Hospital Library Caucus: New Hospital Librarians Resources

PubMed Training and Resources 

• PubMed® Online Training (nih.gov)
• Literature search for research planning and identification of research problem - PMC (nih.gov)

Conducting a literature search using PICO

• https://libguides.uthscsa.edu/c.php?g=850808&p=8716322 (This link includes a tutorial and a video)

NNLM Regions 2021-2026: Listing of States and Territories

• Region 1: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia
• Region 2: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Region 3: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas
• Region 4: Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
• Region 5: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific
• Region 6: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
• Region 7: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Articles for New Librarians

• Brackett A. Tips for the First-Year Health Sciences Librarian. Med Ref Serv Q. 2016 35(4):454-60.
• Bartley K, Simuel J, Williams J. New to health sciences librarianship: strategies, tips, and tricks. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021;109(2):330-5.
• Stark RK, Aiello MT. Solo but Not Alone: Self-Directed Online Peer Education as a Way to Increase Professional Knowledge and Skills. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 2021;21(1):1-10.
• Marshall C, Epstein H-AB. So You Want to Be a Hospital Librarian: Pathways to Get There. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 2021;21(1):67-71.
• McLaughlin LK. Solos and the reinvention process. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 2016;16(3):268-73.
• Ashley E. Faulkner (2015) Reflections on the Impostor Phenomenon as a Newly Qualified Academic Librarian, New Review of Academic Librarianship, 21:3, 265-268, DOI: 10.1080/13614533.2015.1070185

Consumer Health Resources

Medline Plus

MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Great resources for helping new librarians, with lay descriptions of diseases and conditions and excellent tutorials on medical terminology

What is Evidence-Based Practice

EBP is a process used to review, analyze, and translate the latest scientific evidence. The goal is to quickly incorporate the best available research, along with clinical experience and patient preference, into clinical practice, so nurses can make informed patient-care decisions (Dang et al., 2022).

Evidence-Based Practice Tutorials

• Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice (nih.gov)
• Module 1: Intro to EBP - EBP Tutorial - LibGuides at Duke University Medical Center

Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Resources

• Evidence Based Medicine Research Guides at Dartmouth College

• Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence - Acute & Ambulatory Care
  A course funded by NNLM – for Nurses, but also has MLA CE credit
  Course link: https://www.softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/ZcsX4japmQ1HEn/html

Copyright

U.S. Copyright Office | U.S. Copyright Office

Loan & Copyright

• Copyright Guidelines - Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery (IDD) - Research Guides at University of Southern California (usc.edu)

Copyright Law & the Health Sciences Librarian

• Copyright for Health Science Libraries 

To select journals for your collection:

1. Check Docline for regularly requested journal articles
2. Check for  journals with regularly denied access
3. Set up an email for Journal suggestions from faculty
4. Reach out to Department Heads or Program Directors

Print and Electronic Books

1. Doody's Core Title
2. Index | R2 Digital Library  

What is Health Literacy

• What Is Health Literacy? | Health Literacy | CDC
• Klem, M. L., Saleh, A. A., Devine, P. J., Gutzman, K. E., Knehans, A. C., Mills, T. N., Oren, G. A., & Vardell, E. (2019). Librarians and health literacy: A scoping review. Library and Information Science Research, 41(2), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2019.04.005
• Wilson AQ, Wombles C, Heidel RE, Grabeel KL. The status of scholarly efforts of librarians on health literacy: a bibliometric analysis. J Med Libr Assoc. 2022;110(2):166-73.

Tell me, what is AHIP?  

The Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) is the certification and career development program for medical librarians and other health information professionals. AHIP certification is equivalent to certifications in other professions, such as Human Resource (HR) certification, perioperative nursing certification, and medical-surgery nurse certification. AHIP is the only certification available to health information professionals.

What are the requirements for obtaining AHIP certification?

Obtaining AHIP certification required me to demonstrate to my peers, who have evaluated my portfolio, that I have met standards for formal education and continuing education and individual accomplishment in areas such as teaching, publishing, conference presentations, and professional association activities. My certification is valid for five years. To maintain certification I must continue to demonstrate professional accomplishments, and the requirements become more demanding as I move up in level of Academy membership.

What is the value to my organization in hiring a professional with AHIP certification over a professional who lacks AHIP certification?

This is the question I hoped you would ask! While professionals in every field are a diverse lot and no certification guarantees every distinction of certification, in general, when you hire someone with AHIP certification you get:

• A professional who meets a standard of professional education, experience, and accomplishment
• A professional committed to their professional development and to staying current in their profession. AHIP members must reapply every five years, which requires them to stay current through continuing and formal education, contributing to scholarship in the field, and attending professional meetings, which offer 100s of scholarly and practical presentations and the latest from vendors.
• A professional committed to the health information profession. AHIP members give back as mentors, instructors, and leaders.

The Value of AHIP - MLA

My Employer will not reimburse me for the AHIP fee

First-time applicants can apply for a scholarship.

Check if your local chapter offers one by clicking  on the link below

AHIP Funding - MLA