PresentationA LIFT Forum presentation. The purpose of the Library and Information Technology Forum is to inform the University of Utah community about electronic information resources, and current trends in the use of computers and online technologies for accessing these resource

McCloskey, Kathleen

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The University of Utah: J. Willard Marriott Digital Library

1999 LIFT ForumSeptember 8, 1999"The Utah AHECs and Eccles Library Outreach Service Connection"Presented by: Kathleen McCloskey, Outreach LibrarianUtah AHEC / Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library10 N. 1900 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84112801/585-5743             kmc@lib.med.utah.eduSo what is a “hec”?  • National program -Area Health Education Center• Mission: “to improve access to health care through education”• Focus on rural and underserved areas Utah AHEC• Organization  – Program Office – Centers– Advisory Boards• Educational Programs – Recruit / Introduce health careers– Train students – Support local providers– Listen to communities• Central• Southwest• Eastern• Crossroads• NorthernAHEC Programs• HAZMAT class• Dental Clinic• Medical Terminology in Spanish• Leadership Camp • Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA)• Internet Classes• Library Services - info systemOutreach Library Services• Librarian in on AHEC initial planning• Distance Learning emphasis• Outreach Reactivated at Eccles in 1992 Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library UNI V E RS IT Y O f U TA H· H EA LTH SC IE NC E S C E NT E R " No". "" ~ "'. s." L ••• C;ly. U" ... l1'_ .... · PH, •• ,..,,_"" F.U, '.'_'''_'''1 Eccles Outreach Services• History– Strategic Planning - 1992 – Only full time outreach librarian in Utah– First funding• Bureau of Primary Care & Rural Health Services (Rural Medical Library Outreach Program)• National Network of Libraries of Medicine -Midcontinental Region (Grateful Med training and focus group)Eccles Outreach Service• Planning– Select sites– Survey at 15 sites– Focus groups• Partners– Dept of Health, BPCRHS– UUHSC SOM/Colleges– Utah Telehealth Network– Utah AHEC• Methods– Demonstrations at professional meetings– CEU Workshop for 3 years– Pharmacy class over EDNET– Pre - visit discussion using Telehealth connection – Library Services – Classes on site - “circuit rider” approach Eccles Outreach ServicesOne week last fall ...  Unique Opportunityfor AHEC’s• Heightened awareness of electronic information access• Interface with state library initiatives• Serve rural areas • SOM curriculum reform Statewide Information Access• Utah Academic Library Consortium (UALC)• Utah Health Sciences Library Consortium(UHSLC)• Utah Education Network (UEN)Utah Academic Library ConsortiumE B S C o EBSCO Alert Current Awareness Service (pioneer, Utah's Online Library) Academic Pioneer (Accessible to UALe member institutions) Utah Article Delivery (UTAD) Utah Health Sciences Library ConsortiumUtah Education Network History: CU-AHEC Info System • Request for AHEC funded print collection• Electronic route made more sense• Why CU-AHEC?• Information Access Corporation(now Gale)/ Health Reference CenterCurrent Project Reality• “We don’t even have an office or telephones.” • Educational process • Now off the ground, hovering, but off the ground!!Project Outline • Beginning pilot with 2 community health clinics and 2 rural hospitals• Health Reference Center -Why?• Library Services• Training• Assessment tool Library Services• Traditional Services• Electronic Services• Eccles Library Home Page  - one stop shoppinghttp://www-lib.med.utah.eduPersonalized EcclesPersonolize My E«Ie. Good Afternoon AHECUSER! Eool .. .... b 10 , I EooIo . .... b rl ----P .. ",.=->, 0_ m¥ (l ,j, P •• ,.,..,q [::JI Sign In I Library Catalog Enter keywords to search books,journals, or media: Search Catalog More Search Options Table of Contents I Search Web Site I Feedback MEDLINE and Databases I Edit 11_1 Search DIABETES [MAJR] AND ENGLISH [LA] My Electronic Journals I Edit 11_1 Hiqhl'iire Press Loans and Document Delivery I "<J;( I I_wei Journal Article Request Forrn Loansorne Doc Training• Experience shows that:– no money in local budgets for this -grateful, but…….– there is a great interest and need– at present AHEC, under contract with Eccles Library, only one providing this service– needed for successful use of the systemAssessment & Report• Quarterly and annual reports• Contents based on tracking form– Who + Title– When: day and time– Purpose– Value of info retrieved– Search result in ILL request?  Which Library?– Anectodal information If timeVisit Web sitesQuestions? • THANK YOU!

Utah AHECs and Eccles Library Outreach Service Connection

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