Recent strategic planning initiatives revealed the biomedical research community as being an under-served population and a less-understood user group. A work-group was therefore tasked with gaining a better understanding of this group and...
Three of the Library's primary user groups, the Schools of Nursing (SON), Physician Assistant (PA) and Physical Therapy (PT), require their students to have specific textbooks. The SON, PA and PT library liaisons compared required textbooks to the...
In class, an individual assessment followed by a group assessment and then application activities to practice the concepts. TBL relies on group work and holding students accountable for coming to class prepared and ready to contribute to the...
Biomedical researchers, particularly basic science researchers, make up a large portion of the population the Library serves, yet they are less likely to visit the Library or ask for help. We decided to organize a seminar series as a way to learn...
Evidence-based practice (EBP) content is mandated by national curricular standards for nursing, medical, physician assistant, and physical therapy students. At the same time, there is an increased interest and emphasis on interprofessional...
Background: The Duke Medical Center Library & Archives comprehensive literature search service primarily focuses on expert searching and guidance on general evidence synthesis methodology. We have experienced an increase in the number of...
Medical librarians, including those at Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, regularly provide guidance on compliance issues related to the NIH Public Access Policy, which requires that all peer-reviewed publications supported by...