Through continuing education and professional development initiatives, librarians continuously keep abreast of new developments in librarianship/information services, instructional and information technology. They consistently work collaboratively to improve the services of the library and efficiency of the Digital Library
With so many resources available on the World Wide Web and the issues that coincide with online resources, librarians have developed training programs to ensure that our patrons receive the most benefit possible from their online searching. Our primary goal is to support the education, research, and patient care activities that address the fulfillment of competencies or criteria required by affiliated accrediting bodies of the health sciences colleges.
| Library Supports | What we Do | What’s in it for your College |
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| Teaching & Learning | Serve as liaisons to specific departments and help faculty identify unique resources from the library collection that may not be evidently displayed on the library website
Collaboration with the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment (CETLA) to provide faculty development services Provide in-depth, one-on-one, or small-group consulting on point-of-care resources Custom Curriculum resources Design instructional tutorials, create and update online tutorials on the library website (LibGuides) |
Increased knowledge of resources
Enhanced search skills for finding evidence-based information Ability to make well-informed decision in clinical care Integration of library resources in Teaching & Learning Self-paced tutorials on easy access of library resources |
| Literature Review | Partnership with faculty to provide literature review services | Reviewing literature to assess what has already been covered in a topic of interest; Identifying resources available on the topic; and compiling relevant citations. |
| Community Health Outreach Programs & Research Publications | Collaborate with Research Centers to support healthcare initiatives (Cancer, Diabetes, Genomics, Mental Health, Health Disparities)
Partner with student health fairs, and local health network committees to develop and enhance community health outreach programs |
Accreditation Requirement:Foster interprofessional collaboration with the health sciences library and the School of Social Work students and faculty Engage health sciences students in community health outreach research studies |
| Open Access & Scholarly Publications | Maintain the Health Sciences Scholarly Activity Database
Introduce and promote ORCID ID – a digital identifier for researchers |
Instant access to faculty publications
Distinguishes individuals with similar names |
| Research & Coauthoring Services | Partner with the Office of Research to provide grant and research related services
Develop, refine and perform literature and systematic reviews in a wide array of databases for manuscript publications Assist with abstract writing, and poster creation |
Information Resources/Theses & Dissertations
Techniques used in reviewing literature Data visualization/Infographics Abstracts & Dynamic Posters Citation management Tools
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| Research Topics |
NIH Updates for ResearchersAltmetrics measurement of the number of times an article has been viewed or downloaded Bibliometric application of various statistical analyses to study patterns of authorship, publication, and literature use |
Stay informed on NIH updates
Identify journals with high impact factor for scholarly publications |
| Open Access & Scholarly Publications | Maintain the Health Sciences Scholarly Activity Database
Introduce and promote ORCID ID – a digital identifier for researchers |
Instant access to faculty publications
Distinguishes individuals with similar names |
| Intellectual Property (Copyrights & Trademarks) | Library partnership with Founders to support HU’s Patent & Trademark Resource Center | To better serve patrons with their intellectual property inquiries within the Howard Health Sciences community |
| Archives | Acquire, preserve, digitize, and highlight the history of health sciences departments at HU | Easy, digital access of centralized historical content |
