MLA '08: Posters!
Posters include those received after MLA '08 and are sorted by poster number. For best results with large files, please download posters before opening: most files are PDF or PowerPoint. Full poster abstracts are available in the MLA '08 Abstracts Supplement 
. Last updated: 8/08/2008.
| Session & poster number | Title | Authors |
| 2-001 | Spanning Gaps in Information Services and Resources to Medical Residents | Rick Wallace, AHIP, Assistant Director, Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| 1-002 | An Overlap Analysis of Occupational Therapy Electronic Journals Available in Full-text Databases and from Subscription Services | Judy L. Schroeder, Health Sciences Librarian, Frey Foundation Learning Center, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2-003 | Weed It and They Will Come: The Nitty Gritty of Assessing, Weeding, and Rebuilding a Physical Book Collection | Adriana Yoshii, AHIP, Information Services Librarian; Kathleen Moeller, AHIP, FMLA, Assistant Director; I. Marina Salcedo, Information Services Librarian; Health Science Center Libraries/Borland Library, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL |
| 1-004 | Closing the Divide to Achieve Bibliographic Consistency Among Three E-journal Access Tools | Erica R. Powell, AHIP, Director of Technical Services, Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL |
| 2-005 | The Development of the Medical Library Consortia in Taiwan | Tzu-heng Chiu, Associate Director, University Library, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Huei-chu Chang, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Library and Information Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Josephine Yu-Tzuon Chuo, Chairperson, Medical Library Committee, Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Taipei, Taiwan; Yu-Hsiang Hu, Deputy-Director, Medical Library, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Peng Kao, Head; Medical Library, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1-008 | Only Connect the Consumer and the Evidence! Involving Patients in the Creation of a Patient Information Website | Andrea Lane, Information Specialist Manager, BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group, London, , United Kingdom |
| 1-010 | Website Usability Testing Using Camtasia Software | Caryn L. Scoville, Information Services Librarian; Rachel A. Schaff, Graduate Library Assistant; E. Diane Johnson, AHIP, Head, Information Services; J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
| 2-011 | OSTMED.DR: Building a Bridge from Citation to Full Text | Elaine G. Powers, Director of Library Services, VCOM Library, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA |
| 1-012 | Collaborating to Bridge the Gaps in Educating Patients and Families | Barbara S. Reich, AHIP, Director, Medical Library, Samuel and Sandra Hekemian Medical Library; Karen DellaFave, Education Specialist, Department of Clinical Education; Deborah Magnan, AHIP, Associate Librarian; Samuel and Sandra Hekemian Medical Library, |
| 1-B14 | Implementation of SFX and MetaLib in a Multihospital Health Care System | Vicki Budzisz, Systems Analyst; Brenda Fay, Librarian; Aurora Libraries, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI |
| 2-015 | Teaching First-year Medical Students Where to Go First: Connecting Information Needs to E-resources | Elizabeth Whipple, Research Informationist; Margaret (Peggy) Richwine, Director of Outreach; Frances Brahmi, AHIP, Director of Undergraduate Education; Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1-016 | Missing Links: Eroding Citations in Two Medical Library Journals | Maureen Watson, AHIP, Optometry Librarian, Michigan College of Optometry Reading Room, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI; Gale Oren, AHIP, Associate Librarian, Kellogg Eye Center; Alex Watson, Student; School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2-017 | Developing an RSS Current Awareness Service | Allan R. Barclay, AHIP, Information Architecture Librarian; Rebecca J. Holz, Information Architecture Librarian; Christopher Hooper-Lane, AHIP, Instructional Services Coordinator; Stephen M. Johnson, Health Sciences Librarian; Andrew Osmond, Electronic Resources and Cataloging Coordinator; Erika Sevetson, Health Sciences Librarian; Ebling Library for the Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 1-018 | Bridging the Electronic Journal Gaps: Just How Far Back Can the Collection Go? | Betsy A. Appleton, Digital Serials Integration Librarian, Serials Department; Kathe S. Obrig, Associate Director, Collections and Access Services; Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, George Washington University, Washington, DC |
| 1-020 | Losing Remote Access to a Point-of-care Resource: What Are the Impacts on Library Portal Use? | Mary Beth Schell, Librarian; Adam Dodd, Web Development Librarian; North Carolina Area Health Education Center Information and Library System, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2-021 | Assessing the Impact of National Library of Medicine-funded Grant Initiatives on the University’s “Information Workspace” | Laura P. Barrett, AHIP, IAIMS Coordinator, Informatics Institute, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ; Jeanette de Richemond, Medical Information Specialist, ECRI Institute Headquarters, ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Cecilia S. Gal, Program Coordinator; Paul B. Kantor, Professor; Catherine L. Smith, Lecturer; School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 1-022 | Why Develop Knowledge Management Resources? | David B. Goolabsingh, Director for Systems and Interlibrary Loan; Suzetta C. Burrows, AHIP, Director for Library Operations; Mary Moore, Executive Director; Louis Calder Memorial Library and Biomedical Communications, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL |
| 2-023 | Bridging the Gaps in Access: Merging Two Library Catalogs into One | Robin Sewell, Head, Systems; Mary Holcomb, Head, Collection Services; Joan B. Schlimgen, Assistant Director of Resources; Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
| 2-025 | Virtual Reference: Chat With Us! | Mariana Lapidus, Librarian, Library and Learning Resources, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA; Irena Dryankova-Bond, Librarian; Library and Learning Resources, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, MA |
| 2-027 | If We Build It, Will They Use It? Surveying Users to Improve Cross-cultural Health Care Information Services and Digital Library Design | Anne G. Turner, Director, Northwest Resource Center on Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services and Health Disparities, The Cross Cultural Health Care Program, Seattle, WA; Jennie A. Abrahamson, NLM Fellow; Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR |
| 2-029 | An Exploratory Study of Patient Online Search Behavior | Jason Howell, Fellow; Andrea J. Melnikas, Fellow, Clinical Research; Qian Gao, Fellow, Biostatistics; Shing Lai Cheng, Research Coordinator, Clinical Research; Stan Kachnowski, Chair; Research Department, Healthcare Innovation and Technology Laboratory, New York, NY |
| 2-031 | From Tox Town's Neighborhoods to a Virtual World: Representing Environmental Health Concerns in Second Life | Cynthia B. Love, Technical Information Specialist; Victor H. Cid, Senior Computer Scientist; Laura Bartlett, Technical Information Specialist; Judy Kramer, Contractor, LMIT; Specialized Information Services Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD |
| 1-032 | Third-year Medical Student Participation on a Daily News Service Editorial Board | D. Elizabeth Irish, AHIP, Assistant Director for Education and Administrative Services; Enid M. Geyer, AHIP, Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology, Schaffer Library of Health Sciences; Jacob M. Reider, Assistant Professor; Kimberly A. Noyes, Assistant Director of Predoctoral Education; Family and Community Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
| 2-033 | Habits for Lifelong Learning: Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine for Physician Assistants | Anne Fladger, AHIP, Director, Medical Library; Sylvia McKean, Director, Hospitalist Service; Deborah Yolin-Raley, Head Physician Assistant, , , Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 1-034 | Making the Connection: Assessing the Information Literacy Skills of First-year Students Enrolled in a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) Program | John Siegel, AHIP, Reference Librarian, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2-037 | Using Pretests and Posttests to Assess Database Searching Instruction | Danielle M. Carlock, AHIP, Reference and Instruction Librarian and Health and Life Science Specialist, Library at the Polytechnic Campus; Jonna Anderson, Clinical Assistant Professor; College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ |
| 2-039 | An Emerging Alliance: Librarians Collaborating with Colleagues in Medical and Health Care Education | Julia Sollenberger, AHIP, FMLA, Director, Health Science Libraries and Technologies, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; Lauren Maggio, Head of Library Education and Information Management, Alumni Medical Library, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA; Erika L. Sevetson, Health Sciences Librarian; Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 1-040 | Bridging the Information Management Gaps in a Revised Medical School Curriculum | Patricia C. Higginbottom, AHIP, Associate Director for Public Services; Lee Vucovich, AHIP, Assistant Director for Reference Services; Gabriel Rios, Deputy Director; UAB Lister Hill Library, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL |
| 2-041 | Repairing the Bridge: Assessing Critical Information Skill Deficiencies in Medical Residents | Rick Wallace, AHIP, Assistant Director, Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| 1-042 | Designing a Comprehensive Program to Support Nurses in a Hospital Magnet Journey | Mary Lou Glazer, AHIP, Chief, Medical Library, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northport, NY |
| 2-043 | The Culture of Medicine and Nursing: Implications for Information Literacy Training | Elena Prigoda, Instruction and Liaison Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto, ON, Canada; Liz Bayley, Acting Director, Health Sciences Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Doug Suarez, Reference Librarian; James A. Gibson Library, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON, Canada |
| 1-044 | Health Literacy: Stepping Stones to Understanding | Janet L. Petty, AHIP, Associate Librarian; Shirley Sebald-Kinder, AHIP, Director; Leslie Lindsey, Access Services/Information Systems Librarian; Craig Memorial Library, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH |
| 2-045 | PDAs and First-year Medical Students | Annis Lee Adams, Acting Head of Public Services; Virginia M. Tanji, Director, Health Sciences Library; Joshua L. Jacobs, Associate Professor; Office of Medical Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI |
| 1-046 | PubMed and Evidence-based Medicine Training for Medical Students: Finding a Better Way | Brandi Tuttle, Information and Education Services Librarian; Connie Schardt, AHIP, Associate Director, Education Services; Anne Powers, AHIP, Information and Education Services Librarian; Megan von Isenburg, Associate Director, Information Services; Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| 1-048 | Launching a New Generation of Nursing Researchers into Nursing Informatics | Carolyn M. Brown, AHIP, Reference Librarian; Anna Getselman, AHIP, Associate Director; Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA |
| 2-049 | Making Connections: In-person Hands-on Training Across the United States | Janice Kaplan, Director; Joseph Nicholson, Database Trainer/Online Analyst; Eva Daniels, Online Administrative Assistant, National Training Center and Clearinghouse; Vijay Nandi, Senior Research Analyst, Center for Urban and Epidemiological Studies; Sharon A. Brown, Database Trainer/Online Analyst; Maureen K. Czujak, Assistant Director; National Training Center and Clearinghouse, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY |
| 1-050 | Supporting "No Harm on the Farm" | Ellen Schellhause, Health Sciences Librarian, Crawford Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, Rockford, IL |
| 1-052 | Aiming to Connect and to Captivate | Linda J. Collins, AHIP, User Services Librarian, School of Medicine Liaison, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1-054 | Being Present at the Birth: Distance Learning Services for Nurse Midwifery Students | Colleen M. Kenefick, AHIP, Librarian; Susan E. Werner, Informatics Librarian; Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY |
| 1-056 | Evidence-based Medicine Tool Picking Made Easy: Simplifying the Tiers of Evidence Helps Students Choose the Best Information Tools for Their Clinical Questions | Rita Shaughnessy, Library and Information Specialist, Family and Community Medicine; Rita Vine, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mindy Thuna, AstraZeneca Science Liaison Librarian; University of Toronto Mississauga Library, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada |
| 2-057 | Turning the User into the Builder: Implementing a Wiki for Clinical Research | Sarmad Nazemi, Research Database Coordinator; Paul Fearn, Informatics Manager; Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
| 1-058 | Linking Medical Residents to Training: An Analysis of Training Needs | Rick Wallace, AHIP, Assistant Director, Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| 2-059 | A Most Convenient Truce: Teaming up with Environmental Medicine to “Green” Our Library Survivor Tour | Angela V. Dixon, Head, Collection Management; Marilyn Rosen, Biomedical Sciences Librarian; Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY |
| 1-060 | Bridging the Training Gap by Connecting with Colleagues | Jeanne M. Le Ber, Education Services, Eccles Health Sciences Library; Margo Beecher, Manager of Training Services, Education and Development, IT Training Center; Andrea Brown, Manager of Training & Development; Division of Human Resources, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2-061 | Health Literacy Education Initiative (HLEI): Improving Patient Health Literacy While Enhancing Physician Assistant Patient Education Skills | Lisa Smith, Outreach Librarian, Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library; Patti Pagels, Clinical Education Coordinator; Physician Assistant Studies Program, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX |
| 2-063 | Assessing the Impact of Information Literacy Instruction in a Beginning Nursing Professional Seminar Course Using Citation Analysis | Stephanie J. Schulte, Reference and Information Services Librarian, Walter E. Helmke Library; Rebecca Jensen, Assistant Professor, Director of Simulation and Research; Pam DeKoninck, Visiting Professor; Department of Nursing, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN |
| 1-064 | Connecting with Students: Using Case Studies to Teach Research Skills | Sharon C. Murphy, AHIP, Associate Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY |
| 2-065 | Another Life: A Survey of Health and Medical Sites in Virtual Three-dimensional Worlds | Mark D. Puterbaugh, Information Services Librarian, Warner Memorial Library, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA; Mi Young Lim, Registered Nurse, Genesis Healthcare Systems, Norristown, PA |
| 1-066 | Clickers in the Classroom and Beyond: Using Personal Response Systems to Improve Student Learning | Janet G. Schnall, AHIP, Information Management Librarian; Amy L. Harper, Information Management Librarian; Leilani A. St. Anna, AHIP, Information Management Librarian; Joanne Rich, Information Management Librarian; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| 1-068 | Connecting Health Sciences Students with MEDLINE through OvidSP: A Comparison of the Basic Search and Advanced Ovid Search Modes | Eileen Eandi, Acting Associate Director, Educational and Research Services Division, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2-069 | Bridging the Gap in the Office: Intra-office Instant Messaging | Emily O. Molanphy, Web Services Librarian; Shannon Kealey, Librarian for Digital Educational Initiatives; Ehrman Medical Library, New York University, New York, NY |
| 1-070 | Connecting with Customers: Customer Service Training for Library Staff | Irene M. Lubker, Research Librarian, Research and Education Services; Alan T. Williams, Education Services Librarian, Research and Education Services; Kristine M. Hughes, Education Services Librarian, Research and Education Services; Barbara A. Wright, AHIP, Reference Librarian, Research and Education Services; Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, Associate University Librarian, Library Administration; Catharine S. Canevari, AHIP, Associate Director, Research and Education Services; Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| 2-071 | Podcasting: Making the Connection Embraces More than Recording, Posting, and Registering | Janice E. Cox, AHIP, Head Librarian, School of Dentistry Library, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2-073 | Qualitative Evaluation of the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program | Barbara A. Rapp, Coordinator, NLM Associate Fellowship Program, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; P. Zoe Stavri, Consultant; P. Zoe Stavri Research, Analysis, and Design, Gettysburg, PA |
| 1-074 | Handouts No More: Increasing Access and Saving Paper By Using del.icio.us | Mary J. Markland, AHIP, Southeast Clinical Campus Librarian, Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND |
| 1-076 | Simplified Selection of Web Content: Balancing Library Expertise with User Data | Jill E. Foust, Web Manager/Reference Librarian, Reference Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2-077 | Analysis of Cochrane Collaborative Electronic Search Methods for Location and Identification of Studies | Jeanette de Richemond, AHIP, Medical Information Specialist and PhD Candidate, TA Information Center and School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, ECRI Institute and Rutgers University, Plymouth Meeting, PA, and New Brunswick, NJ |
| 1-078 | Understanding Biocurators: Attributes and Roles of Model Organism Database Curators | W. John MacMullen, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL |
| 1-080 | VIPCare: A Collaborative Tool Connecting Third-year Medical School Students to Information at the Point of Learning | Jane Ichord, Information Services Librarian; Elizabeth J. Richardson, Information Services Librarian; Amy LaVertu, Information Services Librarian; Eric D. Albright, AHIP, Director; Hirsh Health Sciences Library, Tufts University, Boston, MA |
| 2-081 | Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Advance Evidence-based Behavioral Practice | Kristin Hitchcock, Project Coordinator, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Ross Brownson, Professor and Director, Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO; Edward Mullen, Willma and Albert Musher Chair Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; Robin Newhouse, Assistant Dean, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; Jason Satterfield, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director, Behavioral Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA; Bonnie Spring, Professor and Director, Behavioral Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; Barbara Walker, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Evelyn Whitlock, Investigator in Epidemiology and Disease Prevention, , , Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research and Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center, Portland, OR |
| 1-082 | Connecting with International Evidence: Measuring the Importance of Multiple Database Searching for BMJ Clinical Evidence | Sarah L. Greenley, Information Specialist, BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom |
| 2-083 | Constructing Solutions for Tomorrow’s Needs: An Analysis of Clinical Questions Asked During Morning Report | Nakia J. Carter, AHIP, Clinical Reference Librarian; Rick Wallace, AHIP, Assistant Director; Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| 1-084 | EBM Librarian: A Wiki Connecting Instructors to Content | Karen Odato, Research and Education Librarian, Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; Connie Schardt, AHIP, Associate Director for Public Services; Duke Medical Library, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| 2-085 | Customizing EndNote for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Protocol Searches | Melissa A. Ratajeski, Reference Librarian, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1-086 | Building on Existing Evidence: Comparing MEDLINE Systematic Review Search Strategies for Everyday Use | Sarah L. Greenley, Information Specialist, BMJ Knowledge, BMJ Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom |
| 2-089 | Database Training for Librarians: Doing It Live and Online from the National Library of Medicine | Katherine B. Majewski, Librarian, MEDLARS Management Section, Bibliographic Services Division, US National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD |
| 1-092 | Information Management: “Compounds Capable of Relieving Pain without the Loss of CONSCIOUSNESS” (See Medical Subject Headings for Analgesics) | Mia S. White, AHIP, Reference Librarian; Anna Getselman, Associate Director; Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA |
| 2-093 | Improving Gene Name Dictionaries | Marci Brandenburg, Student, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1-094 | Medical Librarians in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery | Stacey J. Arnesen, Advisor for Special Topics; Gale A. Dutcher, Head, Office of Outreach and Special Populations; Cynthia B. Love, Technical Information Specialist; Steven J. Phillips, Associate Director; Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD |
| 2-095 | A Library-based Approach to Translational Informatics Education | Kristi L. Holmes, Bioinformatics Specialist; Ellen Dubinsky, Digital Projects Librarian; Lili Wang, Bioinformatics Specialist, The Bernard Becker Medical Library; Rakesh Nagarajan, Assistant Professor; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 1-096 | Health Sciences Librarians in Michigan: Connecting to Emerging Web 2.0 Technologies | Misa Mi, AHIP, Senior Information Resources Specialist, Library Services, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI; Sandra Swanson, Medical Librarian, Amos Crist Health Sciences Libraries, Mercy General Health Partners, Muskegon, MI; Marie-Lise Shams, AHIP, Librarian; Dental Library, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI |
| 2-097 | How (and How Well) Do Researchers Use Bioinformatics Resources? A Preliminary Analysis | Michele R. Tennant, AHIP, Bioinformatics Librarian, Health Science Center Libraries and UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| 1-100 | Connecting an Underserved Community with Consumer Health Information: The Clinical Informationist’s Role in a Health Education Program | Elaine C. Mosher, Library Coordinator; Diane G. Schwartz, AHIP, FMLA, Library Director; Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Clinical Informationist; Helen Anne Wolf, Program Coordinator, Medical Library, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY; Kavita P. Ahluwalia, Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, Division of Community Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; Donna Slawek, Nurse Practitioner, Women' Health Clinic; Karen Lamson, Clinical Informationist, Medical Library, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY; Tracy Diina, Executive Director; Administration, Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County, Buffalo, NY |
| 2-101 | Transcending Bibliometrics: Measuring Knowledge Transfer and Clinical Impact | Cathy C. Sarli, Scholarly Communications Specialist, Bernard Becker Medical Library; Washington University School of Medicine Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study, Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Susan A. Fowler, Library Associate; Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 1-102 | Library as Place: Defense of the Physical in a Perceived Virtual Environment | Karen W. Dillon, Manager, Library Services, Health Sciences Libraries, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA |
| 2-103 | CHILI: An Internship Program to Introduce Underrepresented Minority High School Students to Health Sciences Library Careers | Charles J. Greenberg, Coordinator, Curriculum and Research Support, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1-104 | "Phantom FTE's" in a Hospital Medical Library | Robert T. Neumeyer, Coordinator, PMHS Libraries and Archives, Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2-105 | Connecting with the Community: What Is the Value of a Friends of the Library Group? | Marie T. Ascher, AHIP, Head, Reference and Information Services; Diana J. Cunningham, AHIP, Associate Dean and Director; Health Sciences Library, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY |
| 1-106 | Toolkit for Effective Collaboration | Ulrike Dieterle, Distance/Outreach Coordinator, Ebling Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 2-107 | Delivering Value Through Innovation: Marketing Initiatives to Become Relevant and Cost Effective Again | Gediminas (Geddy) Paulaitis, AHIP, Director for Access Services and Biomedical Communications, Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami, Miami, FL |
| 1-108 | Building Team Connections in a Health Sciences Library Using the DISC Profile | Nancy Allee, AHIP, Deputy Director; Jane Blumenthal, AHIP, Director; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2-109 | Renovations Improve the Look and Functionality of Old Spaces | Janis F. Brown, AHIP, Associate Director, Systems and Information Technology, Norris Medical Library; William Clintworth, Director; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1-110 | Connecting University Initiatives in Health Literacy: Virginia Commonwealth University Librarians Help to Bridge Gaps | Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, Director, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, and Associate University Librarian; Shannon D. Jones, Head, Outreach Services, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences; Sarah E. Amick, Executive Assistant; VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| 2-111 | Building Connections with National Medical Librarians Month | Nakia J. Carter, AHIP, Clinical Reference Librarian; Rick Wallace, AHIP, Assistant Director; Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| 2-113 | Bridging the Gap: Translating Research Study Findings into a Community Resource Guide | Shelley A. Bader, AHIP, Information Consultant |
| 1-112 | Reaching New Levels: Creating a Career Ladder for Support Staff | Jane Fama, Associate Director, Public Desk and User Services; James Comes, Associate Director, Education and Research Servicess Services; Vivian Frempong, Interlibrary Loan Supervisor; Barbara Ingrassia, AHIP, Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Work Force Development; Kerry Mayotte, Circulation Supervisor; Lisa Palmer, Librarian; Mary Piorun, AHIP, Associate Director, Technology Initiatives and Resource Management; Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA |
| 1-114 | Passion Through Art: First Annual Atlantic Health Family Art Exhibition | Patricia Regenberg, AHIP, Library Manager, Health Sciences Library, Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ; Maria R. Lupo, Creative Art Therapies Coordinator; Atlantic Integrative Medicine, Atlantic Health, Morristown, NJ |
| 2-115 | South Central Houston Community Health Information Center | Jeffrey T. Huber, Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX; Beatriz Varman, Assistant Director for Public Affairs and Information Services Librarian, Information Services, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX; Stacie Hill, Site Coordinator, Riverside Clinic; Anganette S. Young, Executive Director; Administration, South Central Houston Community Health Center, Houston, TX |
| 1-116 | Make Mine a Double: Librarian Office Hours Multiply Basic Services | Mellanye Lackey, Public Health Liaison Librarian; K. T. L. Vaughan, Pharmacy Liaison Librarian; Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2-117 | Chapter Website Uses Web 2.0 Approaches | Jeanette de Richemond, AHIP, Medical Information Specialist and PhD Candidate, TA Information Center and School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, ECRI Institute and Rutgers University, Plymouth Meeting, PA, and New Brunswick, NJ; Gary Kaplan, Information Services Librarian; Dan Kipnis, Education Services Librarian, Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Nina Long, AHIP, Director, Library/Curator; Wistar Library, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2-119 | Connecting with New Employees: Promoting Consumer Health Resources through New Employee Orientation | Misty Carney, Consumer Health and Outreach Librarian, Bernard Becker Medical Library, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 1-120 | Applying a Logic Model to an Evidence-based Practice Outreach Training Program | Ruiling Guo, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian/Assistant Professor, Idaho Health Sciences Library; Janene Willer, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Education of the Deaf; Barbara Bain, Coordinator; Research Mentoring Program, Kasiska College of Health Professions, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID |
| 2-121 | Consumer Health Outreach for Special Populations: Targeting the Senior Citizen Demographic | Deborah Chiarella, Assistant Librarian, Reference and Education, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; Lauren Olewnik, Librarian; Calvin Coolidge Library, Castleton State College, Castelton, VT |
| 1-122 | Pharmacy Preceptors' Information Use Skills and Access to Drug Information | Jonathan Koffel, Education and Outreach Librarian, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences; Susan Staggs, Assistant Professor (Clinical); College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| 2-123 | Assessing Health Information Needs of Patients and Families in an Adult Outpatient Clinic | Tracy E. Powell, AHIP, Clinical Services Librarian; Lee Vucovich, AHIP, Assistant Director for Reference Services; Lister Hill Library, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL |
| 1-124 | Academic Medical Center to Rural Clinic: Ensuring Fair and Accurate Representation in Go Local | Shiela Phillippe, Health Sciences Librarian; Marianne Burke, AHIP, Library Director, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; Alan Lampson, Coordinator, Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT; Tina Kussey, Collection Management Librarian; Lesley Boucher, Circulation Supervisor; Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
| 2-125 | Developing Connections Between an Academic Library and a Multidisciplinary Health Sciences Community | Remlee Green, Librarian; Courtney D. Crummett, Visiting NLM Associate Fellow; Tracy Gabridge, Associate Head for Engineering; Engineering and Science Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA |
| 1-126 | Bridging the Health Information Gap for Hospital Nurses | Christine Shaw-Daigle, Hospital Librarian, Victoria General Hospital Library; Lisa Demczuk, Hospital Librarian, Grace Hospital Library; Analyn Cohen Baker, Hospital Librarian, Seven Oaks General Hospital Library; Melissa Raynard, Hospital Librarian, Concordia Hospital Library; Lori Giles-Smith, Hospital Librarian; Patricia Barrett, Librarian; Neil John Mclean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| 2-127 | Live Well at the Library: Mayo Clinic Arizona Boosts Health and Wellness for Employees | Carol Ann Attwood, AHIP, Medical Librarian, Patient and Health Education Library; Kay E. Wellik, AHIP, Director; Library Services, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2-129 | Community Connections through Collaboration: Social Workers and Health Sciences Librarians | Anna L. Tatro, Liaison and Outreach Services Librarian; Paula Raimondo, AHIP, Liaison and Outreach Services Librarian; Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD |
| 1-130 | Forging New Directions: Launching a Scholarly Communications Initiative | Cathy Sarli, Scholarly Communications Specialist, Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 1-132 | Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Information for Special Populations | Gale A. Dutcher, Head, Office of Outreach and Special Populations; Deena M. Pers, Technical Information Specialist; Division of Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD |
| 2-133 | The Impact of Public Library Outreach Programs on the Use of Health-E Illinois, a Go Local Project | Mary J. Klatt, Associate Director; Logan Ludwig, AHIP, Associate Dean; Health Sciences Library, Loyola University, Maywood, IL |
| 1-134 | Measuring the Effectiveness of Community Outreach: The Community Medical School Project | Laura Haines, Outreach and Electronic Services Librarian, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
| 1-136 | Tox Town en Español | Cynthia B. Love, Technical Information Specialist; Judy Kramer, Contractor, LMIT; Specialized Information Services Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD |
| 2-137 | Information Rx as Patient-Physician Communication Tool and Community Health Information Program | Marianne Burke, AHIP, Director, Dana Medical Library; Peggy Carey, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine; Frederick Pond, Biomedical Librarian; Laura Haines, Assistant Library Professor, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; Alan Lampson, Coordinator; Community Health Improvement, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT |
| 2-139 | Bridging the Americas: Development of a Spanish Language Portal and Service Network for Health Care Providers in Latin America | Yanira García-Bárcena, Senior Reference Librarian; Joaquín Arriaga, Director for Reference and Education Services; Suzetta Burrows, AHIP, Director for Library Operations; Mary Moore, Executive Director; Louis Calder Memorial Library, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL |
| 1-140 | Bioinformatics Self-help Tools 24/7 | Courtney D. Crummett, Visiting NLM Associate Fellow, Science and Engineering Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; David Osterbur, Access and Public Services Librarian; Paul Bain, Reference and Education Services Librarian; Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 1-142 | Research First Aid: Two Libraries Reaching Out with One Podcast | Amy E. Blevins, Liaison/Information Services Librarian, William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library; Mark Sanders, Interim Assistant Head of Reference; Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
| 2-145 | Development, Dissemination, and Utilization of Public Health Systems Research Resources | Rick A. Brewer, Assistant Director, Research and Education Division, Medical Center Library; F. Douglas Scutchfield, Professor of Health Services Research and Policy; Rick C. Ingram, Graduate Research Assistant; College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY |
| 1-146 | Librarians Supporting Health Sciences Programs in General Academic Libraries | Mary K. Taylor, AHIP, Medical and Distance Learning Librarian, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; David A. Nolfi, AHIP, Health Sciences Librarian; Gumberg Library, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1-148 | Why Wufoo? Collecting Data about Reference Desk Transactions Using an Online Form Builder | Martha E. Hardy, Library Professional, Reference and Instruction; Lisa McGuire, Assistant Librarian, Reference and Instruction; Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2-149 | Tags: How Do Users Describe Their Information? | Michelle Frisque, Head, Information Systems, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
| 1-150 | Think Big! Building Connections to Support Interdisciplinary Programs in Academic Institutions: Global Health at the Library | Jim Henderson, Life Sciences Librarian, Life Sciences Library and Osler Library of the History of Medicine; Deborah Meert, Liaison Librarian, Life Sciences Library; Eamon Duffy, Liaison Librarian, Government Publications Service, Humanities and Social Sciences Library; Louisa Piatti, Liaison Librarian; Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada |
| 2-151 | Using RefShare to Complement Resource Guides | Irene M. Lubker, Research Librarian; Margaret E. Henderson, Research Services Librarian; Research and Education Services, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| 1-152 | Home Field Advantage: Connecting with Users on Their Turf | Shannon D. Jones, Head, Outreach Services; Catharine S. Canevari, AHIP, Associate Director, Research and Education; Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| 2-153 | Connecting with Remote Patrons Using 2.0 Widget and Knowledgebase | Ryan Harris, Reference and Research Services Librarian; Tierney Lyons, Head of Reference and Research Services; Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD |
| 1-154 | Weathering the Storm: Preparing for User Connection after Disaster | Jie Li, AHIP, Assistant Director for Collection Management, Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; Ellen Sayed, AHIP, Head of Collection Development, Manager, e-Access Services, Distributed e-Library, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, , Qatar; Judy F. Burnham, AHIP, Director; Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL |
| 2-155 | Extreme Makeover: Swapping Book Stacks for Flat Screen TVs | Felicia Yeh, Assistant Director for Collections Management; Rozalynd Anderson, Assistant Director for Education and Outreach; Ruth A. Riley, AHIP, Director of Library Services; School of Medicine Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 1-156 | The Jefferson Digital Commons: Starting an Institutional Repository at an Academic Health Sciences Library | Daniel G. Kipnis, Senior Education Services Librarian; Ann Koopman, JEFFLINE Editor; Academic and Instructional Support and Resources (AISR), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1-158 | Does Submitting Nontraditional Scholarly Content to an Institutional Repository Provide Academic Value to the Submitters: A Study at the University of New Mexico | Holly Phillips, AHIP, Resource Access and Delivery Coordinator; Philip Kroth, Assistant Director of Informatics Program Development; Health Science Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM |
| 2-159 | Trends in Health Sciences Library and Information Science Research | Mary E. Piorun, AHIP, Associate Director; Sally Gore, Librarian; Judith Nordberg, Librarian; Lisa Palmer, Librarian; Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA |
| 1-162 | Enhancing Podcast Development and Activity | Courtney D. Crummett, NLM Associate Fellow, MIT Engineering and Science Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Robert A. Logan, Social Science Analyst; Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD |
| 2-163 | Academic Health Sciences Library Support for Research Studies and Clinical Trials | Fern M. Cheek, AHIP, Research Librarian/Assistant Professor; Pamela S. Bradigan, Associate Director/Associate Professor; Prior Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
| 1-164 | Web 2.0 and Information Literacy: The Importance of Critical Thinking in Public Health | Laura Cobus, Head Librarian, Health Professions Library, Hunter College, New York, NY |
| 1-166 | Gangplank or Bridge: Providing New Librarians Pathways to Success | Rick Wallace, AHIP, Assistant Director; Nakia J. Carter, AHIP, Clinical Reference Librarian; Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| 2-167 | Building the Bridge: Developing Clinical Librarianship in Brazil | Janet Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Information Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom; Vera Beraquet, Professor; Information Science, University of Campinas, Pontifica Universidade Catholica de Campiunas, , Brazil |
| 2-169 | A MEDLINE Station in the Clerkship Clinical Skills Exam | Donna O'Malley, Library Associate Professor, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
| 1-170 | The BIG: A Collaborative Librarian Group | Jean Song, Informationist; Marci Brandenburg, Reference Associate; Marisa Conte, NLM Fellow; Merle Rosenzweig, InfoPoint and Liaison Librarian; Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2-171 | A Case Study on Three Tutorial Creating Softwares | Amy E. Blevins, Liaison/Information Services Librarian; C. W. Elton, Educational Technology Consultant; William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
| 1-174 | The Desk Set Fifty Years Later | Susan Fowler, Library Associate, St. Louis Children's Hospital Medical Library; Misty Carney, Librarian; Bernard Becker Medical Library, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
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