Biomedical Librarianship in the Post-Genomic Era

2018 ◽  
pp. 1338-1351
Author(s):  
Shubhada Prashant Nagarkar
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Library Collection ◽  
Sequence Databases ◽  
Changing Role

Post genomic era is known for the explosive growth in biomedical information. Bibliographic and sequence databases are increasing continuously and have voluminous data sets. Biomedical librarians are facing challenges in retrieval of relevant information from these electronic databases and related sources of information. This chapter discusses the changing role of biomedical librarians in post genomic era. The chapter covers features of the biomedical librarianship including library collection development, users' information needs and strategies adopted to provide services. Moreover, it focuses on the competencies required by librarians to face the challenges of management of information and services needed by biomedical researchers in the post genomic era.

Biomedical Librarianship in the Post-Genomic Era

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Shubhada Prashant Nagarkar
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Library Collection ◽  
Sequence Databases ◽  
Changing Role

Post genomic era is known for the explosive growth in biomedical information. Bibliographic and sequence databases are increasing continuously and have voluminous data sets. Biomedical librarians are facing challenges in retrieval of relevant information from these electronic databases and related sources of information. This chapter discusses the changing role of biomedical librarians in post genomic era. The chapter covers features of the biomedical librarianship including library collection development, users' information needs and strategies adopted to provide services. Moreover, it focuses on the competencies required by librarians to face the challenges of management of information and services needed by biomedical researchers in the post genomic era.

Access policies and licensing issues in research libraries

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Horava
Keyword(s):  
Collection Development ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Acquisition Management ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Access Policies ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper discusses the importance of incorporating licensing issues in access policies for electronic resources in research libraries. The implications for patron understanding of basic legal issues and the role of the library in managing and acquiring these resources are investigated and discussed.Design/methodology/approachA survey of various research libraries was undertaken to examine what is provided to patrons in terms of conditions of use for electronic resources. Literature relating to the management and provision of electronic resources was examined.FindingsIt was found that few libraries provide key licensing information to their patrons. This has important consequences in terms of the patron's lack of awareness of restrictions on use, as well as the costs, complexity, and consortial involvement in acquiring these resources.Research limitations/implicationsA comprehensive international review of the trends and practices of research libraries regarding access policies and licensing issues would build upon this paper's findings.Practical implicationsLibrary patrons are not receiving adequate information about the resources they are using. If more research libraries would consider what licensing information is made available to patrons, there could be changes in patron understanding and perception of the library. This will impact the profile of the library in academia, and the changing role of librarians in collection development in the digital environment.Originality/valueThe paper will be of value to research libraries involved in the acquisition, management and delivery of electronic resources to its patrons, and to librarians involved in collection development and management.

scholarly journals The RAS Library for Natural Sciences ILL Service and collection development

2016 ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kolerova
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Library Collection ◽  
Service Efficiency

The activities of RAS LNS Interlibrary Loan Services are examined. Statistics of meeting research information needs of researchers in 2010-2014 by the Interlibrary Loan Services is introduced. Impact of the library collection content on the service efficiency is analyzed. Based on the statistical date acquired, the author argues that the Library`s ILL and EDD services are the promising vectors.

Categorizing Blogs as Information Sources for Libraries and Information Science

2015 ◽  
pp. 4833-4845
Author(s):  
Mark-Shane Scale ◽  
Anabel Quan-Haase
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Source Category

Blogs are important sources of information currently used in the work of professionals, institutions and academics. Nevertheless, traditional information needs and uses research has not yet discussed where blogs fit in the existing typologies of information sources. Blogs and other types of social media have several characteristics that blur the lines of distinction existent between traditional information source categories. This chapter brings this research problem to the fore. Not only do we examine why blogs do not neatly fit into existing information source categories, but we also deliberate the implications for libraries in terms of the need to consider blogs as an information source to be included in collection development. We discuss the opportunities and possibilities for blogs to be integrated into the collection development efforts of academic and public libraries to better serve patrons. In order to accommodate for blogs and other types of social media as information sources, we propose the introduction of an additional information source category. We suggest new avenues of future research that investigate how blogs are being used to meet information needs in various social settings, such as corporations, health care and educational settings (e.g., higher education, and schools). In this chapter, we develop a framework of how blogs may function as information sources to provide libraries with a better understanding of how blogs are integrated into the context of everyday information seeking. By grouping the ways in which people employ blogs to acquire information, we propose that blogs provide information sources along a continuum ranging from non-fiction to fictional information.

scholarly journals “What’s This Bug?” Questions from the Public Provide Relevant Information on Species Distribution and Human–Insect Interactions

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 921
Author(s):  
André-Philippe Drapeau Drapeau Picard ◽  
Marjolaine Giroux ◽  
Michel Saint-Germain ◽  
Maxim Larrivée
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Information ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Popillia Japonica ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
The Public ◽  
Leptoglossus Occidentalis ◽  
Insect Interactions

In general, insects and arthropods polarizing: they either fascinate people, disgust people, or both, and they generate lots of questions. Museums are perceived as reliable sources of information and, as such, a go-to destination for the public to receive answers. Since its opening in 1990, the Montreal Insectarium has offered an entomological information service, allowing the public to send questions, photographs, and specimens for identification. All requests are answered by entomologists. Spatiotemporal variations in taxonomic, geographic, and thematic profiles of the 4163 requests received in 2010–2011 and 2017–2018 were analyzed. Requests came from 35 countries, and most of those requests came from Canada. The majority of requests were identification requests. Representing 25% of identification requests, the five most frequent species were the eastern dobsonfly Corydalus cornutus, the masked hunter Reduvius personatus, the giant water bug Lethocerus americanus, the western conifer-seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis, and the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica. A comparison with the data from the citizen science platform iNaturalist shows that the EIS can be a valuable tool for invasive species detection. Frequent subjects included school projects, entomophagy (eating insects), and wasp and bee nests. Finally, we discuss the role of entomologists in providing scientific information but also in addressing common concerns regarding cohabitation with arthropods.

scholarly journals Formation of a united information space of a research library

Bibliosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 78-84
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Gerasimenko
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Distributed Information ◽  
Technological Potential ◽  
First Time

Over the past decade, the issue of uncontrolled growth of unsystematic information in Internet has remained acute for the scientific community. The problem of finding relevant information related to the distribution and autonomy of scientific information resources remains. A priority in the field of centralized access to the key scientifically significant sources of information is the creation of a united information space (UIS). The study aims to identify the main models to form systems integrating distributed information resources, and as a result to determine the structure of UIS formation in a research library. Two models were considered and analyzed in the study: a meta-aggregator and an integrated electronic library. During the analysis, elements, structure and a set of functions for users and employees of a research library are revealed for each model. The study allowed the drawing of the following conclusions:• The choice of a model for the UIS formation depends mostly on the formulation of tasks, the solution of which is the purpose of creating a system, as well as on the technological potential of the organizations involved in the process.•Multifunctionality of the system allows simultaneous use of the above-mentioned formation models.• Adding the element of interactivity to the structure of UIS of the research library will allow timely monitoring of changes in the information needs of scientists, reduction of time, labor and financial costs of both the library and a user. The article presents the criteria for choosing a model. For the first time the optimal effective structure of the UIS in the research library is described.

Interacting with Interaction Histories in a History-Enriched Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 72-86
Author(s):  
Yoshinari Shirai ◽  
Kumiyo Nakakoji ◽  
Yasuhiro Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Enriched Environment ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing Environment ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Cognitive Activities ◽  
Interaction History

A ubiquitous computing environment would capture a large amount of interaction histories of objects in the environment over a long period of time. Such interaction histories serve as valuable sources of information for people to solve problems and make decisions in the present time. Our approach is to enrich the space by providing interaction history information through noticeable wear expressed within a physical environment. A history-enriched environment (HEE) allows people to use interaction histories of people, things, and places on demand, and to obtain relevant information by tracing links among objects. We argue that taking into account two aspects of people’s cognitive activities—situated encountering and information-triggered information needs—is key to building an HEE. This chapter describes how to design an HEE through the Optical Stain environment, which we designed as an HEE.

Information Needs and Assessment of Bioinformatics Students at the University of Swaziland

Biotechnology ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1666-1674
Author(s):  
Satyabati Devi Sorokhaibam ◽  
Ntombikayise Nomsa Mathabela
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
Training Preferences ◽  
Information Landscape ◽  
And Training

A survey was carried out of the information landscape within the students of Computer Science, Biology and Mathematics in the University of Swaziland which examined the research problems, important sources of information, the methods of access, information needs and seeking behavior of the users their assessment and the role of the Libraries since Librarian have to identify the information needs, uses and problems faced to meet the needs and requirement of the user. A total of 200 questionnaire were distributed. The survey indicated that majority of the students believe that the online resources play a very important role for their research and show positive attitude toward future bioinformatics usage and training. The study concluded that the training preferences of students need to be further explored.

Developing a Library Collection in Bioinformatics

2013 ◽  
pp. 130-150
Author(s):  
Victoria Martin
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Library Collection ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Types Of Information

This chapter provides guidelines for developing a university library collection for bioinformatics programs. The chapter discusses current research and scholarly communication trends in bioinformatics and their impact on information needs and information seeking behavior of bioinformaticians and, consequently, on collection development. It also discusses the criteria for making collection development decisions that are largely influenced by the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The types of information resources most frequently used by bioinformaticians are described, specific resources are suggested, and creative options aimed at finding ways for a bioinformatics library collection to expand in the digital era are explored. The author draws on literature in bioinformatics and the library and information sciences as well as on her ten years of experience providing bioinformatics user services at George Mason University. The chapter is geared towards practicing librarians who are charged with developing a collection for bioinformatics academic programs as well as future librarians taking courses on collection development and academic librarianship.

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