; approach to renovation. (with Nancy Woelfl; Mary Helms; Michelle Beattie; Susan E. Meadows). JMLA 2004 Jan; Marie Reidelbach). MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, 92(1):72-77. Kansas City, MO. Power in your people: applying the experiences of BioMed Central authors to change in scholarly Rebecca Graves – Columbia, Missouri publishing. (with Mary Youngkin; M. Landesman). MLA Giving away the keys to the kingdom. IN: Essays on Poster Session, May 25, 2004, Washington, DC. Academic Librarianship. Martin Raish, ed. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003. Nancy T. Lombardo – Salt Lake City, Utah The 24 languages audio file project: see and hear Joan M. Gregory – Salt Lake City, Utah information in many languages. (with Elizabeth T. Becoming green and sustainable: a Spencer S. Eccles Workman; Robert Yang). MCMLA Poster Session, Health Sciences Library case study. (with Jeanne Le Ber). October 2004, Kansas City, MO. JMLA 2004 Jan; 92(2): 266-268. OPHL: Online Public Health Library. (with Michael Kimberly Lyons-Mitchell – Vail, Colorado Thelin; Lois Haggard; Claire Hamasu; Molly Youngkin). Initiating an integrative medicine program in a CMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. community hospital setting. Society of Integrative Oncology, November 2004, Abstract Accepted. Claire Hamasu – Salt Lake City, UT OPHL: Online Public Health Library. (with Joan M. Patrick McCarthy – St. Louis, Missouri Gregory; Michael Thelin; Lois Haggard; Molly Youngkin). Expanding electronic library services: desktop document MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. delivery, online instruction, and electronic course Technical powers of a RML team. MCMLA Poster Session, reserves. MCMLA Paper Presentation, October 2004, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Kansas City, MO Pat Hamilton – Rapid City, South Dakota Amanda L. McConnell – Columbia, Missouri Health literacy. MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, MedlinePlus Go Local in Missouri: a collaborative Kansas City, MO. venture using legacy data. (with Caryn Scoville). MLA Poster Session, May 2004, Washington, DC. Teresa Hartman – Omaha, Nebraska MLA, Consumer Health Information Specialist, Level II, The Librarian is In. A handbook for public librarians. 2004. ICON Consortium (with Angela Arner; Roxanne Cox; When a rose is not a rose: the vagaries of author search. Marcy Melingagio; Cynthia Schmidt). Revised Fall 2003. (with E. Diane Johnson; Caryn L. Scoville) Medical Mary Helms – Omaha, Nebraska Reference Services Quarterly 2003 Winter; 22(4):1-11. Adopt-A-School. MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Marty Magee – Omaha, Nebraska Kansas City, MO. Dilbert in the library. MCMLA CE Presentation, October The McGoogan Library of Medicine: a value-added 2004, Kansas City, MO. approach to renovation. (with Nancy Woelfl; Tom

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 9 October,2004 Wayne Peay – Salt Lake City, Utah Publishing as an open access author. (with Mary Youngkin). Library and Information Technology Forum, Caryn L. Scoville – Columbia, Missouri Feb. 11, 2004, Salt Lake City, UT. MedlinePlus Go Local in Missouri: a collaborative venture using legacy data. (with Amanda McConnell). Nancy Peterson – Denver, Colorado MLA Poster Session, May 2004, Washington, DC. MLA, AHIP Certification, Distinguished Member, August MLA, Eliot Prize Jury, 2004. 2004. When a rose is not a rose: the vagaries of author search. (with E. Diane Johnson; Amanda L. McConnell). Brenda R. Pfannenstiel – Kansas City, Missouri Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2003 Winter; Consumer Health libraries: managing for your customer 22(4):1-11. base and environment. MCMLA CE Presentation, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Joan Stoddard - Salt Lake City, Utah Health concepts literacy: “Why my child?” MCMLA Poster Utah Health Sciences Library Consortium: 30 years of Session, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. growth. MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas City, Missouri. T. Scott Plutchak – Birmingham, Alabama MLA Oral History Project. MLA Oral History From clinical librarian to informationist: developing Committee. MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, specialized expertise. Bishop and LeFanu Memorial Kansas City, Missouri. Lecture, September 2004, UK Health Libraries Group, Waterfront Hall, Belfast. Kathy Tacke – Rock Springs, Wyoming Coordinated development of hospital web site and intranet. 2004. Lisa Traditi – Denver, Colorado From both sides now: librarians’ experiences at the Rocky Mountain Evidence-Based Health Care Workshop. (with Jeanne Le Ber; Michelle Beattie; Susan E. Meadows). JMLA 2004 Jan; 92(1):72-77. Kay Cimpl Wagner – Sioux Falls, South Dakota Evaluating the effectiveness of clinical medical librarian programs: a systematic review of the literature. (with Gary D. Byrd). JMLA 2004 Jan; 92(1): 14-33. MCMLA Paper Presentation, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Deborah Ward – Columbia, Missouri Enhancement of the FPIN Librarian Community. NN/LM Grant, 2004. Established Missouri MAHEC Marie Reidelbach – Omaha, Nebraska Digital Library, 2004. (with Susan Centner). The McGoogan Library of Medicine: a value-added Expert searching for evidence based medicine. (with approach to renovation. (with Nancy Woelfl; Tom Susan Meadows). MLA Continuing Education, May Gensichen; Mary Helms). MCMLA Poster Session, 2004, Washington, DC. October 2004, Kansas City, MO. Vice President for Information Resources, Family Physicians Inquiries Network. Cynthia Schmidt – Omaha, Nebraska The Librarian is In. A handbook for public librarians. Gayle Willard – Manhattan, Kansas ICON Consortium (with Angela Arner; Roxanne Cox; MLA, Louise Darling Medal For Distinguished Teresa Hartman; Marcy Melingagio). Revised Fall 2003. Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Web-base tutorial enhances the learning experience in a Sciences, 2004. drug information lab. (with Andrea Dinkelman). MCMLA NIH/NLM/NN/LM Grant Award: Unlocking the power Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas City, MO. of the electronic health information for public health

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express.html Page 10 October,2004 workers in Kansas. 2003-2004. (Web site developed; CD-ROM to provide librarians in hospital and other CDs designed; formed partnerships with public health sm all health sciences libraries with tools to justify the workers in Kansas; numerous presentations; three library programs and services using a variety of methods published articles). (with Teresa Coady). of evaluation and assessment. Nancy Woelfl – Omaha, Nebraska Hospital and other small health sciences libraries exist in The McGoogan Library of Medicine: a value-added an environment of constant change and cost cutting. The approach to renovation. (with Tom Gensichen; Mary Helms; Marie Reidelbach). MCMLA Poster Session, presence of a librarian and a library in a hospital or other October 2004, Kansas City, MO. health sciences setting, whose primary mission is to coordinate knowledge-based information and to educate Elizabeth T. Workman – Salt Lake City, UT health workers in its use, is considered an essential The 24 languages audio file project: see and hear element in the care of the sick as well as the promotion information in many languages. (with Nancy T. of good health. The vision of these health sciences Lombardo, Robert Yang). MCMLA Poster Session, librarians is that their institution’s decision-makers will October 2004, Kansas City, MO. have accurate and timely information, where and when Mary Youngkin – Salt Lake City, Utah they need it, and in the format they find most useful. Access marries archives. BioMed Central/PubMed The proposed book, with the working title of Survival Central: an open access partnership. Journal of Electronic st Resources in Medical Libraries, 2004 1(4): In Press. Strategies in the 21 Century for the Small Health Power in your people: applying the experiences of Science Library, will describe five basic library BioMed Central authors to change in scholarly evaluation tools: program evaluation, needs assessment, publishing. (with Jeanne Le Ber; M. Landesman). benchmarking, performance improvement, and standards MLA Poster Session, May 25, 2004, Washington, DC. and guidelines. The concept of an “ideal” library that Publishing as an open access author. (with Wayne Peay). arrived at that point using the various evaluation Library and Information Technology Forum, Feb. 11, techniques will be introduced as well as the concept of 2004, Salt Lake City, UT. the “ideal” librarian with a set of skills and Recipient: Sewell Memorial Foundation Stipend. competencies. The proposed book will report analyzed Supported attendance 2004 American Association of results from the landmark Medical Library Association Colleges of Pharmacy Conference. (MLA) Benchmarking Network survey (2004), University of Utah BioMed Central Authors Focus integrating the results into every part of the book. Group, Organizer, May 11, 2004. Molly Youngkin – Salt Lake City, Utah The objectives for the book are: (1) Describe the use of OPHL: Online Public Health Library. (with Joan M. evaluation and assessment tools; (2) Analyze the results Gregory; Michael Thelin; Lois Haggard; Claire Hamasu). of the MLA Benchmarking Network survey as applied to MCMLA Poster Session, October 2004, Kansas City, practical situations; (3) Demonstrate various evaluation MO. methods for librarians using the MLA Benchmarking Network data; (4) Demonstrate useful evaluation tools for librarians to defend the total library program and to implement or improve library services.

Roz Dudden Receives Grant to Write Roz will receive through National Jewish $100,000 over Book two years. She will be working part-time on the book Rosalind Dudden, National Jewish and part-time managing the library. Part of the fund will Denver, Colorado go to contract with a biostatistician and to buy supplies.

Rosalind Dudden, Health Sciences Librarian at National Jewish, has been successful in procuring a National Library of Medicine Publications grant. She applied for the grant in February, was favorably reviewed over the summer, and received funding October 1. The grant project will produce a book and

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MCMLA 2004 Posters and Presentations Abstracts Posters: provided to our clients through several initiatives. I

OPHL: Online Public Health Library One of the group’s initial goals identified a need to Joan Gregory, MLS, AHIP, Michael Thelin, Technical provide education material electronically. Vendors Services, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, were interviewed and evaluated. The Clinical Lois Haggard, PhD, Director, Office of Public Health Reference System (CRS) was selected for a pilot Assessment, Utah Department of Health, Claire project, and the group chose a health information Hamasu, MLS, Associate Director, NN/LM MCR, and content provider for the Health System’s web site, Molly Youngkin, MLS, NN/LM MCR. bestcare.org. Other projects bring the group together Similar to libraries, the public health department is an in collaboration for the continual improvement of undeniable “fountain of knowledge” for any individual patient education and health information delivery. This or community interested in health. However, it is often group has shown what great outcomes occur when a very difficult to identify, access, or even “market” the group of Health System employees work together as a existence of public health documents. This poster team! describes the dynamic partnership among the Utah Department of Health, the Spencer S. Eccles Health III Sciences Library, and the National Network of Libraries Web-based Tutorial Enhances the of Medicine, MidContinental Region, to increase awareness of important electronic public health Learning Experience in a Drug Information documents in Utah. It will focus on the process of Lab involving the Utah Department of Health, the technical Cindy Schmidt, MD, MLS, McGoogan Library of aspects of finding, creating and maintaining records of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, public health documents in the Eccles Health Sciences Omaha, Nebraska, Andrea Dinkelman, PharmD, MS, Library online catalog, the involvement of the Utah Parks Library, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa State Library, the “push” to get “buy in” from many Librarians teach database searching skills to all third- different public health agencies, and the hopes for year UNMC pharmacy students during their "Drug future expansion of the project to other states. Literature Evaluation and Research Methods" course. Thursday classroom sessions include short lectures II on MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts Rx Cooperation: Working Together to (IPA), and Cochrane Library search techniques. Provide Health Information for Patients, Monday laboratory sessions reinforce the techniques Families, and Community covered during the previous Thursday's class. Students frequently arrive early for the Monday labs Angela Arner, MLA CHLS Cert., Coordinator of and want to start working on their lab assignments as Consumer Health Library Services, NMC—John Moritz soon as they arrive. They become frustrated if they Library, et al have to stop working on their assignments to listen to a Building partnerships is all-important in the health care presentation by a facilitating librarian. We have, environment, as we strive to improve quality and therefore, provided only one-on-one help during these outcomes. With this in mind, a group of health care lab sessions. Unfortunately, students' answers on lab professionals and health information providers was assignments have indicated that many students need a brought together. These key individuals are involved structured reminder of the search techniques covered with patient, family and community education during the previous Thursday's class. We decided to throughout NMHS Methodist Health System in Omaha, try providing the needed reminders in a web-based Nebraska. Our Health System includes a health tutorial. The tutorial, which guided our students education college offering certificate, bachelors and through the first of two assigned IPA searches, was masters programs; two hospitals; over 40 clinics and made available to each student when he/she arrived in doctors’ offices. lab. Results of an anonymous evaluation indicated that the tutorial teaching method was preferred by Our goal is to share ideas and resources. For the past most students, and that students would prefer a similar nine years the Patient, Family, and Community method of instruction during the MEDLINE lab. Education collaborative group has worked together to improve the quality of education and health information

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 12 October,2004 needs assessments of their patrons and developed outreach activities that met the needs extrapolated from the assessments. The strategies employed by the public libraries will be reviewed in order to formulate a basic model. Denver Public Library (DPL) partnered with Denver Healthy People 2010 to develop an outreach plan to residents living in low-economic enterprise communities. The partnership has allowed the library to develop a broad model of assessment, outreach and evaluation that utilizes a Web page to deliver health information to the target communities as part of its strategy. Boulder Public Library and Park City Library developed narrower outreach goals, and their models are accordingly more focused on their specific communities. A final model of outreach includes pieces from all three programs, with the broader DPL model serving as the basic structure. The key to effective outreach is to develop a plan that IV includes assessment of the community needs and The 24 Languages Audio File Project: See involvement of the community from the start. It also and Hear Information in Many Languages requires ongoing evaluation and fine-tuning of the T. Elizabeth Workman, Nancy T. Lombardo, Robert outreach model. Lessons learned can be documented Yang, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. and shared. Abstract: Eccles Library faculty members submitted a VI successful grant proposal to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine outlining the creation of online Price History for Core Clinical Journals in multilingual sound recordings of consumer health Medicine and Nursing materials. Project staff worked with individuals and Lynn M Fortney, EBSCO Information Services, groups on and off the University of Utah campus to ([email protected]) 205/991-1481 locate native speakers to read aloud 200 brochures. The project technician recorded these narrations and PURPOSE: To measure the rate at which “core posted them to the project’s Website clinical journals” have increased in price over the past (http://medstat.med.utah.edu/24languages) for five years. downloading or streaming by Website visitors. The METHODOLOGY: Although NLM no longer produces materials are also presented in a visual format as pdf Abridged Index Medicus as a print publication, the or html documents. The project’s principle value of the titles 118 as a core list of clinical titles is investigators market the recordings through still recognized and can be used on MEDLINE as a partnerships with community groups, presentations at search subset limit. The least expensive, annual retail regional professional conferences, and train the trainer print subscription rates available to non-membership workshops at libraries and other facilities throughout institutions in the United States as of February of each the state. year (2000 – 2004) was recorded for each of the 118 journals in this subset. V RESULTS: The average price of a “core clinical Regional Medical Library Funding Fuels journal” published in the U.S. in 2004 was $404.70. However, the average price of a title published outside Consumer Health Initiatives the U.S. in 2004 was $568.10. For the total sample, Mary Henning, MLS, Wyoming Liaison, University of the increase was 40.7% and the 2004 average price Wyoming Libraries, National Network of Libraries of per title was $425.47. Medicine - MCR, Laramie, WY ; Siobhan Champ- DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Clinical medicine and Blackwell, MSLIS, Inner City and Minority Health nursing titles comprise the majority of a typical hospital Liaison, Creighton University Health Sciences Library, library's journal list and are of critical importance to National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MCR, large academic medical and research centers. While Omaha, NE high rates of increases often discussed in relation to Funding was awarded to three public libraries to aid in the price of research journals, price increases on the development of consumer health projects targeting clinical titles are also part of the problem. minority populations. Each of the libraries performed

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 13 October,2004 VII RML staff conducted training sessions at several Technology Powers an RML Team resource libraries in advance of live events. Results from the training sessions will be presented. In Authors: Claire Hamasu, National Network of Libraries addition, a new lighter, smaller mobile of Medicine MidContinental Region videobroadcasting unit has been configured, which will Objective: Members in an RML need to trust each make the technology more accessible to Resource other, communicate with one another, and share the Libraries, as well as being less costly to ship and work that they do, in order to collaboratively support easier to set up. The mobile videobroadcasting unit the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s mission offers a unique way to offer distance education for the region. A new RML with staff based at eight opportunities to member libraries by presenting events different institutions wanted to harness technology to and classes via streaming video. power its distributed operation. Methodology: The RML needed an office space with IX “file cabinets”, a calendar to schedule events, a The McGoogan Library of Medicine: A conference room, and a “water cooler” where staff Value-Added Approach to Renovation could hang out. It wanted all the functionality of a physical office through the use of software and Nancy N. Woelfl PhD, Stuart K. Dayton MS, MFA, Tom hardware. Some of the technologies that were Gensichen, MALS, Mary E. Helms MS, MA, Marie incorporated are commonly used including the Reidelbach MLS, of the University of Nebraska telephone and email. The RML was not unique in its Medical Center, Omaha NE needs and found that the business world was already Setting: The McGoogan Library of Medicine is an developing the virtual office. A Lotus product was academic health sciences library serving the University selected to provide everything but a “water cooler” and of Nebraska Medical Center, its teaching hospital, and a “conference room”. Videoconferencing supplied a the state of Nebraska. The three-story structure “conference room” and instant messenger became the opened in 1970 and was in urgent need of renovation RML “water cooler”. The attributes of the different by 1995. technologies and how they were used to power the RML team will be described as well as the implications Objectives: A sustained planning process secured a of how virtual office technology can power library $2,000,000 state allocation to accomplish four major services. objectives: • Rewire and install network connections at VIII study seats on two floors; Have Mobile Videobroadcasting Unit, Will • Redesign and significantly improve the Travel: Training Librarians to Offer "Any lighting; Place, Any Time" Classes and Events via • Replace carpets and wall coverings; and • Reconfigure and relocate customer service Streaming Video points. Author(s): Sharon E. Dennis, Technology Methods: Guiding principles: a library should be a Coordinator, NN/LM MidContinental Region, Spencer premier information service, not a storage facility; new S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, construction or added library space were not needed; Salt Lake City, UT and the importance of getting the most out of every Abstract: The MidContinental Region (MCR) of the project dollar. National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) sought to offer its members live and archived video Results: 41,811 square feet were renovated at a cost streaming events and classes so that member of $47.85 per square foot. Construction costs totaled librarians could view the events regardless of location $34.35 per square foot. Laptops can now be used in all and time constraints. A mobile videobroadcasting unit renovated areas and the lighting redesign was was designed so that it could be shipped to resource successful. All furnishings were replaced; a networked libraries; it consists of a computer with a high-end user lounge with vending machines was added. video capture card, scan converter, video switcher, and audio equipment. The equipment is bolted to a Conclusions: Given the difficulty of financing new rack encased in a hard-sided mobile cart. A high-end construction, the McGoogan Library is a prime video camera and tripod are shipped separately from example of what can be done with existing space. The the cart. The equipment can be assembled for a live project team was able to address both infrastructure RealMedia or Windows Media broadcast within 15 and aesthetic issues on a constrained budget. minutes.

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 14 October,2004 X consortium, the membership then and now, group Sharing the Power: Adopting a Grade projects and the future of UHSLC. School Library XII Mary E. Helms, Stuart Dayton, Teresa Hartman, Sheryl Williams, McGoogan Library of Medicine, MLA Oral History Project University of Nebraska Medical Center MLA Oral History Committee, represented by Joan Abstract: The University of Nebraska Medical Center Stoddart has a long-standing tradition of service to the local The goal of the MLA Oral History Committee is to community. Employees are encouraged to participate encourage the use of oral history interviews to study in community outreach activities through various the history of health sciences librarianship and the volunteer programs. One such program is Adopt-A- history of the Medical Library Association. Many School. Through this program, the McGoogan Library interviews have already been published in the Bulletin of Medicine has chosen to “adopt” the library at of the Medical Library Association and on MLANET. Fontenelle Elementary in the Omaha Public School All members of the Medical Library Association are District. As one of the largest grade schools in the encouraged to participate in the Oral History Program district, Fontenelle student population has a large as interviewers or to suggest names of librarians to be percentage of minority and low-income students. After interviewed. You may apply for Oral History Committee meeting with the school librarian and the outreach membership via: MLANET. For other information or to coordinator at the school, the McGoogan Staff saw a provide suggestions, contact a committee member. great need to help the school by raising money and purchasing books for the library. Through various XIII activities such as book sales, “coins for candy”, and Health Concepts Literacy: “Why my wrapping gifts at a local store, the McGoogan staff has child?” been able to raise over $1,000 each year, for the past three years to supplement their book budget. Author: Brenda R. Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA, Kreamer Family Resource Center, Children’s Mercy Hospitals & XI Clinics UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Abstract: Health literacy concerns more than reading levels; it requires a basic understanding of health CONSORTIUM: 30 YEARS OF GROWTH concepts that often answer the question “why?” Why Joan Stoddart, Deputy Director, Spencer S. Eccles should I restrain my child in a car seat, for example, Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake entails a rudimentary understanding of risk and City, UT consequences. Why should I continue taking Abstract: The Utah Health Sciences Library antibiotics if I feel better now, requires an Consortium began in the early 1970's to support understanding of drug resistance. This poster hospital library growth in the State of Utah. Over the demonstrates an attempt to explain the causes of birth years its mission has evolved from providing core book defects (genetics, infections, toxins, etc.) using levels collection for hospitals around the state to one of of complexity from basic to advanced. shared resources, special projects and professional growth. This poster will briefly discuss the origins of the ------Papers: I Expanding Electronic Library Services: Sciences, Health Sciences Center Library, Saint Louis University. Desktop Document Delivery, Online Yale University Medical Library noted in its most recent Instruction, and Electronic Course annual report that it now serves more patrons Reserves “virtually” through online resources than in any other Mary Krieger, Reference Librarian and Course way.1 Health sciences libraries of all types are Director for Health Information Resources, Health expanding services that use online technologies to Sciences Center Library, Saint Louis University, PJ Koch, Interlibrary Loan Coordinator, Health Sciences 1 Annual Report (2002-2003) Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Center Library, Saint Louis University, Patrick Hay Whitney Medical Library, page 1. (full report available at: McCarthy, Associate University Librarian for Health http://www.med.yale.edu/library/about/annualreports/annualreport20 03.pdf)

MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 15 October,2004 support teaching, research, and clinical care needs. Conclusion: DynaMed provides the best available Saint Louis University’s Health Sciences Center (SLU evidence among rapid reference. HSC) Library has developed strong user-centered online services in interlibrary loan, bibliographic III instruction, and course reserves. SLU HSC staff will Evaluating the Effectiveness of CML share their successful experiences in using electronic technologies to improve library services. Programs: a Systematic Review of the All journal articles currently requested by SLU HSC Literature users through interlibrary loan are provided in Kay Cimpl Wagner, MLS, AHIP. Wegner Health electronic format using OCLC ‘s ILLiad program. Science Information Center, University of South Ordered articles are often received the same day as Dakota School of Medicine requested and delivered directly to the user’s desktop This presentation will highlight the study and research computer in PDF format. Each first-year SLU medical process undertaken to determine if a systematic review student now completes a self-paced, all online Health of the cumulative, thirty years of evidence from the Information Resources course that targets the most literature evaluating Clinical Medical Librarian (CML) relevant biomedical resources, reduces student study programs could help provide a more definitive time, and is viewed as a model for the entire determination of the potential effectiveness of this curriculum. At the same time, ERes, the electronic model of outreach service. CML services have been reserves program, allows faculty to provide course implemented in dozens of different clinical health care materials that are accessible at the convenience of settings since the first program started with grant students 24 hours a day. These online programs are funding from the National Library of Medicine in 1971 examples of using electronic technologies to better at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of support user needs for excellent library services. Medicine. Descriptions and evaluative discussions of CML programs have been published with considerable II regularity in the library and health sciences literature Comparing Levels of Evidence of Answers over the past three decades. However, a 1985 review in Evidence-Based References by Cimpl of the first fifteen years of this literature found only eight published studies that used a survey or Brian S. Alper MD, MSPH, David S. White, MD, questionnaire to assess the value or cost-effectiveness MSPH, Richard O. Schamp, MD, Jennifer L. Hoock, of those early programs, and these studies provided MD, Affiliation for Primary Author: Editor-in-Chief, very limited data to support their generally positive DynaMed (www.DynamicMedical.com), Columbia, MO assessments. As a result, clinical librarianship has Objective: Research supported by the National become a widely recognized, but infrequently used, Science Foundation investigated the level of evidence model for extending library and information services found within five “evidence-based” clinical references. into the clinical health care environment. Methods: We evaluated 102 clinical questions from 34 primary care clinicians participating in a randomized trial evaluating DynaMed. Questions met five eligibility criteria to ensure clarity, importance to other primary care clinicians and potential to impact clinical outcomes. Family physicians expert in evidence-based medicine searched for answers in Clinical Evidence, DynaMed, FirstConsult, InfoRetriever, and UpToDate and rated the answers using the Centre for Evidence- Based Medicine levels of evidence. Results: The level of evidence for answers in DynaMed met or exceeded the best level of evidence among all four comparators for 89 questions (87%, 95% CI 81% to 94%). UpToDate answers met or exceeded the best level of evidence among all four comparators for 82 questions (80%, 95% CI 73% to 88%). DynaMed exceeded UpToDate for 17 questions (17%) and UpToDate exceeded DynaMed for 11 questions (11%). Among 85 questions for which DynaMed and UpToDate both had answers, DynaMed exceeded UpToDate for 13 (15%) and UpToDate exceeded DynaMed for 6 (7%).

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Chair-elect: Kay Wagner Education: Jean Sidwell Immediate Past Chair: Deb Ward Governmental Relations: Susan Centner Chapter Council Rep: Lisa Traditi Honors and Awards: Sarah Kirby Chapter Council Alt: Marie Reidelbach Membership: Nancy Peterson Recording Secretary: Betsey Mueth Nominating: Joan Stoddard Newsletter Editor: Amanda Enyeart Research: Diane Johnson

Website Editor: Elizabeth D'Antonio-Gan

MCMLA-L Discussion List Owner: Whitney Davison-Turley Executive Secretary: Peggy Mullaly-Quijas Parliamentarian: Nancy N. Woelfl, Ph.D. Archivist: Sue Fleming Program Planner: Rebecca S. Graves Photographer: Ken Oyer Credentialing Liaison: Anna Beth Crabtree Benchmarking Liaison: Rosalind Dudden MLA Chapter Membership Liaison: Stephanie Weldon 2004 Meeting Co-Planners: Kelly Klinke & Peggy Mullaly-Quijas

2004-2005 MCMLA Officers 2004-2005 MCMLA Committee Chairs Chair: Kay Wagner Bylaws: Mary Helms Chair-elect: Jim Bothmer Education: John Bramble Immediate Past Chair: Lenora Kinzie Governmental Relations: Susan Centner Chapter Council Rep: Lisa Traditi Honors and Awards: Jim Bothmer Chapter Council Alt: Marie Reidelbach Membership: Marie Reidelbach Recording Secretary: Liz Workman Nominating: Jeanne Burke Newsletter Editor: Amanda Enyeart Publications: Amanda Enyeart Website Editor: Russ Monika Research: Cindy Schmidt MCMLA-L Discussion List Owner: Special thanks to Russ Monika and Nancy Peterson Whitney Davison-Turley for providing photographs for this issue. Executive Secretary: Peggy Mullaly-Quijas

Parliamentarian: Nancy N. Woelfl, Ph.D. Publication statement

Archivist: Sue Fleming MCMLA Express is a biennial publication of the Program Planner: Rebecca S. Graves Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MCMLA). Photographer: Ken Oyer Editor: Amanda Enyeart Contributors: MCMLA Members Credentialing Liaison: Anna Beth Crabtree Benchmarking Liaison: Rosalind Dudden MLA Chapter Membership Liaison: Stephanie Weldon 2005 Meeting Co-Planners: Joan Stoddart and Lynn Wilson

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