h-index: Assessing an author\u27s impact

Description of the h-index and discussion of its strengths and weaknesse

Introducing altmetrics to the Journal of the Medical Library Association

The Journal of the Medical Library Association’s (JMLA’s) website now shows a range of article-level metrics (e.g., article views, online mentions, social media attention) for each published article. This editorial explains how ”altmetrics“ may be better than traditional citations in reflecting the impact of JMLA articles on the practice of health sciences librarianship and provides tips for how to increase the impact of your articles

Publishing Case Studies in Health Sciences Librarianship

While most issues of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) contain one or two case studies, the JMLA editorial team is pleased to note that the current issue contains six case studies, highlighting a wide range of library-driven initiatives to support health sciences research and education

Data curators at work: Focus on projects and experiences

Editor's Summary Three postdoctoral fellows in a program sponsored by the Council on Library and Information Resources/Digital Library Foundation are exploring and contributing to the field of digital curation through very different perspectives. With a neuroscience background, Katherine Akers is encouraging scientists to preserve and share research datasets and analyzing the use of library resources. For Inna Kouper, building cyberstructure and facilitating and promoting user engagement are primary. Matthew Lavin is working to make digital tools and approaches serve the needs of humanists, focusing on digitally conveying the physical features and histories of books. With different definitions of data and a variety of research goals, the scholars apply hybrid professional approaches to digital curation, stimulating expanded information, intellectual cross fertilization and a broader view of data, research and knowledge.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102231/1/1720400113_ftp.pd

Deep Dive into Data Workflow

This workflow was designed to assist subject liaison librarians in self-directed exploration of the data landscape around a particular discipline. For more information, see Martin and Oehrli 2015 (http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/117590).http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117636/1/DeepDiveintoDataWorkflow.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117636/2/RepositoryDescriptionTool.pdfDescription of DeepDiveintoDataWorkflow.pdf : Deep Dive into Data workflow documentDescription of RepositoryDescriptionTool.pdf : Repository Description Too

Report from the Medical Library Association’s InSight Initiative Summit 1: Engaging Users in a Disruptive Era

At the Medical Library Association’s Insight Initiative Summit 1, held March 6–7, 2018, academic and hospital librarians and publishing industry partners came together to discuss their shared role in engaging users of health sciences information in an era in which “disruptors” such as pirate websites, scientific collaboration networks, and preprint servers pose threats to traditional means of access to scholarly content. Through a mixture of keynote talks, themed panel discussions, and small-group problem-solving exercises, the summit program raised important questions, sparked conversation, and provided insight into the need for both libraries and publishing organizations to improve their user experience, lower their barriers to access, and offer value to users that cannot be provided by competitors, including helping authors and students become informed, responsible advocates for and consumers of scholarly publications. The key takeaways from the summit are expected to impact libraries’ and publishers’ strategies and stimulate the cocreation of enduring materials to enhance user engagement in disseminating and discovering scientific and medical information

Thank you to the Journal of the Medical Library Association reviewers in 2018

The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) sincerely thanks the 210 peer reviewers in 2018

A Systematic Review of Complications from Pediatric Intraosseous Cannulation

“A Systematic Review of Complications from Pediatric Intraosseous Cannulation” Bouhamdan J, Polsinelli G, Akers KG, Paxton JH. Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine (Detroit, MI) Introduction Intraosseous (IO) infusion is a commonly-used method for obtaining vascular access in emergency situations. It involves insertion of a needle into the marrow cavity of long bones, with subsequent infusion of medications and fluids to achieve resuscitation. This procedure is known to be associated with certain complications. Despite the widespread continued use of IO cannulation for pediatric subjects, a high-quality systematic review of the literature on pediatric IO complications remains lacking. Materials & Methods Several databases were searched for studies relating to IO infusion. Inclusion criteria included: English-language, original reports on the clinical treatment of human pediatric (old) patients, which reported the presence or absence of complications identified during the clinical care of the patient. Studies with IO cannulation performed under sterile operative settings were excluded. These studies were further processed on Covidence (www.covidence.org) systematic review software. Complications identified include, but are not limited to, pain, extravasation, compartment syndrome, local infections, osteomyelitis, embolism, fractures, and device failure. We are also collecting data on patient demographics, medications infused, injection site, and indication for cannulation. Results In total, 1,647 studies were imported for screening, with 762 duplicates removed. The remaining 885 studies were individually screened by abstract review, resulting in exclusion of 462 studies due to irrelevance. The remaining 423 studies are undergoing full-text review. Fifty-one studies have already been identified that appear to be suitable for inclusion and data extraction. Conclusions We anticipate this review to contribute to an improved understanding of complications associated with IO cannulation use in the pediatric population