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Qualitative research methods: interviewing as a way of learning and knowing
Get PDFThis paper is based on the keynote talk that I gave on the EAHIL+ICAHIS+ICLC 2015 Workshop in Edinburgh. A starting point for the talk was the theme for the Workshop: “Research-minded: supporting, understanding, conducting research”. Some features of qualitative research are presented and a number of methods are mentioned before zooming in on interviewing, discussing some aspects of that method with examples from my own work. As a conclusion the importance of understanding the limitations of research both for researchers and those taking part of the results is emphasised
Mobile technologies and medical education at Heidelberg University Library
Get PDFHeidelberg University Library uses mobile devices and has begun lending iPads to its users. The medical faculty in the branch library plays a significant role in this new service model. The tablets on loan are pre-configured with mobile applications specified for medical studies. The new service is part of the library’s broader strategy to improve medical education at the university by providing both faculty members and students services in accordance with constantly changing study conditions
Report from the European Veterinary Libraries Group (EVLG)
Get PDFThe programme for the 8th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS) day is now ready and we all look forward with anticipation to Tuesday the 9th of June.This special day before the main EAHIL Workshop is going to be at the Royal (DicK) School of Veterinary Studies and a bus will transport the participants from the University area (Appleton Tower) and Pollocks hall
Reducing systematic review workload using text mining: opportunities and pitfalls
Get PDFThis EAHIL workshop focussed on three applications of text mining to assist with screening citations for systematic reviews, and encouraged participants to discuss issues affecting their adoption. This paper outlines these applications and summarises the factors raised by participants in relation to their uptake. Key aspects to uptake include having an accepted advantage over existing approaches, coupled with training and user support
A logic model approach: understanding the impact of local Macmillan cancer information and support services in the UK
Get PDFHealth information services are increasingly expected to demonstrate their impacts. One mechanism for doing so is to use a logic model. This article outlines the application of a logic model approach to the development and evaluation of local Macmillan cancer information and support services in the UK. It exemplifies the value of enabling service providers and other stakeholders to work together to agree the intended impacts of a service and how these will be measured. The logic model itself provides a clear graphic to illustrate how service activities lead to outputs, outcomes and impacts. This approach could be used more widely in health libraries and information services
iPads as digital platform for medical study: The SAMR model for mapping impact
Get PDFConventional educational wisdom would caution against technological innovation without having all pedagogical outcomes fully mapped out. Our experience introducing iPads into medical education at the undergraduate level demonstrates significant augmentation over the traditional learning medium and manifests a digital platform enabling previously-unforeseen learning benefits. This study uses Puentedura’s SAMR model of technological intervention to describe and categorise these benefits, as well as to illustrate the pleasing successes possible through an experimental and innovative approach
