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Past Chapter Council Presents Sharing Roundtables Topics

2016

Toronto, CA| May 15, 2016

  • Altmetrics
  • Consumer Health
  • Data Curation
  • Embedded Librarians
  • How to Promote You and the Library
  • Integrating Library Resources into the Electronic Health Record
  • iPads in the Curriculum, Clinics, and the Library
  • Issues in Hospital Librarianship
  • Library Redesign
  • Literature Searches to Support Sytematic Reviews
  • Online Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
  • Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to Students and Faculty

2015

Austin, TX | May 17, 2015

  • Altmetrics* – Altmetrics is a new method for determining the impact of published literature.  Learn how your colleagues are integrating Altmetrics into their libraries or come to learn the value of Altmetrics in the research arena.
  • Consumer Health* – Share your thoughts on consumer-driven information resources and services for patients, caregivers, partners, and family members.
  • Data Curation – Data curation is management of research data through its life cycle to enable data discovery and retrieval, add value, and enable reuse of data.  Come to discuss possible ways that libraries can be involved in this new and exciting area of research. 
  • Embedded Librarians* - Are you currently acting as an embedded librarian in a research or clinical setting? Come share your ideas and experiences.
  • How to Promote You and the Library* – Promoting your library is about outreach as much as it is about having relevant services that align with your institution’s strategic goals or mission. Share your experiences about reaching out and promoting the library in innovative ways (such as data visualization, outreach meetings, organization-wide events, etc.).
  • Integrating Library Resources into the Electronic Health Record* – With the rise of informatics and the interplay between technology and knowledge growing, there is room for the medical librarian to have a hand in the development of the electronic health record.
  • Integrating You and the Library into the Curriculum* - Come share your ideas and experiences with integrating you or the library into the curriculum at your institution.
  • iPads in the Curriculum, Clinics, and the Library* - Visit with other librarians using iPads and discuss using iPads in various settings, including their pitfalls and promise.
  • Issues in Hospital Librarianship* - Discuss the issues facing hospital libraries and librarians and share strategies and ideas for resolving these issues.
  • Library Redesign* - Been part of a library renovation or thinking about one?  Come see what your colleagues have done in redesigning their libraries.
  • Literature Searches to Support Systematic Reviews* - Discuss the issues encountered when conducting a comprehensive search for a systematic review (database limitations, locating grey literature, documenting your search strategy, negotiating authorship on the publication, etc.).
  • Online Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) – Unique identifiers and initiatives for name disambiguation such as ORCID help researchers link their research activities to the right person.  Come to discuss ways that librarians can help researchers and discuss issues with using these identifiers.
  • Realigning Job Priorities while Running Lean – As libraries’ have to do more with less, the inevitable question becomes “What do we give up doing?  Discuss strategies to realign what librarians do when salary budgets are dwindling.
  • Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to Students and Faculty* - Share your experiences with teaching faculty, students and residents about searching for the current best evidence to care for patients.

CANCELLED:

  • Cancelled: Drupal – Drupal is an open source content management platform used to build websites, blogs and other applications.  Share your experiences with other librarians using Drupal.
  • Cancelled: Learning Commons - Does your library have a learning commons or are you planning a learning commons? Share your ideas about what a learning commons can include such as makerspaces, flipped classrooms, and patient simulation technologies.
  • Cancelled: Librarians Supporting Open Access Initiatives – With Open Access (OA) expanding, librarians are called upon to support OA in many ways including compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy, creating OA repositories, and funding OA memberships.  Share your ideas.
  • Cancelled: Magnet Journey – Is your hospital currently undergoing the process to gain Magnet recognition?  Discuss with others concerning opportunities for librarians to be involved with this process.  
  • Cancelled: MOOCs and other Online Training – Is your institution providing Massive Open Online Courses?  Discuss how librarians support faculty and students engaged with MOOCs.
  • Cancelled: Patron Driven Acquisitions – Is your library using a Patron Driven Acquisitions collection development policy?  Share your experience with this type of collection development. 

2014

Chicago, IL | May 18, 2014

  • Altmetrics – Altmetrics is a new method for determining the impact of published literature.  Learn how your colleagues are integrating Altmetrics into their libraries or come to learn the value of Altmetrics in the research arena.
  • Building a Network of Partners – How do we extend our reach at our institutions and organizations?  Share or listen to success stories about building connections and long-lasting partners through various avenues.
  • Consumer Health – Share your thoughts on consumer-driven information resources and services for patients, caregivers, partners, and family members.
  • Copyright Issues* - Share information about copyright such as copyright education for librarians, instituting enterprise wide copyright education, and developing copyright policies.
  • Embedded Librarians* - Are you currently acting as an embedded librarian in a research or clinical setting? Come share your ideas and experiences.
  • Google Docs and Other Cloud-Based Services – Learn how Google docs or other cloud-based services can help your clients or share your experiences and lessons learned with these productivity tools
  • How to Promote You and the Library – Promoting your library is about outreach as much as it is about having relevant services that align with your institutions strategic goals or mission. Listen and share your experiences about reaching out and promoting the library.
  • Influencing Decision Makers – How do we prove our value and show our worth to our institution’s decision makers? Come share your thoughts and experiences.
  • Integrating Library Resources into the Electronic Health Record – With the rise of informatics and the interplay between technology and knowledge growing, there is room for the medical librarian to have a hand in the development of the electronic health record.
  • Integrating You and the Library into the Curriculum* - Come share your ideas and experiences with integrating you or the library into the curriculum at your institution.
  • iPads in the Curriculum, Clinics, and the Library* - Visit with early library adopters and discuss using iPads in various settings, its pitfalls and promise.
  • Issues in Hospital Librarianship* - Discuss the issues facing hospital libraries and librarians and share strategies and ideas for resolving these issues.
  • Librarian Role in Diagnostic Error – What can the medical librarian do to help prevent diagnostic errors?  Come share your personal encounters or simply discuss your thoughts.
  • Library Redesign* - Been part of a library renovation or thinking about one?  Come see what your colleagues have done in redesigning their libraries.
  • Literature Searches to Support Systematic Reviews* - Discuss the issues encountered when conducting a comprehensive search for a systematic review (databases limitations, locating grey literature, documenting your search strategy, negotiating authorship on the publication, etc.).
  • Measuring Success/Benchmarking – How can the medical library profession measure our success and impact on our institution and patient care?  Come share ideas and learn what other libraries do.
  • Negotiating with Vendors* - Share practical suggestions for negotiating agreements with vendors.
  • New and Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians* - Come to discuss how Medical Librarianship continues to evolve into new and changing roles.
  • Open Access Publishing – Discuss various open access publishing models available to your community.  Come and share your stories or learn from your peers
  • Starting an Institutional Repository – Where to begin when starting an institutional repository?  Server space?  What platform to choose?  What content to store?  Come share your experiences or learn more.
  • Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to Students and Faculty* - Share your experiences with teaching faculty, students and residents about searching for the current best evidence to care for patients.

*Topic was offered at the 2013 Chapter Sharing Roundtables event.

2013

Boston, MA | May 3-8, 2013

  1. **Budget Cuts Problem Solving - See what your colleagues are doing to creatively manage the reality of fewer resources with continuing demand for services.
  2. Copyright Issues - Share information about copyright such as copyright education for librarians, instituting enterprise wide copyright education, and developing copyright policies.
  3. Ebooks - Discuss the success stories and challenges of integrating e-books into your library collection.
  4. Electronic Medical Records: The Role of the Library - Share your experiences with integrating library resources into the electronic medical record or other successes with EMRs.
  5. Embedded Librarians - Are you currently acting as an embedded librarian in a research or clinical setting?  Come share your ideas and experiences.
  6. Health Literacy - About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy.  Share your experiences with overcoming literacy barriers of consumers and educating clinicians about the health literacy epidemic.
  7. Instruction Techniques - How do you engage your students?  Candy, Lady Gaga music, group tasks, PollNow?  Share your creative instruction techniques.
  8. Integrating You or the Library into the Curriculum - Come share your ideas and experiences with integrating you or the library into the curriculum at your institution.
  9. **iPads in the Curriculum, Clinics and Library - Visit with early library adopters and discuss using iPads in various settings, its pitfalls and promise.
  10. Issues in Hospital Librarianship - Discuss the issues facing hospital libraries and librarians and share strategies and ideas for resolving these issues.
  11. Liaisons Stepping Out of the Library - Do you have a successful liaison program or do you want to start one?  Come share your ideas and experiences.
  12. **Library Redesign - Been part of a library renovation or thinking about one?  Come see what your colleagues have done in redesigning their libraries.
  13. **Library Support for One Health Initiatives - discuss library support collaboration between physicians, veterinarians and other health and environmental professionals, the synergism to advance health care in the 21st century.
  14. Literature Searches to Support Systematic Reviews - Discuss the issues encountered when conducting a comprehensive search for a systematic review (databases limitations, locating grey literature, documenting your search strategy, negotiating authorship on the publication, etc.).
  15. Measuring Success & Influencing Decision Makers - How do you measure if the dollars spent on your library had a positive impact and how do you communicate successes with decision makers?  The art of influencing decision makers requires hard work, knowledge and persuasive skills.  Share your tips and strategies.
  16. Mobile Technologies for Medical Librarians - Discuss how librarians/libraries are reaching out to mobile users and learn what applications and resources are available for mobile technologies.
  17. Negotiating with Vendors - Share practical suggestions for negotiating agreements with vendors.
  18. New & Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians - Come to discuss how Medical Librarianship continues to evolve into new and changing roles.
  19. **Outreach Services - Outreach is the act of extending services to a wider community, but outreach is defined differently at different libraries.  Learn from others about how they do outreach.
  20. Scholarly Communication - share information about how librarians can support open access publishing, the NIH Public Access Mandate, institutional repositories, etc.
  21. Solo Librarians - Share ideas and find support from those who walk in your shoes.
  22. Supporting Translational Research - What role does your library have in supporting clinical and translational science initiatives?  Do you provide training, consults, or attend departmental meetings?  Learn from your colleagues what is working, or not working, at their institution.
  23. Teaching Evidence Based Medicine to Students & Faculty - Share your experiences with teaching faculty, students and residents about searching for the current best evidence to care for patients. 
  24. Virtual Reference - Virtual reference is using technology to provide reference services to patrons anytime and anywhere.  Share how you communicate with your patrons: chat, text messaging, e-mail, etc.

** New Topics for 2013

2012

Seattle, WA | Sunday, May 20, 2012

Roundtables Committee, 2011-2012

Angela Dixon, Co-Chair
Melissa Ratajeski, Co-Chair
Elizabeth Lucas
Sylvia McAphee
Becky McKay
Anne Seymour
Lisa Matsumoto
Tim Mason

  • Table 1: Career & Leadership Development
  • Table 5: Embedded Librarians
  • Table 6: Electronic Medical Records - Role of the Library
  • Table 7: Evidence Based Nursing
  • Table 8: Health Literacy
  • Table 8A: Health Literacy
  • Table 10B: Instruction Techniques
  • Table 11: Hospital Librarianship
  • Table 12: Liaisons Stepping Out of the Library
  • Table 13: Literature Searching in Support of Systematic Reviews
  • Table 13A: Literature Searching in Support of Systematic Reviews
  • Table 15: Measuring Success & Influencing Decision Makers
  • Table 15A: Measuring Success & Influencing Decision Makers
  • Table 16: Mobile Technologies for Medical Librarians
  • Table 16A: Mobile Technologies for Medical Librarians
  • Table 18: New & Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians
  • Table 19: Patient Safety
  • Table 20: Research for Librarians
  • Table 21: Solo Librarians
  • Table 22: Supporting Translational Research
  • Table 22A: Supporting Translational Research
  • Table 23: Teaching Evidence Based Medicine
  • Table 25: Virtual Reference

2011

Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 15, 2011

Roundtables Committee, 2010-2011

Angela Dixon, Co-Chair
Melissa Ratajeski, Co-Chair
Lisa Matsumoto
Sylvia McAphee
Millie Moore
Anne Seymour
Christine Szczerba

  • Table 1: Assessment
  • Table 2: Career & Leadership Development
  • Table 3: Copyright Issues
  • Table 4: E-books
  • Table 5/5a: Embedded Librarians
  • Table 6/6a: Electronic Medical Records
  • Table 7: Evidence Based Nursing
  • Table 8: Expert Searching
  • Table 9: Health Literacy
  • Table 10: How to Stay Current with New Technology
  • Table 12: Instruction Techniques
  • Table 13: Integrating You or Your Library into the Curriculum
  • Table 14: Issues in Hospital Librarianship
  • Table 15: Liaisons Stepping Out of the Library
  • Table 16/16a: Literature Searching to Support Systematic Reviews
  • Table 17: Marketing Library Services
  • Table 18/18a: Measuring Success/ROI/Showing the Value of your Library
  • Table 19/19a/19b: Mobile Technologies for Medical Librarians
  • Table 20: New and Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians
  • Table 23: Social Networking for Medical Librarians
  • Table 24: Teaching Evidence Based Medicine
  • Table 25: Technical Services in Medical Libraries

2010

Washington, DC | Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Roundtables Committee, 2009-2010

Angela Dixon, Co-Chair
Karen Hanus, Co-Chair
Lisa Matsumoto
Sylvia McAphee
Millie Moore
Melissa Ratajeski
Anne Seymour
Christine Szczerba 

  • Table 1: Career and Leadership Development
  • Table 3: Clinical Decision Making Tools
  • Table 4: Consumer Health Libraries
  • Table 5: Copyright
  • Table 6: Digital Preservation
  • Table 7: Electronic Medical Records
  • Table 9/9A: Evidence Based Nursing
  • Table 10: Expert Searching
  • Table 11: How to Stay Current with New Technologies
  • Table 12: Influencing Decision Makers
  • Table 13: Integrating Your Library Into the Curriculum
  • Table 15: Issues in Hospital Librarianship
  • Table 16: Liaisons Stepping Out of the Library
  • Table 18: Management of E-Resources
  • Table 19: Marketing Library Services
  • Table 20: Measuring Success/ROI/Showing the Value of Your Library
  • Table 21: Mobile Technologies for Medical Librarians
  • Table 22: Negotiating License Agreements
  • Table 23/23A: New and Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians
  • Table 26: Research for Librarians
  • Table 28: Social Networking for Medical Librarians
  • Table 29: Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Table 30/30A: Using New Technologies and Instructional Design for Teaching

2009

Honolulu, HI | Sunday, May 17, 2009

Roundtables Committee, 2008-2009

Angela Dixon, Co-Chair
Karen Hanus, Co-Chair
Sue Ben-dor
Jane Bridges
Pamela Corley
Barbara Henry
Melissa Ratajeski
Vickie Sanders
Anne Seymour

  • Table 1: Archives Management in Health Science Libraries
  • Table 2: Building Partnerships
  • Table 3: Changes in Technical Service in a Digital Environment
  • Table 4: Clinical Decision Making Tools (Up-to-Date, MD Consult, & others)
  • Table 5: Collection Development
  • Table 6: Copyright Issues
  • Table 7: Evidence Based Nursing
  • Table 8: Expert Searching
  • Table 9: Future of Medical Libraries/Librarians
  • Table 11: How to Stay Current with New Technologies
  • Table 12: Influencing Decision Makers
  • Table 13: Integrating You or the Library into the Curriculum
  • Table 14: Issues in Chapter Leadership
  • Table 15: Issues in Hospital Librarianship
  • Table 16: Liaisons Stepping Out of the Library
  • Table 17: Librarian as Consultant
  • Table 18: Library Renovation/Space Planning
  • Table 19: Management of E-Resources
  • Table 20: Marketing Library Services
  • Table 21: Measuring Success with Web 2.0 Tools
  • Table 22: New and Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians
  • Table 25: Outreach
  • Table 27: Research for Librarians
  • Table 28: Searching the Gray Literature
  • Table 29: Supporting Magnet Status Initiatives
  • Table 30: Using New Technologies and Instructional Design for Teaching