Utilization of a Librarian in a Pharmacy Laboratory Course

Jones, Evan; Wisniewski, Jennifer N.

doi:10.1080/02763869.2020.1826188

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“…The few studies that focus on the integration of drug information skills and librarian involvement throughout the didactic pharmacy curriculum [ 3 , 4 , 9 ] are more than fifteen years old. More recent studies report on incorporating a librarian into a specific course or rotation [ 10 , 11 ] or using gamification techniques as active learning strategies [ 8 , 12 ]. The study most similar to the present study, Wu et al [ 13 ], reported the experience of becoming an embedded librarian in a college of pharmacy and used a variety of methods to track changes pre- and post-embedding, such as course contact hours and the number of reference questions asked.…”

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An untapped resource? Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration to enhance drug information resource utilization in pharmacy education

Gill

Parker

2023

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Background: Doctor of pharmacy educational accreditation standards state student pharmacists should be able to evaluate the scientific literature as well as critically analyze and apply information in answering drug information questions. Student pharmacists often struggle with identifying and using appropriate resources to answer medication-related questions. To ensure educational needs were met, a college of pharmacy hired a health sciences librarian to support the faculty and students. Case Presentation: The health sciences librarian collaborated with faculty and students throughout the doctor of pharmacy curriculum to identify and address any gaps related to appropriate drug resource utilization. Adding instruction time to the new student pharmacist orientation, coursework throughout the first year of the pharmacy program, and a two-semester evidence-based seminar course provided opportunities for the health sciences librarian to work with student pharmacists in the areas of library resource access, instruction on drug information resources, and evaluation of drug information found on the internet. Conclusion: The deliberate inclusion of a health sciences librarian into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum can benefit faculty and students. Opportunities for collaboration are available throughout the curriculum, such as providing instruction for database utilization and supporting the research activities of both faculty and student pharmacists.

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An untapped resource? Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration to enhance drug information resource utilization in pharmacy education

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Parker

2023

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“…Although there is published research about gamebased learning in pharmacy, there is a paucity of literature about librarian instruction in pharmacy laboratory courses. The author found one article about a librarian collaborating with a pharmacist in a laboratory class, but it involved second-year students and did not incorporate gamification [15]. The setting of this case report, gamebased instruction by a librarian in a first-year pharmacy laboratory course, appears to be unique in the literature to date.…”

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Increasing student engagement using an Amazing Race–style competition

Gorman

2021

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Background: Game-based learning is a successful strategy for teaching various concepts to students, from general orientations to more in-depth material. Pharmacy students in a first-year lab course were introduced to library and drug information resources through a lecture-style class in their first week of school, which was ineffective in terms of engagement. To combat this issue, the pharmacy liaison librarian advocated for moving this class session later in the semester and proposed a game-based activity to replace the lecture.Case Presentation: “The Amazing Race: Drug Information Edition” was inspired by a well-known TV competition that involves completing several stages (called “legs”) of challenges to finish the race. The librarian developed questions designed to make students use various parts of the library website as well as two drug information databases. Students competed in teams, and the first three teams to complete the race were awarded small prizes. The race was first implemented in 2018, and modifications were made to the 2019 iteration based on student feedback.Conclusions: Despite several challenges, the race was well received by both the students and the course instructors and increased engagement with introductory library and drug information material. The activity has enhanced the librarian’s relationship and collaboration with the course faculty and made a positive impression on the students.

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Information literacy instruction by librarians is integrated into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum in the USA but requires evidence of impact

Lapidus,

Bond

2024

Health Info Libraries J

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BackgroundMedical librarians play an essential role in providing information literacy instruction for pharmacy students in order to educate them on health information searching, retrieval, and evaluation. Nevertheless, there have been no peer‐reviewed publications providing comprehensive data on librarians' involvement in pharmacy education across the United States.ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to investigate the instructional delivery methods, technology used, and topics taught by librarians across the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum in the United States.MethodsA 17‐question electronic survey was designed using Qualtrics and distributed via professional library discussion lists in 2023.ResultsThirty‐eight librarians indicated their involvement in teaching information literacy to pharmacy students during orientation sessions, elective and credit‐bearing courses using in‐class, online synchronous, and hybrid instructional delivery formats. Topics included medical and drug databases, citation management tools, evidence‐based medicine, and free drug information resources.DiscussionThis is the first study that provides a broad insight into the teaching roles and instructional trends of medical librarians in pharmacy education.ConclusionsThough the results of this survey demonstrate a high level of integration of library instruction into the pharmacy curriculum, more research needs to be done to collect data on medical librarians' contribution to educating student pharmacists.

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Utilization of a Librarian in a Pharmacy Laboratory Course

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

An untapped resource? Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration to enhance drug information resource utilization in pharmacy education

An untapped resource? Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration to enhance drug information resource utilization in pharmacy education

Increasing student engagement using an Amazing Race–style competition

Information literacy instruction by librarians is integrated into the doctor of pharmacy curriculum in the USA but requires evidence of impact

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