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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2025

Developing the professional knowledge of librarians through a webinar series.

Katie Pierce Farrier, Sandra Desjardins, Laura Haygood

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Katie Pierce Farrierkatie.pierce@uta.edu, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8559-0223
Sandra Desjardinssandra.desjardins@library.tmc.edu, Texas Medical Center Library, Research & Instruction Librarian, Houston, TX.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4137-1014
Laura Haygoodlaura_haygood@brown.edu, Brown University Library, Health Sciences Librarian for Public Health, Providence, RI.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4336-8203

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Early Career Librarians Initiative of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (ECLI) offered a webinar series that addressed topics of interest to new professionals such as networking, goal setting, and salary negotiation. Additionally, the ECLI assessed participant feedback on the series through a program evaluation survey. Case Presentation: ECLI partnered with the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), Region 3, to offer six webinars over the course of two years. Attendees were asked to complete a survey. Quantitative results were analyzed, and qualitative free-text responses were thematically coded. A total of 567 people attended the webinars, and 154 completed the survey. Four major themes emerged as the most useful aspects of the webinar series: practical tips, encouragement, and real-life experience. Conclusion: Early career librarians often feel overwhelmed and are interested in guidance on career planning and building professional soft skills. This highly attended webinar series and positive evaluation feedback, demonstrates the value of providing accessible online professional development opportunities for early career and transitioning librarians, offering valuable information and support in key areas of need.

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LibrariansLibraries, MedicalProfessional CompetenceFemaleHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesCareer developmentcontinuing educationearly career librarianECLIemerging librarianhealth science librarianinformation overloadlibrary professionalmedical librarianonboarding overloadprofessional developmentsense of communitytransitioning librarian

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PMID41229663
PMCPMC12604059

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