THE INFORMATIONIST

Lamar Soutter LibraryUniversity of Massachusetts Medical

School2013

Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS

In an epic battle betweenHollywood and healthcare, the question remains…

Who will win?

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These new professionals might be calledinformationists (not a graceful term, but onethat parallels such terms as gastroenterologistsor hospitalists), or clinical knowledge workers(in parallel with social workers).

Changing Landscape The informationist programme was

designed to integrate information services, not just resources, into the workplace of NIH clinical and bench scientists and science administrators.

Whitmore, S.C., Grefsheim, S.F., & Rankin, J.A. (2008) Informationist programme in support of biomedical research:a programme description and preliminary findings of an evaluation, Health Information & Libraries Journal, 25(2), p. 135-141.

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journal article

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scienceatyourfingertips

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library againium e

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journal article

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scienceatyourfingertips

younever have to visit the

library againium e

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WOW! I never have to go to the library

again!

Time is M

oney!

How’s that working out

for you?

From Librarian Informationist

LibrarianExpert in health information resources

Collection development

General reference assistance

InstructionSearching assistance

InformationistExpert in health information resources and extensive domain knowledge

Consultation servicesDatabase trainingSystematic reviewKnowledge management

Writing

TO

The Informationist in Real Life

Study: R01 CA-132935Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Non-Adherent Women

Principal Investigators:• Roger Luckmann, MD• Mary Costanza, MD

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The RESEARCH TEAM: PEOPLE, PLACES

UMass Medical School Family & Community

Medicine Principal Investigator Project Director Scheduler, Counselor Instructor Administrative Secretary

Medicine Principal Investigator Behavioral Psychologist

Biostatistics Biostatistician Analyst

Center for Health Policy & Research Director, Expert in Cost Analysis Research Assistant

Library Informationist

Fallon Community Health Plan Claims Data Representative

Reliant Medical Group Research Director Research Coordinator Site Project Director Analyst IT Guru Chief of Radiology Phone Counselors Phone Schedulers Primary Care Physicians

Claricode Programmer

The DATA: AND THINGS

STAGING DATA CLAIMS DATA

TRACKING SYSTEMDATA

ANALYTIC DATA

INFORMATIONIST ROLES (and goals)

AIM 1: Improve effectiveness and efficiency of communication w/in team regarding data

AIM 2: Articulate technology issues related to implementation of the study

AIM 3: Enhance information organization, management, utilization, and access skills of team members

AIM 4: Assess value of an informationist to the research team

AIM 1: IMPROVE COMMUNICATION

Develop a catalogue of analytic terms, i.e. a comprehensive data dictionary

Develop a standard data request form

AIM 2: ARTICULATE ISSUES

Define the issues encountered during development of the tracking system / database

Discover literature related to the topic Identify the gaps in existing literature Develop an electronic catalog of

relevant publications and resources Write and publish a paper on the topic

AIM 3: ENHANCE SKILLS

Assist in systematic review of telephone outreach interventions to increase adherence to mammograms

Develop system for collection, distribution, and review of articles

Prepare and maintain timeline for project

Develop catalog of relevant resources on development and evaluation of screening / preventive interventions

Establish and/or define rules Set criteria Create maintenance features

TEACHING

AIM 4: ASSESS VALUE

INFORMATIONIST’S PERSPECTIVE

RESEARCH TEAM’S PERSPECTIVE

Process Evaluation Reports

Focus Group Individual

Interviews

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The Informationist in Real Life

Group: UMass Center for Clinical & Translational ScienceCommunity Engagement Research Section

CER Team:• Ira Ockene, MD• Stephenie Lemon, PhD• Suzanne Cashman, ScD• Phil Merriam, MS• Amy Borg, MPH, MEd

DISSEMINATION

CONSULTATION

COLLABORATION

Perform extensive literature review

Develop a catalog of best practices

Develop a collection of resources

Build tools for disseminating research

Build tools for collecting and archiving growing knowledge base

Measure impact of CER

DISSEMINATION

Provide knowledge management services Literature reviews Bibliographic management Data management Information organization Database design Knowledge mapping

Provide education on information organization and management

Provide assistance with all aspects related to NIH Public Access Policy

CONSULTATION

Develop tools and/or means to promote collaboration among researchers Database of researchers

by specialty Controlled vocabulary List-serv archive eNewsletters, ePubs

Measure impact via social network analysis

COLLABORATION

FASEB Science Policy Committee Face to Face MeetingMay15, 2012http://opa1.faseb.org/agendas/spc/PDF/2012/July/SPC%20Symposium%20Presentations.pdf

EFFECTIVENESS

EFFICIENCY

WHY AN INFORMATIONIST ON

YOUR TEAM?

IS THIS STILL YOUR IMAGE OF A LIBRARIAN?

OR IS IT MAYBE THIS?