This is a poster that was presented at the Medical Library Association's Annual Meeting of 2012 in Seattle Washington.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90855/1/DistributingRelevantInformation.pd

Mahraj, Katy

Rosenzweig, Merle

Schnitzer, Anna Ercoli

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University of Michigan 2012-04-12 Distributing Relevant Information to aRemotely--Located Clinical Department of aMedical Center Rosenzweig, Merle; Schnitzer, Anna Ercoli; Mahraj, Katy  http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/90855Deep Blue deepblue.lib.umich.edu1 Distribu(ng	  Relevant	  Informa(on	  to	  a	  Remotely-­‐Located	  Clinical	  Department	  of	  a	  Medical	  Center	  Merle Rosenzweig, AMLS1; Anna Ercoli Schnitzer2, MLS; Katy Mahraj3, MSI The Organizations 1.  Liaison Librarian, University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library; 2. Disabilities Librarian, University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library; 3. Library Assistant, University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library Taubman	  Health	  Sciences	  Library	  The	  library	  serves	  the	  Schools	  of	  Medicine,	  Nursing,	  Den:stry,	  Pharmacy,	  and	  Public	  Health.	  	  Our	  mission	  is	  to	  be	  a	  valued	  partner,	  fully	  integrated	  into	  the	  work	  of	  the	  university	  and	  providing	  leadership	  in	  knowledge	  management	  for	  educa:on,	  research,	  pa:ent	  care,	  and	  community	  outreach.	  Rachel	  UpJohn	  Building	  Home	  of	  the	  UM	  Depression	  Center	  and	  nearly	  all	  outpa:ent	  psychiatry	  services	  for	  children	  and	  adults	  at	  the	  UM	  Health	  System,	  as	  well	  as	  the	  Addic:on	  Treatment	  Services'	  outpa:ent	  programs	  for	  teens	  and	  adults.	  	  It	  serves	  as	  a	  hub	  for	  research	  in	  mental	  illness	  and	  addic:on,	  including	  clinical	  trials.	  	  The	  building	  has	  more	  than	  330	  oﬃces	  and	  houses	  over	  50	  providers.	  1 Location and Distance The	  library	  building	  is	  a	  total	  driving	  distance	  of	  4.5	  miles	  from	  the	  Rachel	  Upjohn	  Building,	  as	  shown	  on	  this	  map.	  Rachel	  Upjohn	  Building	  Taubman	  Health	  Sciences	  Library	  1 Services 1 E-Newsletters 1 Evidence 1 Letter Regular	  oﬃce	  hours	  on	  the	  second	  and	  fourth	  Friday	  of	  every	  month	  from	  9:00AM	  to	  11:00AM.	  	  Monthly	  electronic	  newsleFers	  that	  are	  emailed	  to	  the	  Department	  of	  Psychiatry	  faculty	  and	  staﬀ.	  Electronic	  newsleWers	  began	  in	  July	  2011	  with	  an	  issue	  focused	  on	  PubMed.	  	  Since	  that	  point,	  e-­‐newsleWers	  have	  covered	  topics	  including	  mobile	  resources,	  document	  delivery	  services,	  PsychiatryOnline,	  MD	  Consult,	  Access	  Medicine,	  Stat!Ref,	  Micromedex,	  and	  SciVal	  Experts.	  	  Each	  issue	  explains	  the	  purpose	  and	  content	  coverage	  of	  the	  resource,	  how	  to	  locate	  the	  resource,	  and	  how	  to	  navigate	  the	  resource	  using	  screenshots.	  Addi:onal	  examples	  can	  be	  found	  at	  h"p://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/90507	  February	  2012:	  SciVal	  Experts	  January	  2012:	  Micromedex	  November	  2011:	  Document	  Delivery	  October	  2011:	  Mobile	  Resources	  Rachel	  Upjohn	  Building	  “They	  value	  personal	  contact	  with	  library	  staﬀ	  as	  a	  way	  to	  ask	  quesBons	  and	  resolve	  problems.”  -­‐	  Aamont	  and	  Hiller	  (2004),	  cited	  by	  Tao	  et	  al.	  (2009) Tao,	  D.,	  McCarthy,	  P.,	  Krieger,	  M.,	  &	  Webb,	  A.	  (2009).	  The	  mobile	  reference	  service:	  A	  case	  study	  of	  an	  online	  reference	  service	  program	  at	  the	  school	  of	  public	  health.	  Journal	  of	  the	  Medical	  Library	  AssociaBon,	  97(1):	  34-­‐40.	  	  ü On-­‐site	  weekly	  oﬃce	  hours	  increased	  reference	  transac(ons	  from	  users	  by	  28%	  and	  doubled	  liaison	  contacts	  with	  users	  at	  the	  School	  of	  Public	  Health.	  	  Handler,	  L.,	  Lackey,	  M.,	  &	  Vaughan,	  K.	  (2009).	  ‘Hidden	  treasures’:	  Librarian	  oﬃce	  hours	  for	  three	  health	  sciences	  schools.	  Medical	  Reference	  Services	  Quarterly,	  28:	  336-­‐350.	  	  ü Outreach	  and	  oﬃce	  hours	  (in-­‐person	  and	  online)	  yielded	  more	  contact	  between	  users	  and	  librarians	  and	  fostered	  good	  will,	  partnerships,	  and	  peer	  rela(onships.	  	  

Distributing Relevant Information to a Remotely-­‐Located Clinical Department of a Medical Center

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