The Public Health Information Alliance PHIA : Library Access for Public Health Practitioners

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The Public Health Information Alliance (PHIA)
Library Access for Public Health Practitioners

• Presenter Barbara Folb, MLS.
• Health Sciences Library System, University of
  Pittsburgh

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Goals of Project

• Evaluate the model of a local health department
  contracting with an academic library for library
  services for
• Ease of use
• Time effectiveness
• Cost effectiveness
• Measure use

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Conditions Fostering Collaboration

• ACHD survey of library need
• Previous National Library of Medicine grant
  training for ACHD provided by HSLS
• HSLS experience with library outreach programs
• Existing GSPH/ACHD ties
• NLM interest in public health practitioners as
  underserved population

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ACHD Information Environment

• Dispersed offices, Reading Room in one location
• Copies of articles from about 20 print
  subscriptions on request
• Internet access
• Full library privileges for ACHD/GSPH adjunct
  faculty

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HSLS

• Serves U of Pittsburgh and UPMC
• Staff 25 professional librarians, 36 support
  and technical staff, plus student assistants
• Collection app. 200,000 books, 2,600 journal
  subscriptions, 2,000 Audiovisuals, 1,700
  educational software programs
• 68 (99) of core PH journals
• 269 PH specialty journals

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Funding

• NLM 18 month grant, March 2003- August 2004
• Librarian/Project Manager 2 days/week
• Reference, training, web site development
• Document delivery support (journal articles, book
  chapter copies)

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Introduction of PHIA July 2003

• Publicity
• PHIA brochures
• Paycheck inserts on orientation, survey
• Email messages
• 1 hour orientation attendance 147
• Initial survey conducted, 141 responses

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Document Request Form, http//www.hsls.pitt.edu/gu
ides/phia/documentdelivery
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Document request adding citation information
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Services, June 2003- August 2004

• Reference Assistance
• Training
• Hands on classes 7 topics
• Email Tuesday Info Tips
• Journal article delivery
• Book borrowing
• Web Site

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Reference Requests

• Trends in flu vaccination acceptance by seniors
• Training materials - working with GLBT clients
• Examples of innovative MCH programs at the local
  level
• Can latex gloves contaminate food, and cause
  allergic reactions when it is eaten?
• Mold abatement and health risks in flood damaged
  restaurants

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Training Attendance
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Tuesday Info Tips

• Quick search tips
• Email delivery
• Reiteration of the class materials
• Other topics of interest
• Well received

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Document Delivery (Journal Articles) per Quarter
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Borrowing (Books, video, etc.)

• Could not measure use
• Easy to use system
• Online request form
• Book delivered and returned via HSLS/ACHD courier
  system

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PHIA Continuation

• Yearly contract for document delivery coverage.
• Librarian funded through the Center for Public
  Health Practice, GSPH, University of Pittsburgh

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Creating Your Own Program

• Document delivery through Loansome Doc (NLM)
  http//www.nlm.nih.gov/services/ldwhatis.html
• Training through POPHTC, librarians/library
  associations.
• Reference relationships with public, hospital or
  academic libraries.

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Resources

• National Library of Medicine. Partners in
  Information Access for the Public Health
  Workforce http//phpartners.org/
• NLM Internet Access to Digital Libraries Grants
• http//www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/GrantIADL.html
• PHIA web site http//www.hsls.pitt.edu/phia

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PHIA Steering Committee

• ACHD
• Alice Kindling, Training
• Ed Schwartz, Policy Development and Assessment
• HSLS
• Barbara Epstein, Director
• Nancy Tannery, Associate Director for Information
  Services
• Barbara Folb, Public Health Librarian