Taking the Library to the Clinic: Building Mobile Services for a Medical Library

Graham, Jamie; Maher, Stephen; Moore, Dorothy M; Morton-Owens, Emily

doi:10.1080/02763877.2012.679856

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“…The survey could also be expanded geographically to locations beyond Canada such as the United States. In the benchmarking survey for mobile app services performed by the New York University Health Sciences Libraries in 2010, they also looked at where users were directed to help [15]. A similar question could be added to the website scan, noting if a specific contact person or a generic university email is provided.…”

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Apps and Mobile Support Services in Canadian Academic Medical Libraries

Grynoch

2016

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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Objective: To examine how Canadian academic medical libraries are supporting mobile apps, what apps are currently being provided by these libraries, and what types of promotion are being used. Methods: A survey of the library websites for the 17 medical schools in Canada was completed. For each library website surveyed, the medical apps listed on the website, any services mentioned through this medium, and any type of app promotion events were noted. When Facebook and Twitter accounts were evident, the tweets were searched and Facebook posts were scanned for mention of medical apps or mobile services/events within the past two years. Results: All 17 academic medical libraries had lists of mobile medical apps with a large range in the number of medical relevant apps (average 0 31, median 0 23). A total of 275 different apps were noted and the apps covered a wide range of subjects. Five of the 14 Facebook accounts scanned had posts about medical apps in the past two years, whereas 11 of the 15 Twitter accounts had tweets about medical apps. Social media was only one of the many promotional methods noted. Outside of the app lists and mobile resources guides, Canadian academic medical libraries are providing workshops, presentations, and drop-in sessions for mobile medical apps. Conclusion: While librarians cannot simply compare mobile services and resources between academic medical libraries without factoring in a number of other circumstances, librarians can learn from mobile resources strategies employed at other libraries, such as using research guides to increase medical app literacy.

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Section: Conclusion and Further Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%