ICML 2009: Meeting Room 3 Session 27

Theme: Emerging & new technologies

Time:10.30-12.00
Date: Thursday 3rd September 2009
Chair: Heather Todd

Library Rush! Development of a Multi-Site High-Volume Rapid Document Delivery System across Mayo Clinic and Mayo Health System
Ms Dawn Littleton, Mayo Clinic, United States

Since 2001, Dawn Littleton, MA, MLS, AHIP-D has served as Head of Public Services at the Mayo Clinic Libraries in Rochester MN. Dawn served as education technology coordinator at the Bio-Medical Library University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1995-2001, and is editor of Navigate the Net in Medical Reference Services Quarterly.

Abstract:
Scope: A primary goal for the Mayo Clinic Libraries electronic delivery service is to minimize the delivery time of online and print-based articles to requesters. One recent project, Celsus II, produced an automated transactions system that effectively decreased the time lag for article delivery. Celsus II is an easy-to-use in-house designed system developed by teams representing Mayo Clinic and Mayo Health System libraries across five states.

Methods: Research Computing Facility, Human Computer Interaction, and library staff at Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Health System recorded and analyzed paper-based workflow procedures to guide development of the Celsus II system. The resulting interface allows rapid processing with identification of online texts, minimal clicks, and rapid sorting. Further, Celsus II is used by novice and skilled library staff working collaboratively across multiple sites.

Duplicability Potential: This project is replicable for multi-site high-volume libraries or information centers where rapid electronic document delivery is required.

Lessons Learned: 1) Staff identified opportunities to decrease or eliminate time lag by observing workflow detail at various sites. 2) Mantis, a "bug" tracking system, enabled excellent and consistent communication among staff at distant sites by providing a reliable forum to communicate suggestions and status checks on a 24/7 basis.

Current Status: The Celsus II system is currently in full operation mode for internal electronic document delivery of online and print-based articles across the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Health System sites. Further development to provide external document delivery is underway.

Changing Trends of Medical School Curriculum, effect of Technology and Role of Libraries: A Case Study at the Caribbean Medical Schools
Majid Pathan, American University of Antigua, College of Medicine, Antigua and Barbuda

Majid Pathan Holds Bachelor's Degree in Arts, & A Bachelor's Degree in Library Sc. He has been working as a Medical Librarian since 1972 and is the First Eileen Cunningham International Fellow of the Medical Library Association, Chicago, 1972. He has had experience in the India, US, Middle East and the West Indies in establishing Medical Libraries in Major Hospitals and Medical Schools. A certified Medical Librarian of the Medical Library Association, he was until 2000 a Member of the Academy of Healthcare Professionals of the MLA. He is the Adjudicator of PhD Theses of three Universities in South India in Library & Information Sciences. As a Co-Chair of the Exam Committee of Ross University, he has edited thousands of Multiple Choice Exams on line with USMLE type.

Abstract:
This is a technological generation and those seeking admission into a professional school are millennium students. The Medical school curriculum is going through toughest review and scrutiny. The technological advances that have influenced the medical education have created demands for suitable shift in the curriculum from traditional to incorporate several aspects. The libraries are trying to keep up with these changing trends to acquire materials that is needed to support teaching, research, and education. Off-shore medical schools, are crucial part of the US medical system in that, the US medical system depends largely on the graduates of these schools to fill the gap of physician shortage by entering the mainstream of the American Medical System. Since the establishment of the first medical school in the Caribbean state- Montserrat in 1978, medical schools in other Caribbean islands are being established on a regular basis. Currently there are over 30 medical schools in the Caribbean. Each medical school in the Caribbean region has adopted a curriculum that it feel will prepare students to be qualified, knowledgeable, and skilled professionals. Most of the schools in the Caribbean region do have a sound library system offering traditional as well as state-of-the-art services - digital and web-based. However, there are a few among these that lack a sound library system. Efforts, challenges, and problems faced by the author to upgrade the libraries to the acceptable International Standards are discussed.

Innovative online tools to support medical libraries
John P Bell, DA Information Services, Australia

Having worked in the library and information systems industries as an analyst and project manager for over 15 years, John has managed diverse information systems development projects and has held a number of senior roles including General Manager of Asymetrix Asia Pacific and Group Manager Development and Services with Multiemedia.com. John has worked in the tertiary sector as a lecturer in the Computer Science Department at RMIT and is an experienced educator and trainer. Immediately prior to joining DA, John was Senior Project Manager for the Building the Internet Workforce project - a DEST-funded Science Lectureships project which was a partnership between Monash University and the Universities of Sydney and Queensland. For this project, John designed and managed the development and implementation of the InforMER (Information Management for Educational Resources) national learning repository system and incorporated comprehensive creation of metadata, taxonomy, record creation and searching and browsing facilities.

Abstract:
In the digital era medical libraries carry an increasingly demanding role in ensuring that medical research, practice and education are supported by a fresh and ample flow of accountable, documented evidence and scholarly material. Selection, sourcing and ordering processes must be timely, access to quality materials must be reliable and convenient, and reading lists must be kept relevant and up-to-date. In these and other areas E-library products and tools have the potential to greatly assist medical librarians in constantly improving their contribution to the medical information value chain. TEXT, developed in Australia by DA Information Services provides an innovative e-library product designed to support timely, flexible access to textbooks and reference material via a comprehensive suite of web-based facilities. The paper discusses the significance of such products, and TEXT in particular, to the work of medical libraries. It explores the proposition that well-crafted and integrated e-library This can be made achievable via integration of a comprehensive suite of web-based services including Open URL resolvers, Digital Rights Management and ePayment systems and combining these with existing facilities including online catalogues, Citation Managers, Document Delivery systems or even Learning Management Systems. A number of trials that have been undertaken in the tertiary and research sectors in Australia are described and evaluated.