Investigates potential relationships between the geographic location of health sciences librarians’ graduate education and training, native place of residence, and their subsequent employment and continuing education, in order to assess demand for HSL education within the region.Ope

MacMullen, W. John

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Effects of geographic factors on the education and training of health sciences librarians in the mid-Atlantic statesW. John MacMullenSchool of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCB# 3360, Manning Hall, Chapel Hill NC 27599-3360  macmw@ils.unc.eduOBJECTIVEInvestigate potential relationships between the geographic location of health sciences librarians’ graduate education and training, native place of residence, and their subsequent employment and continuing education, in order to assess demand for HSL education within the region.ALA-accredited Information and Library Science Programs by StateData sources: ALA web site, program web sitesDistribution of AAHSL Libraries and Professional Personnel by StateData source: 2001-2002 AAHSL statistics, Table 25.4: Personnel*Rounded to nearest whole FTE.RESEARCH QUESTIONS• Where did librarians employed in (and native to) the mid-Atlantic states earn their professional degrees?  • Do a significant proportion of natives leave the region specifically to earn professional degrees and then return for employment?  • After they earn their degrees and are employed in an HSL, where do librarians receive continuing education and training?METHODS• Web-based survey instruments and online content analysis of Information and Library Science (ILS) program web sites. • Subjects: Approximately 394 health sciences librarians holding the M.L.S. or related degrees from 29 Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) member libraries in the mid-Atlantic states. • Data sources: ILS program web sites; MLA’s resource of health sciences librarianship courses in ALA-accredited programs; AAHSL 2001-2002 statistics.MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS1. Nativity • Where (geographically) subjects have lived, attended school, and worked.2. Mobility• Geographic Mobility (Mg) = N1 + N2 + N3 + N4 + N5 + N6 + N8• Educational Mobility (Me) = E5 + E10 + E19 + E24• Job Mobility (Mj) = N9 + (J3 / J2) • Aggregate Mobility (M) = Mg + Me + Mj3. Proximity• A measure of how far subjects have moved geographically from their native states for education and work.SURVEY CODEBOOK EXCERPTS States HSLs % of Total Personnel* % of Total Delaware 0 0.00 0 0.00 Maryland 3 7.89 60 15.23 New Jersey 1 2.63 31 7.87 New York 13 34.21 177 44.92 Pennsylvania 7 18.42 70 17.76 Virginia 2 5.26 27 6.85 Washington, DC 3 7.89 29 7.36 Total 29 100.00 394 100.00   State College / University ILS Program Specialization Courses Internships  Maryland University of Maryland, College Park College of Information Studies Health Sciences Information concentration LBSC 756: Information Access in Science and Technology; LBSC 762: Indexing and Abstracting Sources in the Health Sciences   New Jersey Rutgers, the State University of NJ School of Communication, Information and Library Studies  17:610:542: Information Resources in Science and Technology; 17:610:545: Information Resources in the Health Sciences   New York Long Island University Palmer School of Library and Information Science  LIS 604: Science and Technology Sources and Services; LIS 607: Health Science Sources and Services; LIS: 749 Health Sciences Libraries   New York Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science ‘Health/Medical’ concentration LIS 614: Reference Materials and Services in Health Sciences; LIS 624: Online Databases in the the Health Sciences; LIS 685: Medical Librarianship   New York Queens College, CUNY Graduate School of Library and Information Studies  713: Information Sources and Service: Science and Technology; 784: Health Sciences Librarianship   New York St. John's University  Division of Library and Information Science Double master’s program M.L.S. & M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (for drug information specialization) LIS 252: Information Sources in Science & Technology; LIS 256: Medical Information and Librarianship   New York SUNY Albany  School of Information Science and Policy  ISP 645: Information Sources in the Sciences; ISP 647: Health Sciences Information and Communications Systems   New York SUNY Buffalo  Department of Library and Information Studies / School of Informatics  LIS 515: Information Sources and Services in the Sciences; LIS 586: Health Science Librarianship   New York Syracuse University  School of Information Studies  IST 608: Scientific and Technical Information; IST 609: Biomedical Information Services & Sources   Pennsylvania Clarion University of Pennsylvania Department of Library Science  LS 556: Bibliography of the Sciences   Pennsylvania Drexel University  College of Information Science and Technology  INFO 648: Healthcare Informatics; INFO 674: Resources in Science and Technology; INFO 675: Medical Bibliography Fellowship in Medical Informatics  Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences Medical Librarianship / Informatics specialization LIS 2585: Health Consumer Resources and Services; LIS 2586: Health Sciences Information Sources and Services; LIS 2587: Applications in Medical Informatics  HSL & Bio-informatics Trainee-ships (2) (w/CBMI)  Washington, DC Catholic University of America  School of Library and Information Science “Biomedical Information” as a formal area of specialization for M.S.L.S.; joint M.A. in Biology / M.S.L.S. degree program LSC 708: Science and Technology Informatiion; LSC 870: Health Sciences Literature; LSC 871: Health Sciences Librarianship   Nativity Attributes [N1…Nn] Data Type Units Input Type Question Demographic     N1. State_birth nominal state code menu In what state were you born? [option for not born in US] N2. State_resides nominal state code menu In what state do you currently live? N3. States_lived_num interval integer menu How many states have you lived in? N4. Countries_lived interval integer menu How many countries have you lived in? N5. State_longest nominal state code menu In what state have you lived the longest? N6. State_home  nominal state code menu What state do you consider to be your “home” state? (this is not necessarily the state where you currently live, but the state where you would most like to live) [include option for no home state] N7. States_lived_list nominal state code menu Please select all of the states in which you have lived [10 pull-down lists of states + text box] N8. States_lived_prox nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes calculated [from States_lived_list] If respondents have lived in multiple states, were they all within the [$region] region?  [for geo-mobility weighting] N9. States_worked interval integer menu How many states have you worked in?      Professional Education     N25. MLS_birth_state nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes calculated Earned MLS in birth state? N26. MLS_in_birth_region nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes calculated Earned degree in non-birth state within birth state region? N27. MLS_birth_neighbor_region nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes calculated Earned degree in non-birth state within neighboring region? N28. MLS_birth_far_region nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes calculated Earned degree in non-birth state outside neighboring region?  Education Attributes [E1…En] Data Type Units Input Type Question Professional Education     E7. Earned_MLS  nominal  0 = no, 1 = yes radio Have you earned an MLS degree or equivalent? (If No, skip to question n.) E8. MLS_year interval years pulldown list What year did you earn your MLS? E9. MLS_institution nominal institution name scroll list  What institution is your MLS degree from?  [Scroll box has in-region schools at top; additional text box for others not listed] E10. MLS_state nominal state code calculated [MLS degree state] E11. MLS_region nominal region code calculated [MLS degree region] E12. MLS_specialization nominal specialization name text box What was your specialization (if any)? E13. HSL_intern nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes check boxes Did you have an internship (or similar kind of training experience) in a health sciences library during [check] or after [check] your MLS education?  Work Experience Attributes [J1…Jn] Data Type Units Input Type Question General     J1. First_MLS_job nominal 0 = no, 1 = yes radio Is your current job your first job since earning your MLS?      Library Experience     J2. Cum_prof_exp interval years menu How many years of professional library experience do you have in total? (all types of libraries, but only post-MLS experience) J3. Cum_libs_worked interval libraries menu How many different libraries have you worked in as a professional? (all types of libraries, but only post-MLS experience)  

Effects of geographic factors on the education and training of health sciences librarians in the mid-Atlantic states

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