http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/726 http://idea.library.drexel.edu/retrieve/4809 http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/726 Search the Channel search http://idea.library.drexel.edu/simple-search http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3668 Title: Case Base Properties: A First Step <br/> <br/>Authors: MacDonald, Craig; Weber, Rosina O.; Richter, Michael <br/> <br/>Abstract: In the context of case-based reasoning (CBR) methodology, better understanding of the conditions under which CBR systems are used has the potential to increase our understanding of how uncertainty affects the overall quality of these systems. Our ultimate goal is to determine what properties exist and how these properties may be used to improve the utility of a CBR system, as well as methods of maintenance and evaluation. With this purpose, we start by investigating how properties of case bases can be demonstrated and applied. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3335 Title: How Historians use Historical Newspapers <br/> <br/>Authors: Allen, Robert B.; Sieczkiewicz, Robert <br/> <br/>Abstract: Newspapers have long been rich resources for historians. In the past several years many historical newspapers have been digitized, offering the promise of improved access and powerful searching. In this research, we focus on historians’ needs for searching collections of newspapers and managing the information they find. This is a deeper and more targeted investigation than much previous work that was based on surveys rather than personal interviews. We interviewed eight academic historians who largely embraced digitized newspapers but suggest the current systems still have many limitations. We also discuss the implications for the design of interfaces and services that would serve as a historians’ workbench. <br/> <br/>Description: Presented at the American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, October 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3243 Title: Users' Experience of Information Retrieval Systems: An Exploration of the Relationship between Search Experience and Affective Measures <br/> <br/>Authors: Dalrymple, Prudence W.; Zweizig, Douglas L. <br/> <br/>Abstract: This article reports on the factor analysis of affective data gathered from a study of searching behavior in two library catalogs. Twenty subjects were assigned information problems to solve through searching a university card catalog and 20 were assigned the same problems to solve in a comparable online catalog. After searches were completed, subjects were asked to evaluate their search results and to respond to attitude measures about the search experience. The 11 attitude items were constructed to tap a variety of affective aspects of searching. The results of using a factor analysis procedure on the responses to the attitude measures are presented. Factor patterns in the data can serve to identify the dimensions on which search experiences are evaluated by users, to direct further investigation into user evaluations, and to suggest features for inclusion in information retrieval systems accessed directly by users. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in Library & Information Science Research 14 (1992): 167 181. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3180 Title: Improving Health Care through Information: Research Challenges for Health Sciences Librarians <br/> <br/>Authors: Dalrymple, Prudence W. <br/> <br/>Abstract: Research questions in health science libraries are influenced by the health care environment. Three fundamental problems underlie most research in health sciences librarianship: determining what therapies are effective and of good quality, delivering information when and where it is needed, and in forms that will increase its use. Adapting to sweeping changes in all kinds of libraries is made more complex because of equally challenging shifts in medical practice and consumer health. Developments in health information research will be advanced through collaboration across disciplines and between organizations. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in Library Trends 51(2003): 525-540. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3179 Title: Understanding Accreditation: The Librarian's Role in Educational Evaluation <br/> <br/>Authors: Dalrymple, Prudence W. <br/> <br/>Abstract: This article will describe the practice of accreditation in general, and will identify several issues and trends that occurred as a result of changes in political and social structures. It will also discuss some of the challenges facing accreditation today, and how the changes in higher education may affect both libraries and accreditation. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in Portal: Librarians and the Academy 1 (2000): 23-32. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3178 Title: CD-ROM MEDLINE use and users: information transfer in the clinical setting <br/> <br/>Authors: Dalrymple, Prudence W. <br/> <br/>Abstract: Effective delivery of biomedical information to health professionals depends on the availability of systems that are compatible with the information-seeking patterns of health professionals. MEDLINE is a major source of biomedical information, but has been available primarily through libraries via telecommunications networks. The recent availability of MEDLINE on CD-ROM has made it possible to provide MEDLINE directly to clinicians without the associated problems of telecommunications and online use charges. The MEDLINE on CD-ROM Evaluation Forum sponsored by the National Library of Medicine reported on clinicians' use of CD-ROM MEDLINE at seven different clinical settings. This article summarizes the findings from these sites and places them in the context of current understanding of information-seeking behaviors of health professionals. Key issues in the design and development of information technologies in the clinical setting are also articulated. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 78 (1990): 224 232 http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3177 Title: Trends in Publication Productivity of Library and Information Science Faculty, 1978-1988 <br/> <br/>Authors: Dalrymple, Prudence W.; Varlejs, Jana <br/> <br/>Abstract: The publications of faculty in ALA-accredited master programs at three points in time (1978,1983, and 1988) were counted and categorized by content. Analysis includes distribution of publications by rank and sex, determination of per capita publication rates, and examination of proportions of library science and information science literature. Findings show gains in productivity across time, persistently higher rates by men (although proportionately about as many women as men publish), and increasing integration of information science and library science in the literature. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 36 (1995): 87 103. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3176 Title: Bringing evidence to practice: a team approach to teaching skills required for an informationist role in evidence-based clinical and public health practice <br/> <br/>Authors: Oliver, Kathleen Burr; Dalrymple, Prudence W.; Lehmann, Harold P.; McClellan, Deborah P.; Robinson, Karen A.; Twose, Claire <br/> <br/>Abstract: Objective: The objectives were (1) to develop an academic, graduate-level course designed for information professionals seeking to bring evidence to clinical medicine and public health practice and to address, in the course approach, the "real-world" time constraints of these domains and (2) to further specify and realize identified elements of the "informationist" concept. Setting: The course took place at the Division of Health Sciences Informatics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. Participants: A multidisciplinary faculty, selected for their expertise in the course core competencies, and three students, two post-graduate National Library of Medicine (NLM) informationist fellows and one NLM second-year associate, participated in the research. Intervention: A 1.5-credit, graduate-level course, "Informationist Seminar: Bringing the Evidence to Practice," was offered in October to December 2006. In this team-taught course, a series of lectures by course faculty and panel discussions involving outside experts were combined with in-class discussion, homework exercises, and a major project that involved choosing and answering, in both oral and written form, a real-world question based on a case scenario in clinical or public health practice. Conclusion: This course represents an approach that could be replicated in other academic health centers with similar pools of expertise. Ongoing journal clubs that reiterate the question-and-answer process with new questions derived from clinical and public health practice and incorporate peer review and faculty mentoring would reinforce the skills acquired in the seminar. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association 96(1) 2008: 50-57 http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3175 Title: Going the Distance: Distance Education in Library and Information Science Education <br/> <br/>Authors: Julien, Heidi; Robbins, Jane; Logan, Elizabeth; Dalrymple, Prudence W. <br/> <br/>Abstract: The purpose of the KALIPER project, a collaboration between Kellogg and the ALISE Information Professions and Education Renewal project, was to analyze the nature and extent of major curricular changes in library and information science (LIS) education using surveys, case studies, content analysis, and interviews. From the broader analysis of twenty-six LIS programs, some specific areas were targeted for more detailed investigations. Distance education (DE) was selected along with archives and school media programs for this additional analysis. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in the Journal of Library and Information Science Education 42(2001): 200-205. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/3174 Title: Measuring Statewide Interlibrary Loan among Multitype Libraries: A Testing of Data Collection Approaches <br/> <br/>Authors: Dalrymple, Prudence W.; Cole, Timothy; Bryce, Allen; Johnson, Debra W. <br/> <br/>Abstract: Management of multitype library cooperative efforts requires that information about the size and scope of those efforts be readily available. Data about interlibrary loan patterns among all types of libraries and all libraries in a cooperative region should contribute to the statistical picture. Data collection must be consistent, continuous, and responsive to changing needs of both individual libraries and statewide agencies. This article reports on one attempt to design and test a data collection process in Illinois. This process resulted in the design of interlibrary loan data collection forms, a summary report form, and a set of instructions and definitions that can be used by libraries to report information to a central data collection agency and to monitor resource-sharing activities in a variety of ways. Because the data collection forms are expected to be used by all sizes and types of libraries and library agencies throughout a geographically and demographically diverse state, the instruments produced by this project have incorporated a number of options to provide maximum flexibility for libraries. In order to capitalize on these options, a continuing education program to help librarians use these tools to benefit library operations locally as well as statewide is recommended. The development of sampling schemes to reduce the burden of ongoing data collection is also suggested. The final version of the data collection instruments recommended for adoption are included as an appendix. <br/> <br/>Description: Published in RQ 30.n4 (Summer 1991): pp534(14).