CHLA/ABSC 2017 Virtual Poster Exhibit

2017-04-28

Clar, Monique

Since its publication in 2006, a two-paragraph letter by Handoll H.H. on the need for Cochrane reviews on rehabilitation interventions has been repeatedly cited, erroneously, in meta-analyses of genetic risk factors as a reference for the Q test for heterogeneity. In order to understand how this...

2017-05-06

Orchanian-Cheff, Ani, Babineau, Jessica

Journal metrics and citation counts are frequently used to demonstrate scholarly output and value. The Impact Factors (IFs) from Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Reports (JCR) are commonly used as the expected or standard metric to demonstrate journal merit. However, the nature of the field...

2017-05-09

Babineau, Jessica, Bonato, Sarah

The Health Sciences Information Consortium of Toronto (HSICT) has a geographically wide, and diverse membership. HSICT is comprised of over 40 libraries and information services based in teaching and community hospitals, public health units, government and non-government organizations and health...

2017-05-01

McArthur, Michael, Moody-Corbett, Penny, Fink, Patty

Meeting health information needs at the point of care is vital. However, selecting the point of care tool that meets those needs is increasingly complicated and expensive. The clinical information needs of students and clinical faculty are varied, and libraries are increasingly...

2017-05-06

Tyml, Yvonne, Gabriel, Carolynne, Massarella, Susan

The Ontario Public Health Libraries Association revised their 2006 core competencies document. The problems encountered were: determining which competencies were core to the work common to all association members, determining which competencies were unique to information professionals in public...

2017-05-03

Ha, Chua, Kumaran, Maha

Objective: This project aimed to assess nursing faculty awareness and knowledge of the journal impact factor (JIF) and its impact on their publication choices. Methods: A qualitative cross-sectional questionnaire was developed using Fluid Survey and distributed electronically to nursing faculty...

2017-04-28

Kung, Janice Y C, Chambers, Thane

Twitter appears to have a lot of potential for medical education. It can: -Facilitate active participation -Build community among disparate members -Work well for asynchronous learning -Provide students and instructors with real-time feedback and communication But what is its current state of use...

2017-05-06

He, Helen Yueping, Pecoskie, Carolyn, Ullah, Sadaf

Introduction Known as an easy-to-use social media tool, many libraries use Twitter to communicate with their users. Our library is no exception. Although Twitter’s engagement "dashboard" tells us limited information about how many times our tweet appeared on our users' screens, etc., it can’t...

2017-05-03

Hayden, Jill A. , Boulos, Leah, Smith, Andrea, Visintini, Sarah, Ogilvie, Rachael

Citation management plays an important role in the transparent reporting of systematic review methods. The PRISMA flow diagram is recommended to assist systematic reviewers with tracking and reporting citations from retrieval to inclusion. This can be challenging as systematic reviews often draw...

2017-05-04

Lin, Yongtao, Vaska, Marcus

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND A subject-based blog created by two cancer librarians to disseminate grey literature to a specific research community Launched in April 2012 to facilitate current awareness efforts Almost 3000 posts were accessed globally over the past 5 years Traditional audience...