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Missouri Go Local Goes Public. Deborah Ward, Director Barb Jones, NN/LM - Missouri Liaison Health Sciences Library University of Missouri - Columbia. Acknowledgements. Amanda McConnell Ted Gallion Cindy Martin Diane Johnson NLM GoLocal Team. Collaboration of Partners.
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Missouri Go Local Goes Public Deborah Ward, Director Barb Jones, NN/LM - Missouri Liaison Health Sciences Library University of Missouri - Columbia
Acknowledgements • Amanda McConnell • Ted Gallion • Cindy Martin • Diane Johnson • NLM GoLocal Team
Collaboration of Partners • J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library • National Network/Libraries of Medicine • Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri • Missouri Foundation for Health • Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) • National Library of Medicine
Used Existing Database: Community Connection • In production since 1998 • Established partnerships–over 100 partners throughout the state • Oracle application with web front-end • Distributed data entry philosophy • Organized with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) taxonomy
Accomplishments • Established selection policy • Established resource review policy • Mapped relationship of AIRS taxonomy (providers) to Go Local health topics (conditions): Non-synonymous mapping • Identified subset of resources in Community Connection to be part of Go Local site • Went live on March 17, 2004
Accomplishments, Cont. • NN/LM Trainings in MO, 2004 - 05 • Evaluative Meeting, November, 2004 • Public Launch Event, December, 2004 • Radio and TV Coverage
Support from NLM • NLM Press Release • Press Package • Advice and collaboration on flow of events and order of program
Current and Future Issues • Correct errors in existing records • Find and reclassify resources in the database that should be included, but have not chosen correct AIRS terms • Develop the collection of resources through statewide partners and automatic data feeds • Manage the map between AIRS and Go Local health topics
Missouri Go Local 2005 Looking toward the future…
Grant Objectives, 2005 • Collection Development • Improve consistency of indexing and relevancy of new records • Marketing and Promotion of MedlinePlus and Missouri Go Local
Collection Development • Identify local chapters of national health organizations • Search for health related support groups and associations • Follow up with recommended organizations
Indexing • Review indexing on existing records • Review newly added records to ensure relevancy
Marketing • Identify Local Area Specialists • HSL coordinate with RML and Missouri Liaison • Support of Consumer Health trainings by Missouri Library Association and Missouri State Library • Promote role at presentations and conferences • Community Referrals
Marketing • Support materials provided to Local Area Specialist: • Tutorial • Promotional Materials • Instructions for Community Connection database • Personal Visit and Phone Follow Up
Analysis • Ranked list of topic referrals from MedlinePlus • Breakdown of regions selected from MedlinePlus Go Local Missouri page • Monthly tracking report on resources added to database
Contact Information • Barb Jones: jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu • Deb Ward: warddh@health.missouri.edu