The Impact of Library Resources and Services on the Scholarly Activity of Medical Faculty and Residents.

Librarians at an academic medical center library gathered data to determine if library services and resources impacted scholarly activity. A survey was developed and sent out to faculty and residents asking how they used the library during scholarly activity. Sixty-five faculty members and residents responded to the survey.

Building and evaluating an informatics tool to facilitate analysis of a biomedical literature search service in an academic medical center library.

This study utilizes an informatics tool to analyze a robust literature search service in an academic medical center library. Structured interviews with librarians were conducted focusing on the benefits of such a tool, expectations for performance, and visual layout preferences. The resulting application utilizes Microsoft SQL Server and .

Use of theory in low-literacy intervention research from 1980 to 2009.

Objective: To examine whether theories and/or models are used in interventions geared towards improving health-related outcomes for individuals with limited literacy skills.

Methods: Intervention studies (n=52) published between 1980 and 2009 that met inclusion criteria were reviewed to assess the topic addressed, type of theory and/or model used, and the extent of theory use.

Results: Twenty-one (40.

Evaluation of a new clinical librarian service.

In order to evaluate a new Clinical Medical Librarian (CML) service at Preston Medical Library in Knoxville, Tennessee, the three departments participating in the service were surveyed and interviewed. Participants in the study shed light on how much impact the attendance of a librarian at rounds and other meetings has had on their patient care decisions as well as their use of the library. Overall, the CML service has been well received by residents and faculty and will continue to serve at least these three departments.

Massive hemorrhage during radiofrequency ablation of a pulmonary neoplasm.

Radiofrequency ablation is a new investigational therapy for primary and secondary neoplasms. In this article, the authors describe the anesthetic management of the radiofrequency ablation of a pulmonary neoplasm complicated by massive hemorrhage.