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At the end of March 2024, the first certificate course for career changers in the library profession was successfully completed by the Weiterbildun g szentrum (Continuing Education Centre) of the FU Berlin in cooperation with the Association of Information and Library Professionals (BIB). The article shows the basic objectives, the concept and the ex p er i ences from the implementation of the training for lateral entrants named "Basiswissen Bibliothek für Quereinsteiger:innen". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Data management and research support are emerging as new areas of activity for academic libraries. Training in this area is still rare and is only now being integrated into training and study programmes. The ZBIW certificate course "Data Librarian" fills this gap and enables a part-time, modularly structured qualification at university level. This article presents the certificate course, its structure and its development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"AGMB 2023: Future – now more than ever", this was the theme of the annual conference of the German Medical Library Association (AGMB), held in Bonn from September 18 to 20, 2023. The conference was organized in cooperation by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, ZB MED – Information Center for Life Sciences and Bonn University and State Library. Presentation topics included e.g. library visibility, predatory publishing, systematic literature search, systematic review and management of research data for personal health information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In medical research, there are vast amounts of health data that can be used in a variety of ways. But what about this kind of data at Helios? This article describes the existing infrastructure and the institutions who are important for the research at Helios. Furthermore, it will be shown what the library of Helios Kliniken is currently doing for researchers and how it wants to position itself as a partner for research data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many medicine and dentistry students aspire to continue their research or academic career after graduation, leading them to choose a doctorate. Mainz University Medical School receives around 250 to 300 doctoral thesis submissions annually, and the Departmental Library of Mainz University Medical School (BBUM) plays a crucial part in this process. During the four-year PhD programme, the BBUM provides a variety of indispensable services, courses and resources for doctoral candidates. The poster illustrates how the BBUM endeavours to assist, advise, educate and communicate with its PhD students. Additionally, it outlines the key partnerships, both formal and informal, with other stakeholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From September 19 to 21, 2022, the annual meeting of the German Medical Library Association was held on site again for the first time after the restrictions caused by the pandemic. The University Library in Würzburg organized the meeting. The topics of this year's presentations were e.g. learning environments and hybrid library, literature research, the MEDBOX, RefHunter, libraries of Ukraine during the war, Stavanger Declaration and Open Access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The confrontation with the changes brought about by corona is an omnipresent topic, it permeates everyday life and affects us personally and professionally on many levels. On this occasion, we are looking at the past corona year from three perspectives in a collegial exchange and using single aspects to shed light on the relevance for the current and future situation of medical university libraries. As staff in medical libraries, we have not been and will not be affected existentially by the restrictions associated with the lockdowns, and yet we are in a special situation. Our customers are often the “heroes” of the pandemic or are at least on the way to becoming so through their studies or training. Our main user groups – scientists, doctors, nurses, students – could only make limited use of our services and our media offerings and this in a situation in which the importance of their work became particularly clear to the rest of us. Against this background, the discussion around the opening of medical libraries has been and continues to be, in part, emotionally motivated. And the discrepancy between what seemed reasonable with regard to the pandemic situation and what was considered necessary with regard to the important role of libraries in educating medical professionals could not always be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. In light of this, reflecting on one year of corona from the viewpoint of medical libraries appears to hold merit. Highlighting the significance of academic libraries, especially in the context of university medicine, may lead to new insights applicable in the implementation of future strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The coronavirus pandemic challenges the world in a previously unimaginable way. In Germany, the Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) as Germany’s national public health institute is in particular involved in the pandemic response. To support the pandemic related work of the scientists at the RKI, the library is providing a central ongoing literature collection and other services. The article describes the extent to which the RKI library is involved in managing the situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This field report describes the use of literature by medical students in the course of their studies. While print media are still highly valued in the preclinical section, digital learning platforms are becoming increasingly important in the clinical section and in preparation for the written medical examinations. The supply of literature to students must be time-efficient, trustworthy, and have easy access. Last but not least, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for digital teaching media and provided opportunities to further establish new concepts for teaching and literature supply. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent history of Russian medical libraries is presented here with special reference to the most important Moscow libraries. The problems and successes of the Central Medical Library in Moscow and the Russian State Library will be described in more detail. In Russia access to international specialist literature has long been more or less restricted, which has disadvantages for practice and research. The lack of literature was partially compensated for by Russian-language editions, some of which were compilations from foreign sources that contained translations of different quality and were sparsely illustrated. Today, thanks to internet resources, these obstacles are gradually being overcome. However, free internet sources cannot fully address the persistent shortage of paper issues of handbooks and journals. According to the author, the Russian librarianship should develop with more international cooperation, following the pattern of Western European neighbors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Insights and conversations have revealed that the employees of University Medical Center Mainz have a significant training need in the field of literature research and management. The poster highlights how the library, through its information literacy offerings, can effectively reach this target audience despite their limited time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Hannover Medical School (MHH) library collects the MHH publication data and uses these data to analyze the continuously increased open access percentage of the MHH publications. The institutional bibliography, the calculation of "performance-related bonuses" and the administration of publication fee payment provide comprehensive data for monitoring. Furthermore, the practical experience report shows the surrounding conditions of the MHH and the experience with the counselling for publishing, the administration of the open access publication fund and the institutional repository RepoMed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The project easystudium is – after the projects Tablet-Kurzausleihe and easyphysikum – the logical third level and at the same time the last step of tablet services at the Zweigbibliothek Medizin. All students of human medicine and dentistry are provided with high-quality learning media and can borrow iPads until they get to the exam „Physikum". The evaluation shows in detail how the different learning medias are used during each semester. A portfolio analysis can identify cash cows and resources with potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At least since the beginning of digitization of science and society libraries are set under the pressure of competing with their services against the internet and social media. To encounter this competition, the experience and the needs of the users must be the central point of today's library work. For this purpose two questions should be raised: How do our scientists notice us? What do our users really need? The answers to Deutschland these questions might show that we will have to reconsider our selfconcept as well as our services. Library services should not be designed in terms of "What can we offer?" but rather focus on the needs of the scientists. The services of a library can be aligned to the "research lifecycle". Which aims and which requirements do the scientists have regarding the information infrastructure during this process and how can we as a library support them in this process. We will examine this question using the example of the strategy of the Robert Koch Institute's library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The semantic web has been developing for the last 10 years and with its Resource Description Framework (RDF) and vocabularies it seems to be usable today. Unfortunately RDF is a quite complex technique that comes with loads of standards and high IT know-how and is at least not designed for simple use in libraries or for normal web site operators. In contrast to this large-scale and complex solution the great and leading companies for search engine sites like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo und Yandex formed an alliance and defined 'structured data' to describe semantic information for web pages. Basing on the structured data definition 'Library' (https://schema.org/Library), the Library of the Medical Faculty Mannheim defines some of its basic data as machine-readable structured data on its web site. Furthermore, the website's starting page contains semantic metadata in Open Graph format (that Facebook crawls and analyses) and Dublin Core format. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

132 students of 4th semester preclinical were offered all learningmedia needed for the preclinical exam for the tablet computer. 72 used their own tablet, the other 60 were given a library iPad on loan. Key findings were: Students prefer electronic learning media over printed ones if they are offered on a mobile device. Nearly three-quarters (72%) liked to be able to learn always and everywhere with the tablet. 58% felt it a distinct advantage that you could learn "unplanned", e.g. at waiting and transfer times. 62% noted the advantage of saved time due to the search functionality of e-books. 70% stated that they were easier and better prepared for the exam due to the resources of "easyphysikum". The students suggested that the library should continue to provide content, apps and iPads, at the best already to the 1st or 2nd preclinical semesters. 88% of "easyphysikum" participants were very satisfied or satisfied with the project. In particular, the support by the library was noted positively. 94% of all borrowers would recommend their fellow students to participate in "easyphysikum". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Content marketing is one of the current marketing trends. It focuses high-quality information to win and keep customers over a long term. The aim is not to persuade customers to buy products. Instead, the objective is by creating an added value through high-quality information to convince customers to buy products/to use services of an institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Licenses for electronic resources are often written in a small font size and still a couple of pages long. This article introduces rules of interpretation for vague clauses. German law regulating general terms and conditions is explained. An overview of typical structures in licensing agreements between libraries and publishers helps finding relevant clauses. Differences between German and Anglo-American law are referenced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Students of medicine frequently make use of tablet computers for educational purposes. So the landscape of digital mobile learning behavior should be explored in depth. Moreover the faculty wants to know their students' needs to give them more support. This study among students of the medical faculty of the University of Münster examined the way they use smartphones and tablet computers as well as their expectations regarding lectures, the organization of courses and the communication with teachers. 942 students of medicine and dentistry took part in this online survey. 35% owned a tablet and a further 9% planned to buy one. 62% of the students stated that tablets could be of good use for learning. 63% said that smartphones and tablets would distract them in class sessions. 84% used their smartphone or tablet for the organization of courses or for searching information. 75% said they would use their smartphone or tablet for collaborative work. More than half (58%) used their device in preparation for exams. 51% annotated lecture slides with their device and 45% used E-Books. 41% took personal notes with the mobile device and 33% enrolled in a faculty's e-learning course. Furthermore it was investigated which sources of information students use and what they need to organise their courses. The survey showed that mobile computers are widespread amongst students. They use the device as a single point of mobile access to all kinds of study related resources such as electronic textbooks. The mobile access to information will have a strong impact on medical education and the faculty and the library are already working on the integration and embedding of the necessary resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The teaching library is a complex process. Everyone participating in this process has to develop in personnel, professional and social fields. This is a dynamic process and never ends. Success or failures are permanent attendants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Robert Koch-Institute's scientists are supported during the publishing process in different ways. Relating to frequently asked questions the library offers trainings, which are integrated in the training program of the institute. How does a good literature research work? How do I manage my literature and how do I cite correctly? What do I have to consider during the publishing process? These and other questions are answered in trainings on literature research, managing bibliographies with End Note and "Scientific Publishing in the Robert Koch-Institute" which take place regularly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Systematic searching in libraries occurs parallel to many other tasks. This article aims to propose a standardized procedure to conduct the search in relatively short time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]