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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2023

Health sciences library workshops in the COVID era: librarian perceptions and decision making.

Nell Aronoff, Molly K Maloney, Amy G Lyons, Elizabeth Stellrecht

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nell Aronoffnaronoff@buffalo.edu, Associate Librarian, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-2345
Molly K Maloneymkm9@buffalo.edu, Senior Assistant Librarian, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-9952
Amy G Lyonsalyons@buffalo.edu, Librarian, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3132-0050
Elizabeth Stellrechtthomann@buffalo.edu, Librarian, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-6171
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: We sought to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted academic health sciences library workshops. We hypothesized that health sciences libraries moved workshops online during the height of the pandemic and that they continued to offer workshops virtually after restrictions were eased. Additionally, we believed that attendance increased. Methods: In March 2022, we invited 161 Association of American Health Sciences Libraries members in the US and Canada to participate in a Qualtrics survey about live workshops. Live workshops were defined as synchronous; voluntary; offered to anyone regardless of school affiliation; and not credit-bearing. Three time periods were compared, and a chi square test of association was conducted to evaluate the relationship between time period and workshop format. Results: Seventy-two of 81 respondents offered live workshops. A chi square test of association indicated a significant association between time period and primary delivery method, chi-square (4, N=206) = 136.55, p< .005. Before March 2020, 77% of respondents taught in person. During the height of the pandemic, 91% taught online and 60% noted higher attendance compared to pre-pandemic numbers. During the second half of 2021, 65% of workshops were taught online and 43% of respondents felt that attendance was higher than it was pre-pandemic. Overall workshop satisfaction was unchanged (54%) or improved (44%). Conclusion: Most health sciences librarians began offering online workshops following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half of respondents were still teaching online in the second half of 2021. Some respondents reported increased attendance with similar levels of satisfaction.

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COVID-19LibrariansDecision MakingHumansPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19surveys and questionnairesWorkshops

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PMID37483364
PMCPMC10361557
OpenAlexW4383748169

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