A Push Technology Personal Librarian Project

Personal librarian programs in medical and academic health sciences libraries: a preliminary study

“…Using the demographic data for each library willing to share, an academic health sciences or medical library without its own personal library program could identify a library similar to their own from this preliminary study and use it as a model. While it is difficult to make a true assessment of whether a completely similar execution would be feasible without having additional context related to successes and challenges, the program at Yale, which has been in existence long enough that the literature already notes that other programs have used it as a model [21][22][23] and that an assessment concluded that it was effective [6], serves as a good example of a program that works. Effective evaluation and assessment of these programs is problematic even in academic library settings "due to inconsistency with reporting, low response rates, and issues with tracking statistics" [12], so further discussion with representatives of the libraries themselves would be necessary to make informed conclusions regarding complete program reproducibility.…”

Further reflections on the loss of addiction libraries and databases

“…Other activities may include technology-related tasks, including training [2], website and social media management through to 'research into practice' dissemination activities. Communicating and delivering research literature to inform both policy and practice, and to encourage an under-resourced and, in some cases, under-skilled workforce to look to the evidence base for valid practice information [3] is a crucial role for AOD librarians. A comprehensive, easily accessed evidence base is an essential part of addressing collective amnesia, but skilled information professionals using myriad dissemination tools to encourage and assist workers to interact with that evidence is also vital.…”

Addiction libraries in Australia: collective amnesia threat

“…Other activities may include technology-related tasks, including training [2], website and social media management through to 'research into practice' dissemination activities. Communicating and delivering research literature to inform both policy and practice, and to encourage an under-resourced and, in some cases, under-skilled workforce to look to the evidence base for valid practice information [3] is a crucial role for AOD librarians. A comprehensive, easily accessed evidence base is an essential part of addressing collective amnesia, but skilled information professionals using myriad dissemination tools to encourage and assist workers to interact with that evidence is also vital.…”