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Creating a mobile subject guide to deliver point-of-care resources to medical students

Creating a mobile subject guide to deliver point-of-care resources to medical students. Jill Boruff, MLIS Edward Bilodeau, MLIS. Project Objectives. To make point-of-care tools easily accessible on mobile devices To reduce technical support questions faced by liaison librarians.

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Creating a mobile subject guide to deliver point-of-care resources to medical students

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  1. Creating a mobile subject guide to deliver point-of-care resources to medical students Jill Boruff, MLIS Edward Bilodeau, MLIS

  2. Project Objectives • To make point-of-care tools easily accessible on mobile devices • To reduce technical support questions faced by liaison librarians.

  3. Some Technical Information Downloadable applications versus web pages. Mobile-optimized sites versus regular web pages.

  4. Context • Life Sciences Library support of point of care tools since 2003 through a web page for PDAs • General McGill Library mobile guide created in 2010 • Little to no university support for mobile devices • First mobile subject guide: • Liaison librarian responsible for content • Web services librarian responsible for design and implementation

  5. Content of the Guide Focused on core resources taught in EBM unit Determined which point of care tools provide mobile sites or applications Learned how to access each of these resources

  6. Content of the Guide

  7. Interface Design & Functionality Used general library guide as template for subject guide Ensuring that the guide worked on older mobile devices took the most time and effort Web services librarian worked with his team: a graphic designer and a web developer

  8. Tour of the Site m.library.mcgill.ca/healthsciguide/

  9. Site Usage • Between January 1 and February 28 • 2010 (old web page) 272 views • 2011 (mobile guide) 1,022 views • Top four resources (by views) • AccessMedicine • Essential Evidence Plus • Up-to-Date • BMJ Clinical Evidence

  10. Survey of Medical Students • Email survey to the 2nd year medical students (178 students) • Survey objectives: • To determine whether students were accessing the guide • To determine whether the instructions provided were helpful • To solicit comments about the guide

  11. Survey Results Total Respondents Used access instructions 21 10 Those who used instructions found them somewhat helpful, helpful, or very helpful Come back to guide to access resources 21 10 Somewhat satisfied, satisfied, or very satisfied with guide 21 19 Two comments discussed the problem of wireless and 3G access in the hospitals.

  12. Implications • Mobile format is insufficient to ensure broad use of the guide to access to mobile point-of-care tools • Should the library downplay its role as a provider of assistance with mobile devices? If we take on support, can we keep up? • Off-line versus online resources • Wireless access issues

  13. Conclusions The McGill Library will Continue to use the mobile subject guide for support and access Continue to develop the guide with direction provided by the results of the survey Conduct additional research to understand how the mobile guide is used by regular users

  14. Discussion What are your solutions for the issue of wireless access in the hospitals? What role should libraries have in the support of mobile devices? Questions? Comments?

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