LIBR 220-04
LIBR 220-10
Resources and Information Services in Professions and Disciplines
Topic: Medical Librarianship
Spring 2007 Greensheet
Bijan Esfahani
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Office Location: San José, CA
Office Hours: Virtual through Blackboard
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I will open our course session for self-enrollment on Blackboard on Sunday, Jan. 21st, and will email you an announcement through My.SJSU which will also include the pass-code needed to complete the self-enroll process.
Please complete your enrollment in the Course via Blackboard no later than Fri, Jan. 26th at 11:00pm. I would like to start with all students engaged in the initial rollout of the course contents.
Course Description
Examination of the nature of resources for, and services to, professions and disciplines including methods of communication, characteristics of researchers and other users, and current methods of meeting research needs in libraries and information centers.
Prerequisites: LIBR 210, and for business: 204.
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
The objectives of this course are to help the student learn to:
- Describe the role of the medical librarian in relation to healthcare and biomedical research.
- Locate and discuss best practices in medical librarianship and describe the relationship between the medical librarian and the user population.
- Identify the types and sources of materials included in library collections.
- Describe effective methods for access and delivery of biomedical information.
- Understand some of the broader issues affecting medical librarianship, such as copyright, licensing of digital resources, digital libraries.
This course supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- Compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice (Competency B).
- Use the basic concepts and principles related to the creation, evaluation, selection, acquisition, preservation and organization of specific items or collections of information (Competency F).
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of current information and communication technologies, and other related technologies, as they affect the resources and uses of libraries and other information providing entities (Competency H).
- Use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users (Competency I).
- Understand the nature of research, research methods and research findings; retrieve, evaluate and synthesize scholarly and professional literature for informed decision-making by specific client groups (Competency L).
- Demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations, and professional level presentations (Competency M).
- Contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities (Competency O).
Textbooks and Readings
Required Texts
There are no required textbooks for the Course. Required readings will be available through our Course document library in Blackboard, digital handouts, and through the King Library Course Reserves.
Recommended Texts
Here are several recommendations. A portion of our course content is derived from the materials presented in the following texts:
- Frampton, S. (2003). Putting patients first: designing and practicing patient-centered care.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. - Holst, R. & Sharon Phillips (2000). The Medical Library Association guide to managing health care libraries. New York: Neal-Schuman Publisher, Inc.
- Schott, M. (2005). Medical library downsizing: administrative, professional, and personal strategies for coping with change. Binghamton, NY : Haworth Information Press.
- Stave, C. (2003). Field guide to Medline: making searching simple. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
- Strauss et al. (2005). Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM. NewYork: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.
Go to SLIS e-Bookstore.
Course Requirements
Assignments
Every week we will cover topics via lecture, assigned readings, case studies, online discussions, and assessments.
- Topic Lectures
These will be presented weekly on Blackboard. - Readings
There will be assigned and recommended readings for each of the weekly topics. - Online Discussions
In addition to the weekly topic, we will discuss case studies, best practices, reactions to a hot topic, and readings. Each student is expected to participate in the discussion and related assignments on some weeks. A portion of the course grade will come from this participation. - Writing a Review Article
Each student will either work individually or as a team Either an individual or a group paper to research and analyze a topic in medical librarianship, and writing a review article. - Leading the Discussion – Topics in Medical Librarianship
Each student will present to the class a high-level summary of a current/historic issue in medical librarianship, and will lead a discussion on the topic presented. All content will be presented and generated through the discussion forum. - Final Project – Synthesis of Topics and Integration with e-Portfolio
Students will be engaged in establishing evidence for the e-portfolio using content covered in this course, writing introductions for the e-portfolio, and addressing specific competencies.
Grading
All of the above course requirements will be used to calculate the student’s final course grade. The point distribution and due dates are as follows:
| Online Discussions Due: Weekly |
60 points |
| Research Paper Due: Sat, March 3rd, before midnight. |
30 points |
| Leading the Discussion – Topics in Collection Management Due: Sat, March 24th, before midnight. |
20 points |
| Final Project – Synthesis of Topics & Integration with e-Portfolio Due: Tues, May 8th, before midnight. |
40 points |
| Total | 150 points |
In addition, there will be pass/no pass assessments. While these assessments are not graded, they partially satisfy the requirements for the online discussion points. Failure to complete them will impact your overall course grade.
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
| 70-72 | D |
| 67-69 | D- |
| Below 67 | F |
Course Calendar
Please note that due dates, class outline, and schedule details are subject to change. Students will be notified in advance in case of revisions. A detailed copy of the course calendar will also be posted for the course in Blackboard.
I have organized the calendar based on the calendar week (Sunday, Jan. 21st being the first day of the first week). It is an easier way to organize a timeline rather than beginning the week on the first day of the semester (Wed to the following Wed). I hope you find this calendar and timeline easier to follow.
Below is the semester schedule for reference:
| Classes begin: | Jan 24, 2007 (Wed.) |
| Spring Recess | March 26-30, 2007 |
| Classes end: | May 15, 2007 (Tues.) |
- Unit 1 – Jan. 21 (Wed. Jan. 24) – Jan. 27
Theme: Introduction- Course Introductions – Includes welcome comments, expectations, and course layout.
- Course Introductions – Includes welcome comments, expectations, and course layout.
- Unit 2 – Jan. 28 – Feb. 3
Theme: Medical Librarianship Defined- Places of employment – academic institutions, corporations, hospitals and clinics, community and non-profit institutions.
- Nature of duties ; professional education ; AHIP
- JCAHO – Joint Commission – Knowledge-Based Information
- Unit 3 – Feb. 4 – Feb. 10
Theme: Collection Development Strategies - Books
- Subject disciplines; selection and review tools ; publishers and vendors.
- Unit 4 – Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
Theme : Collection Development Strategies - Serials (Print and Electronic)
- Vendors ; trends in serials management ; electronic licensing and management
- Unit 5 – Feb. 18 – Feb. 24
Theme: Introduction to Medline
- Using MeSH – Medical Subject Headings
- Introduction to PubMed
- Unit 6 – Feb. 25 – Mar. 3
Theme: Advanced Concepts in Medline- Advanced Concepts in PubMed
- Medline on OVID and SilverPlatter.
- Unit 7 – Mar. 4 – Mar. 10
Theme: Overview of NCBI Resources - Unit 8 – Mar. 11 – Mar. 17
Theme: Database Showcase- May include AccessMedicine, AMED, Nat Med Comp Dbase, PsycINFO, and other clinical databases.
- Unit 9 – Mar. 18 – Mar. 24
Theme: Evidence-Based Medicine- May include Cochrane, DynaMed, UptoDate, Zynx
- Spring Recess – Mar. 26 – Mar. 30
- Unit 10 – Apr. 1 – Apr. 7
Theme: CINAHL - Research in Nursing and Allied Health Topics - Unit 11 – Apr. 8 – Apr. 14
Theme: Research in Drug Information and Drug Interactions - Unit 12 – Apr. 15 – Apr. 21
Theme: Research in Consumer Health Services - Unit 13 – Apr. 22 – Apr. 28
Theme: Interlibrary Services- Docline (National Library of Medicine)
- Loansome Doc Services
- Other ILS Systems and Software
- Unit 14 – Apr. 29 – May 5
- Content To Be Determined with Input From Students
- Unit 15 – May 6 – May 12
- Content To Be Determined – With Input From Students
- Unit 16 - Final Week – May 13 – May 15 (Tues – last day of Spring ‘07 Semester)
- Synthesis – includes “putting it all together”, course summary, final discussions, final assessment
Please note that I am keeping two weeks open on our calendar (Units 14 and 15). I would like to solicit your feedback for content to include in those two weeks. This is a way to bring to light additional discussions, further reflect on a previously covered topic, and in general allows us some flexibility in the course content.
Late Assignments
Late assignments will only be accepted with prior notification and approval of the instructor. Please note that late work submitted will lose 5% of its total points for every calendar day beyond the greensheet due date.
Incompletes
Incompletes will only be assigned in case of family and/or medical emergencies. Please be prepared to provide appropriate documentation.
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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