Copyright (c) 2009 Thomas Jefferson University All rights reserved. http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs Recent documents in AISR Staff Papers and Presentations en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:01 PST 3600 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/21 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/21 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:39:18 PST It's a win-win academic opportunity--promote your Jefferson research and publishing efforts to the world by participating in the Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC). The JDC increases your visibility. With over 2,000 different archived full-text resources including academic articles, posters, preprints, videos, images, teaching materials and newsletters you get permanent public space for all types of files AND your work is indexed by search engines like Google. Receive monthly alerts notifying you how many times your works have been downloaded. Create a faculty researcher page. Use the JDC as a university press and publish your department newsletters or create a new journal. Learn how the JDC complements Xythos and the Faculty Interests Database. The JDC is free to all Jeffersonians. Ann Koopman, AM http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/20 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/20 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:31:17 PST BackgroundPhiladelphia Chapter--Special Libraries Association Founded in 1919 ~ 300 Members Includes greater Philadelphia region (aka the Delaware Valley): Philadelphia, southeastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, and southern New Jersey. Chapter members serve large (QVC) to small (CFAR) companies, universities (TJU), hospitals (Chestnut Hill) and everything in between. Active student chapter at Drexel University (DUSLA). We also draw library school students from Clarion.EventsTraditionally, the Chapter has held 5-8 events per year. Three of these are Chapter traditions: Annual Banquet (Spring) Wine & Cheese Reception (Fall) Holiday Party/Silent Auction (December)We also include 1-2 "professional development" programs (lecture style w/networking time) and 1-2 Continuing Education programs with hands-on learning in the spring and/or fall.The TechTopics SeriesIn the Fall of 2007, Karen Krasznavolgyi in her role as Professional Development Chair organized a series of hands-on TechTopics workshops. The goal was to provide an overview of new technologies, such as wikis, blogs, office applications, etc and how to apply them to your organization. The following 3 very popular and successful programs were scheduled: The 2.0 Office: More Than Just Wikis & Blogs (Sept.) Second Life (Oct.) Firefox Plug-ins (Nov.)All 3 sessions were well-attended with an average of 15 people. Sessions 1 and 3 were also simulcast. Session one (2.0 office) had almost the same amount of people on simulcast as in person. The nature of the Second Life session did not lend itself to being simulcast. It was, however, probably the most lively session held for our chapter librarians ever! Karen Krasznavolgyi, MLS http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/19 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/19 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:43:40 PDT Objective Pilot a group assignment using blogs and wikis to develop evidence-based medicine skills in third year medical students on an internal medicine clerkship. Instead of the clerkship's previous individual ten-page paper assignment, the students were divided into four groups of sixteen. During the clerkship, students are on geographically dispersed rotations. The earlier ten-page paper had required the students to complete a patient history and physical write-up. With the pilot project, each group was assigned a librarian and a physician faculty mentor. Each student recorded on the blog a clinical scenario and question they encountered. They were encouraged to communicate with the librarian to construct a well formed clinical question. Each student group then came to consensus on which question to pursue and collaborated on a wiki including a list of citations to the best available evidence, a critique of the studies, and implications for the patient. Gary E. Kaplan, MSLIS http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/18 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/18 Fri, 30 May 2008 06:32:47 PDT At Thomas Jefferson University, Academic Information Services and Research (AISR), has designed a required online Medical Informatics course for 230 first year medical students. The course is designed to demonstrate the need for lifelong-learning skills, to train students in how to ask the appropriate questions to find an answer to their information needs, and to instill an awareness of the various types of information sources available to them and the skills to use these resources.The entire medical informatics course is completed online. Each student must complete a computing survey, a pre-test, two case studies, and a post-test. A common misconception among both students and administration is that because students are now more familiar with searching due to the World Wide Web they are automatically able to also search the scientific literature for answers to their questions. Based on data from the computing surveys, post-course evaluations and the answers from one question from the case studies, this paper will demonstrate the continued need for teaching Medical Informatics to medical students, and their reactions to learning medical informatics online. Daniel G. Kipnis http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/16 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/16 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:32:52 PST Virtual microscopy has replaced microscopes representing a sea change in how microscopic anatomy is taught at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU).The class of 2009 inaugurated virtual microscopy made possible by updating a wet laboratory with new computer stations. Virtual microscopy retains the learning features of microscopes while promoting the learning of relationships through small group interactions. Multi-station computers, equipped with new hardware technology that allows up to 5 monitors and keyboards to run from a single CPU, were installed providing a cost and space effective way to bring virtual microscopy to a large number of students in a small group setting.Students have access to the same resources for independent study on the University's public computers available in a 24/7 computer lab and in the library.Access to the lab manual with linked histology images along with individuals' saved images and linked textbook can be used at TJU's public computers. Martha Langley Ankeny http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/15 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/15 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:09:55 PDT If we build it, will they come? Whether intended for faculty papers, original journals, dissertations, or special collections, one of the challenges of building an institutional repository is recruiting appropriate content. This presentation addresses experiences at Thomas Jefferson University, along with pointers and strategies for successfully populating an institutional repository. Ann Koopman http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/14 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/14 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:10:12 PDT What has come to be known as the "Woods Hole course," Biomedical Informatics, is a week-long course sponsored by the National Library of Medicine which has been offered since 1992. Its participants include librarians, clinicians, educators, and administrators. This article discusses the content of the course and its applicability to medical librarians. Jane Bridges http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/13 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/13 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:25:22 PDT Our goal in this investigation was to see if the popularity of the Internet has had an effect on searching skills and an increased awareness of where to search for appropriate medical information. Anthony J. Frisby http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/12 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/12 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:30:48 PDT This poster will describe the history of the medical informatics course and the process of designing the case studies to fit into the new course management system, and will review the experiences of the librarians involved. Daniel G. Kipnis http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/11 http://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/11 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:27:41 PDT In response to the article in the Winter 2001 LOEX Newsletter, "Making Student-Friendly Instruction: Education or Edutainment?" a distinction was made between "our need to educate" and "our students' desire to be entertained." No one is denying the fact Mr. Bridges' argument that "knowing how to do research, learning techniques for note taking or writing a proper footnote or bibliography is a serious exercise." But I question the tone and need for strictly traditional methods in teaching these skills to the "modern student" expressed in the article. Daniel G. Kipnis