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Ragon B, Seymour A, Whipple EC, Surkis A, Haberstroh A, Muilenburg J, Rethlefsen ML, Aspinall EE, Deaver J, Dexter N, Barger R, Contaxis N, Glenn EJ, Hinton E, Kern B, Little M, Pickett K, Sevetson E, Tao D, von Isenburg M, Werner DA, Wheeler TR, Holmes K. The role of information science within the clinical translational science ecosystem. J Clin Transl Sci 2024; 8:e224. [PMID: 39801680 PMCID: PMC11713432 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2024] [Revised: 10/30/2024] [Accepted: 11/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2025] Open
Abstract
Academic health sciences libraries ("libraries") offer services that span the entire research lifecycle, positioning them as natural partners in advancing clinical and translational science. Many libraries enjoy active and productive collaborations with Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program hubs and other translational initiatives like the IDeA Clinical & Translational Research Network. This article explores areas of potential partnership between libraries and Translational Science Hubs (TSH), highlighting areas where libraries can support the CTSA Program's five functional areas outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. It serves as a primer for TSH and libraries to explore potential collaborations, demonstrating how libraries can connect researchers to services and resources that support the information needs of TSH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bart Ragon
- University of Virginia, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV), Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Welch Medical Library, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Welch Medical Library, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Health Sciences Library, New York, NY, USA
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- East Carolina University, Laupus Health Sciences Library, Greenville, NC, USA
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- University of New Mexico, Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Health Sciences Libraries, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- University of Central Florida Health Sciences Library College of Medicine, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, Orlando, FL, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Health Sciences Library, New York, NY, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library, Omaha, NE, USA
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Rowland Medical Library, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Queen’s University, Queen’s University Library, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Library, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Tulane University, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Brown University Library, Health and Biomedical Library Services, Providence, RI, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, Library of Health Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Duke University, Duke University Medical Center Library, Durham, NC, USA
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- University of Chicago, John Crerar Library, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Chicago, IL, USA
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Russell F, Grbin L, Beard F, Higgins J, Kelly B. The Evolution of a Mediated Systematic Review Search Service. JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750158.2022.2029143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Fiona Russell
- Faculty of Health Library Services, Library, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Library Services, Library, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Library Services, Library, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Library Services, Library, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Library Services, Library, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Ross-White A. An environmental scan of librarian involvement in systematic reviews at Queen's University: 2020 update. JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN HEALTH LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION 2021; 42:110-117. [PMID: 35949918 PMCID: PMC9327591 DOI: 10.29173/jchla29517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Systematic reviews are a growing research methodology in the health sciences, and in other disciplines, having a significant impact on librarian workload. In a follow up to an earlier study, an environmental scan was conducted at Queen's University to determine what has changed, if anything, since the introduction of a tiered service for knowledge synthesis by examining review publications where at least one co-author was from Queen's University. Methods A search was conducted in PubMed and the Joanna Briggs database to find systematic reviews and meta-analyses with at least one author from Queen's University for the five-year time since the last environmental scan. Reviews were categorized by the degree of involvement of the librarian(s) regardless of their institutional affiliation: librarian as co-author, librarian named in the acknowledgements, no known librarian involvement in the review. Results Of 453 systematic reviews published in the five-year time frame, nearly 20% (89) had a librarian named as co-author. A further 24.5% (110) acknowledged the role of a librarian in the search, either in the acknowledgements section or in the body of the text of the article. In just over half of reviews (235 or 51.8%) a librarian was either not involved, or was not explicitly acknowledged. More librarians and more institutions were represented in the period of 2016-2020 than in 2010-2015. Conclusion In the five years since the last environmental scan, an increasing number of reviews recognized the role of the librarian in publishing systematic reviews, either through co-authorship or named acknowledgement. This also suggests that as more librarians have become involved in systematic reviews, librarian capacity for this work has increased compared to five years ago.
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