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Roy Tabor 1929 –2021: The first NHS Regional Librarian in England
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Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 22, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: David Stewart Tags: OBITUARY Source Type: research

10,000 steps a day? Activity trackers, health information literacy and the potential role of Information Science & Health Libraries
AbstractAcknowledging the new ways in which activity tracking technologies (ATTs) such as Apple Watch, Fitbit and Garmin are changing the ways in which we understand human-information interactions, Aylin Imeri calls for information science and health libraries to extend their health information literacy remit to support ATT user information needs. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 22, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Aylin Imeri Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research

Algorithmic literacy in medical students – results of a knowledge test conducted in Germany
AbstractThe impact of algorithms on everyday life is ever increasing. Medicine and public health are not excluded from this development – algorithms in medicine do not only challenge, change and inform research (methods) but also clinical situations. Given this development, questions arise concerning the competency level of prospective physicians, thus medical students, on algorithm related topics. This paper, based on a master's thesis in library and information science written at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, gives an insight into this topic by presenting and analysing the results of a knowledge test conducted among...
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 22, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Philipp Kampa, Felix Balzer Tags: REGULAR FEATURE: DISSERTATIONS INTO PRACTICE Source Type: research

A qualitative study of the maternal health information ‐seeking behaviour of women of reproductive age in Mpwapwa district, Tanzania
ConclusionAccess to relevant and reliable maternal health information is essential in creating awareness and empowering women to make informed decisions about their reproductive health. Women ’s use of informal sources to meet their various information needs increases the chances of receiving unreliable information that may result in coming up with poor decisions making. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 22, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mohamed Kassim Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Google is goodish: An information literacy course designed to teach users why google may not always be the best place to search for evidence
This article describes a course that was developed in response to health sector and local authority workers being reliant on Google and using it for their information needs regardless of whether it was the best place to search. The methodology for developing and structuring the course is explored, including details of the content included. The author concludes by asserting that teaching users about the effective use of Google is an important part of user education. D.I. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 21, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Lacey Tags: REGULAR FEATURE: TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ACTION Source Type: research

A survey of medical researchers indicates poor awareness of research data management processes and a role for data librarians
ConclusionFears about the dangers of data sharing need to be overcome before researchers are willing to share their own research data. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 17, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Agnieszka Milewska, Natalia Wi śniewska, Paulina Cimoszko, Jakub Rusakow Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

COVID ‐19 information seeking needs and behaviour among citizens in Isfahan, Iran: A qualitative study
ConclusionPeople seek information from various resources to update their knowledge and become more prepared in the face of COVID-19. The findings can be used to develop policies on informing and preventing the dissemination of false information in crises, such as the COVID-19 crisis. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - September 7, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mohammad Reza Soleymani, Maedeh Esmaeilzadeh, Faezeh Taghipour, Hasan Ashrafi ‐rizi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

UK survey demonstrates a wide range of impacts attributable to clinical librarian services
ConclusionThe survey confirms the findings of the earlier NW study. It demonstrates the impact of services based around literature searching on patient care. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - August 23, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Pip Divall, Cathryn James, Michael Heaton, Alison Brettle Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

New nurses apply only basic source evaluation criteria but realize their skills are lacking: More sophisticated approaches to teaching evaluation skills are required
ConclusionsNursing educators, including librarians, need to teach evaluation skills at the undergraduate level. Further investigation into building evaluation skills in nurses is warranted. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - August 23, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nena Schvaneveldt, Anne R. Diekema, Elizabeth (Betsy) S. Hopkins, Brandon Patterson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Translated search strategies may require truncated subject headings for efficient public health retrieval
ConclusionThe heading word (with truncation) option did not miss the evidence included in the PHGs and was the most efficient method for translating MEDLINE to HMIC and SPP. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - August 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Amy Finnegan, Paul Levay Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Development of a validated search filter for Ovid Embase for degenerative cervical myelopathy
ConclusionWe have developed a validated search filter capable of retrieving DCM references inembase with high sensitivity. In the absence of consistent terminology and indexing, this will support more efficient and robust evidence synthesis in the field. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - August 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Maaz A. Khan, Oliver M. Mowforth, Isla Kuhn, Mark R. N. Kotter, Benjamin M. Davies Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A method for translating search strategies efficiently into HMIC and SPP
ConclusionThe heading word (with truncation) option did not miss the evidence included in the PHGs and was the most efficient method for translating MEDLINE to HMIC and SPP. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - August 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Amy Finnegan, Paul Levay Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Increasing participation by National Health Service knowledge and library services staff in patient and public information: The role of Knowledge for Healthcare, 2014 –2019
ConclusionSimilar system-wide change programmes should also consider an integrated approach, involving people, developing tools, offering training and drawing on incentive structures such as quality assurance measures. Apologies for previous errors to Background, Objectives, Methods (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - August 1, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Eleanor Ruth Carlyle, Louise Goswami, Sue Robertson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Information seeking behaviour differences indicate which US population groups lack information about human papilloma virus and associated cancer risks
ConclusionFindings provide implications for targeted messaging through effective channels to improve HPV vaccination uptake. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - July 24, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bahareh Ansari Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A survey of health information seeking by cancer patients indicates some problems over medical explanations and terminology
ConclusionsThe cancer patients in this survey were generally willing and confident in their information seeking to find out more about the disease, treatment and effects on lifestyle. The main barriers were medical terminology, insufficient explanations and information from healthcare providers. (Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal)
Source: Health Information and Libraries Journal - July 23, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mahmut Akbolat, Mustafa Amarat, Özgün Ünal, Gülcan Şantaş Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research