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Implementation and Evaluation of the Value of Improved and Sustained Information Access by Library Expertise (VISIBLE) Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2019

Terri Rebmann ,
Donghua Tao ,
James Austin Turner ,
Travis M. Loux ,
Sanath Srinivasan  and
Alexander Garza
Terri Rebmann*
Affiliation:
Institute for Biosecurity, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri
Donghua Tao
Affiliation:
Medical Center Library, Saint Louis University
James Austin Turner
Affiliation:
Institute for Biosecurity, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri
Travis M. Loux
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University
Sanath Srinivasan
Affiliation:
Institute for Biosecurity, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri
Alexander Garza
Affiliation:
SSM Health, St Louis, Missouri
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Terri Rebmann, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue Room 463, St Louis, MO 63104 (e-mail: terri.rebmann@slu.edu).
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Abstract

Objective:

To increase knowledge of National Library of Medicine resources by using a train-the-trainer approach.

Methods:

Workshops were held in spring 2016 to increase knowledge of 4 National Library of Medicine tools. Data were collected before the workshop and immediately, 3 months, and 1 year after the workshop. Knowledge questions were scored as 1 point per question; an aggregated knowledge score could range from 0 to 16 points. A paired t test assessed the change in knowledge from before to after the workshop.

Results:

Four workshops were hosted, with a total of 74 attendees. The response rate for the surveys ranged from 50% to 100%. Knowledge scores changed significantly from 7.2 to 11.9 (t = 15, P < .001). One year after the workshop, more of the participants reported having informally trained others (56.8%) than reported providing 1 or more formal training session (8.1%)(P < .001).

Conclusion:

Objective measures of knowledge and information dissemination showed that the National Library of Medicine workshop was successful and resulted in both short- and long-term gains. This workshop could be repeated with other populations to further disseminate information regarding the National Library of Medicine tools, which could help improve disaster response.

Keywords

disasterpreparednessradiological eventchemical terrorism
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 5-6 , December 2019 , pp. 982 - 988
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 

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