Presenter:      Missy Harvey, Technology  & Communication Coordinator, MAR

Location:         MLA-Phil, UMDNJ Health Sciences Library at Stratford, NJ

Date:                 April 11, 2013

Details:            http://tinyurl.com/bcox6bb

As a result of focus groups and usability testing, MAR has restructured our website (http://nnlm.gov/mar/) to provide entry points for the populations we serve:  libraries, unaffiliated health professionals, K-12 professionals, and organizations providing consumer health information.  We’ve heard your voices and have redesigned our site to focus on you!

New Subject Categories

We added 4 new tabs/categories directing you to content designed specifically to meet your needs:

• Libraries arranged by type of library:

• Academic Libraries:        http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/academic.html
• Hospital Libraries:           http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/hospital.html
• Public Libraries:               http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/public.html
• School Libraries:              http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Health Professionals

For health professionals unaffiliated with a medical library, public health professionals, mental health professionals, minority health professionals, and those working at Critical Access Hospitals:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/hp/

• K-12 Professionals

For K-12 health and science educators, as well as those providing after-school programming in a K-12 school, community-based or faith-Based Organization:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Consumer Health

For libraries, community-based and faith-based organizations providing consumer health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/consumer/

More Highlights

• We added pages for Grant & Proposal Writing, as well as Planning & Evaluation Methods:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/planning.html

• We created a new Outreach Toolkit to support your own outreach initiatives:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/toolkit.html

• We added selected NLM resources to each page to get you started with resources to meet your needs

• We added your primary MAR contact person on each page—so you’ll know who can answer your questions or concerns

So visit our redesigned website and let us know what you think!

http://nnlm.gov/mar/

The second lecture in NLM’s five-part lecture series is coming up on Wednesday, March 27^th from 3:30-6:00 PM in the Lister Hill Auditorium (Building 38A).

We will have two distinguished speakers, Drs. Nancy Harrington and Linda Neuhauser, joining us. The title of the session is: “The Brave New World of Health Communication Evaluation.”  More information about Dr. Neuhauser is attached.  Dr. Harrington’s CV is available at: http://www.uky.edu/~ngrant/documents/vitae.pdf.  Lecture series details are included below.

The event will be videocast live and archived at:  http://videocast.nih.gov.

Thank you to Dr. Gary Kreps and those who joined us for his exciting lecture to kick-off the series on March 4^th.   Dr. Kreps’ lecture can also be found on videocast.nih.gov under “Past Events.”   

Better health: Evaluating health communication

There are more and increasingly diverse ways for health information to reach the public. The interest among Americans to receive health information also remains high compared to most other topics. To maximize the impact of health information on the nation’s well being and empower consumers, communicators need to know whether their messages are reaching the right audience, whether the information is understood, and whether the materials make a difference in decision-making and health outcomes. As a result, evaluation is an integral and crucial part of health communication.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) will host a spring lecture series to highlight innovative approaches and best practices in evaluating health communication. As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NLM diversify their use of mass communication channels to dispatch health information, a fresh consideration of evaluation’s cutting edge is timely and important.

NLM and NIH employees are encouraged to attend this series, as are members of the public, other governmental agencies, as well as faculty and students from area universities. The lectures will feature discussion and participation by audience members.

Lecture 2 - March 27^th, 3:30-6:00 pm Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A, National Library of Medicine

“The Brave New World of Health Communication Evaluation.”

Nancy Harrington Ph.D., Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Department of Communication, College of Communication and Information, University of Kentucky.  Dr. Harrington specializes in eHealth, persuasive message design, tailored messaging, and physician-patient communication.

Linda Neuhauser DrPH., Clinical Professor of Community Health and Human Development, Co-Principal Investigator of Health Research for Action, School of Public Health, University of California – Berkeley.  Dr. Neuhauser specializes in the development of health promotion programs through the use of community participatory health intervention research, and user-centered study design.

Gary Kreps, Ph.D., discussant

Lecture 3 – April 10^th, 3:30-5:00 pm, Lister Hill Visitors Center, Building 38A, National Library of Medicine

Andrew Pleasant Ph.D., Health Literacy and Research Director, Canyon Ranch Institute; The Ohio State University College of Nursing. A pioneer in health literacy research and evaluation, Dr. Pleasant is a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy and the Scientific Committee of the International Public Communication of Science and Technology Network.

Gary Kreps, Ph.D., discussant

Lecture 4 – April 29^th, 3:30-5:00 pm, Balcony B, Natcher Building 45, National Institutes of Health

Brad Hesse Ph.D., Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Hesse directs several of NCI’s cancer communication research initiatives, including the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) and the Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communication (CECCR).

Gary Kreps, Ph.D., discussant

Lecture 5 – TBD

Gary Kreps, Ph.D., discussant

HP2020 tools:  Nutrition/Obesity Webinar:  http://bit.ly/XGe2Dh  and National Library of Medicine PubMed http://bit.ly/XGe2Dh  & http://PHPartners.org

As a result of focus groups and usability testing, MAR has restructured our website (http://nnlm.gov/mar/) to provide entry points for the populations we serve:  libraries, unaffiliated health professionals, K-12 professionals, and organizations providing consumer health information.  We’ve heard your voices and have redesigned our site to focus on you!

New Subject Categories

We added 4 new tabs/categories directing you to content designed specifically to meet your needs:

• Libraries arranged by type of library:

• Academic Libraries:       http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/academic.html
• Hospital Libraries:           http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/hospital.html
• Public Libraries:               http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/public.html
• School Libraries:              http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Health Professionals

For health professionals unaffiliated with a medical library, public health professionals, mental health professionals, minority health professionals, and those working at Critical Access Hospitals:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/hp/

• K-12 Professionals

For K-12 health and science educators, as well as those providing after-school programming in a K-12 school, community-based or faith-Based Organization:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/educators/

• Consumer Health

For libraries, community-based and faith-based organizations providing consumer health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/consumer/

More Highlights

• We added pages for Grant & Proposal Writing, as well as Planning & Evaluation Methods:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/planning.html

• We created a new Outreach Toolkit to support your own outreach initiatives:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/libraries/toolkit.html

• We added selected NLM resources to each page to get you started with resources to meet your needs

• We added your primary MAR contact person on each page—so you’ll know who can answer your questions or concerns

So visit our redesigned website and let us know what you think!

http://nnlm.gov/mar/

Lecture: “The Brave New World of Health Communication Evaluation”

• Speakers: Nancy Harrington, PhD, and Linda Neuhauser, DrPH
• Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
• Time: 3:30-6:00 PM
• Location: Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A, First Floor

The public is invited to Part 2 of this spring lecture series. The event will also be videocast live and archived at videocast.nih.gov. Sign language interpreters will be provided. See complete series schedule at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/com_lecture_kreps.html.

SPEAKERS:

Nancy Harrington, PhD, is professor and associate dean for research at the Department of Communication, College of Communication and Information, University of Kentucky.

Dr. Linda Neuhauser

Linda Neuhauser, DrPH, is clinical professor of community health and human development and co-principal investigator of Health Research for Action at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.

BACKGROUND:

There are more and increasingly diverse ways for health information to reach the public. The interest among Americans to receive health information also remains high compared to most other topics. To maximize the impact of health information on the nation’s well-being and empower consumers, communicators need to know whether their messages are reaching the right audience, whether the information is understood, and whether the materials make a difference in decision-making and health outcomes. As a result, evaluation is an integral and crucial part of health communication.

NLM is presenting this lecture series to highlight innovative approaches and best practices in evaluating health communication. As NIH and NLM diversify their use of mass communication channels to dispatch health information, a fresh consideration of evaluation’s cutting edge is timely and important.

NLM and NIH employees are encouraged to attend this series, as are members of the public, employees of other governmental agencies, and faculty and students from area universities. The lectures will feature discussion and participation by audience members. Dr. Gary Kreps, university distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Communication, and director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication, George Mason University, kicked off the series and will serve as the discussant for the other four programs, adding continuity and facilitating a progression of learning.

Delaware State University is hosting its 3^rd annual Community Health Fair on Wednesday, March 20^th in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center from 11 am – 3 pm.  Over 40 health-related vendors will be offering free health screenings, demos, resources and lots of educational material.

The fair is co-sponsored by the DSU Student Affairs Health Committee and the Delaware Center for Health Promotion. We encourage the general public, as well as employees at nearby worksites, to stop by and get information about how to maintain good health.  Questions?  Contact Marianne Carter, 302-857-7309.

The third issue of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) has just been published! This special issue of JeSLIB features proceedings from the 2012 University of Massachusetts and New England Librarian e-Science Symposium. It is available at http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/

Table of Contents

Volume 1,  Issue 3

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Editorial

What do Data Services Librarians Do? by Elaine R. Martin

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/3/

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Letter to the Editor

Proprietary vs. General Data Formats by James Schroeder

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/4/

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Full-Length Papers

Mentoring for Emerging Careers in eScience Librarianship: An iSchool – Academic Library Partnership by Gail Steinhart and Jian Qin

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/1/

Forging New Service Paths: Institutional Approaches to Providing Research Data Management Services by Regina Raboin, Rebecca C. Reznik-Zellen, and Dorothea Salo

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/2/

Lurking in the Lab:  Analysis of Data from Molecular Biology Laboratory Instruments by Jen Ferguson

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/5/

A Case Study:  Data Management in Biomedical Engineering by Glenn R. Gaudette and Donna Kafel

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/6/

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E-Science in Action

A Data Sharing Story by Mercè Crosas

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/7/

Data Management Training for Students at a Large Research University by Jessica Adamick, Rebecca C. Reznik-Zellen, and Matt Sheridan

http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/vol1/iss3/8/

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Are you interested in submitting to JeSLIB? Please refer to author guidelines at http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/styleguide.html

Mary Piorun, MSLS, MBA

Associate Director,

Community, Technology, and Global Relations

Lamar Soutter Library

University of Massachusetts Medical School

P) 508/856-2206

E) mary.piorun@umassmed.edu

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