Novel Uses of Institutional Repositories

The presentation explores the current state of institutional repositories (IRs) in academia and suggests a possible future for their use in CTSA-funded institutions

Does Submitting Nontraditional Scholarly Content to an Institutional Repository Provide Academic Value to Submitters? A study at the University of New Mexico

Question:Does using the University of New Mexicos (UNM) institutional repository DSpaceUNM to publish nontraditional academic content, such as data sets, posters, and presentations, have tangible scholarly benefits for investigators. Participants: The study population is all registered users who have submitted scholarly work to the DSpaceUNM institutional repository. Setting: The study will take place at the UNM, a large academic institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Method: An email will be sent to all DSpaceUNM users to learn if authors of archived information have gained any real professional value by posting their work to DSpaceUNM. Responses will be categorized by type of value and format of the posted work. Main Results: Anecdotally, the authors have experienced a number of unanticipated benefits from the posting of several pieces of nontraditional academic content into DSpaceUNM. We believe this study will uncover numerous other cases of unexpected benefits experienced by users who choose to deposit nontraditional (\u27grey\u27) content. Conclusion: Using an institutional repository to disseminate nontraditional scholarly output is likely to increase investigators\u27 exposure. The scholarly value of depositing nontraditional content in an institutional repository is likely to be demonstrated in unique and unexpected ways.\u27https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hslic-posters-presentations/1064/thumbnail.jp

Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Everything you need to know from copyright to advocacy

This class is a condensed version of a two-day conference held in Albuqueruqe, NM in March 2010. The conference was specifically geared to knowledge management professionals at institutions with or applying for the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award. The class is now directed to health science librarians from all types of institutions. The class is a toolkit that aims to educate participants on the essential concepts surrounding scholarly communication and to generate local implementation and advocacy. The class is divided into sections on scholary communication background and basics; copyright; novel uses of institutional repositories and data management; NIH Public Access Policy; advocacy and communication; and culminates with a discussion on next steps for the profession

UNM NIH Investigator Policy Knowledge and Attitudes Survey

Survey instrument used to assess UNM NIH-funded investigators\u27 knowledge, acceptance and perceived barriers to compliance with the NIH Enhanced Public Access Policy

Innovative Features to an Evidence-Based Practice Conference: A Program Evaluation

The Evidence-Based Scholarly Communications Conference (EBSCC) held in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA during March 2010 piloted two innovations: 1) Real-time peer review by attendees on research paper presentations 2) A participatory advocacy workshop focusing on speaking skill

Re-imagining Your Professional Boundaries and Future Patrons: Are You Ready for Your Second Life?

Question/Purpose: To describe and demonstrate the virtual online world Second Life (SL) in the context of education, library, and health seeking behavior. Setting/Participants: An educator, a librarian, and a health seeking SL resident participate in a learner -oriented vignette on the SL Health Info Island. Brief Description: The authors will briefly describe the online virtual world SL, the relevant information seeking uses of the world, how the authors became interested in applying the online setting to health education and information dissemination, a few of the technological and social shortcomings of the site, and show a pre-recorded health education vignette in SL. Outcome: Over 7 million people worldwide have experienced SL. In many ways, the SL residents are using the virtual world in a manner similar to the geographically bounded world: meeting and communicating life experiences with new people, participating in an astonishing variety of educational sessions, and seeking informed and meaningful interaction with health professionals. Conclusion: As the world matures and SL locations become standardized with rules and interaction protocols, there will be a definite need for accurate and timely informational exchanges. There is already an information revolution occurring in SL, are you ready?https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hslic-posters-presentations/1042/thumbnail.jp

Motivations of Volunteer Leaders in an Extension Exercise Program

This article describes findings from a qualitative study of volunteer leaders in the StrongWomen strength training program in Arkansas. The study explored reasons volunteers initially agreed to serve, perceptions of volunteer role, and motivations for continuing to lead strength training groups long-term. Findings suggest a combination of factors supporting volunteer engagement: personal benefit of program, desire to continue program combined with a personal invitation to volunteer extended by the agent, desire to support a co-leader, and exercise and social support needs met through volunteer service. Motivations of Extension health program volunteers are important to address to maximize program impact

Volunteer Delivery of a Community-Based Strength Training Program: Comparison of Adopting and Nonadopting Extension Educator Perspectives

Volunteer leaders are increasingly being utilized to deliver community strength training classes, but the factors affecting adoption of volunteer delivery approaches by educators or program managers have not been well explored. This study sought to identify these factors by comparing perspectives of adopting and nonadopting county Extension educators for a group strength training program delivered through county Cooperative Extension offices. Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of adopting (n=6) and nonadopting (n=13) educators. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded using thematic content analysis. Review of codes related to adoption or nonadoption of volunteer delivery approaches produced common themes. Both groups acknowledged role differences between educators and volunteers and expressed concerns about maintaining program quality. Adopters expressed greater comfort with volunteer-led program approaches and understanding of the educator-volunteer role. Nonadopters were hesitant to request program participants serve as leaders but felt participants were capable. Both groups were motivated to offer the program for dual personal and community benefit, but nonadopters expressed reliance on the program to maintain physical activity habits and for social support. Findings can inform others seeking to adapt community programs for volunteer delivery or engage volunteers in existing program delivery