Work Type
Publication
Journal
Translating Expertise: The Librarian's Role in Translational Research
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
Document Type
Book Chapter
Recommended Citation
Sarli, CC., Suiter, A., & Holmes, KL. (2016). Capitalizing on Serendipity: Parlaying a Citation Report into a Publishing and Evaluation Support Program. In M. Conte (Ed.), Translating Expertise: The Librarian's Role in Translational Research New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
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Description
Opportunities for medical libraries to engage in translational medicine activities can be found within existing library services and from the most ordinary of circumstances. The growing emphasis to demonstrate meaningful health outcomes resulting from translational medicine represents prime opportunities for medical libraries. Medical libraries have expertise in knowledge management and bibliometrics, and are familiar with scientific research and publication practices. Building upon this foundation to provide solutions that help to illustrate meaningful health outcomes and translational efforts are among the services that medical libraries can offer in support of translational medicine activities on their campus.
This chapter will review how a citation report request led to a retrospective analysis project to provide an investigator a more robust narrative of impact resulting from a clinical trial research study. The authors will describe the retrospective analysis project, highlight select project findings, and discuss the creation of a new service model at Bernard Becker Medical Library. Recent trends in the United States related to research impact will also be reviewed. We hope this chapter will help inspire other medical libraries to parlay their expertise into programs that provide support for reporting of research impact for authors, investigators, research teams, and administrators.