Journal of the Medical Library Association https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla <p>The <em>Journal of the Medical Library Association</em><em> (JMLA)</em> is the premier journal in health sciences librarianship, dedicated to advancing the practice and research knowledgebase of health sciences librarianship and providing <a href="/ojs/jmla/pages/view/equity" target="_self">equitable opportunities</a> for authors, reviewers, and editorial team members.</p><p><span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/93/">Read issues of the <em>JMLA</em> prior to January 2016 on PMC</a></span></p> University Library System, University of Pittsburgh en-US Journal of the Medical Library Association 1536-5050 Adapt and advance: the Medical Library Association's journey through innovation and change https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/2010 <p>This article examines key inflection points of the last twenty-five years and the critical role of the board of directors in setting the direction of MLA. It reviews ten years of strategic initiatives, building the larger picture of significant change for the association and the building of a better future.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> </span></p> Kevin Baliozian Copyright (c) 2024 Katie Arnold; Kevin Baliozian https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 174 179 10.5195/jmla.2024.2010 Thank you to the Journal of the Medical Library Association reviewers in 2023 https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1995 <p>We sincerely thank the peer reviewers in 2023 who helped evaluate and improve the quality of work published in the <em>Journal of the Medical Library Association</em> (<em>JMLA</em>).</p> Jill T. Boruff Michelle Kraft Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP Copyright (c) 2024 Jill T. Boruff, AHIP, Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA, Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 67 72 10.5195/jmla.2024.1995 Welcome to the future: challenges and opportunities discussed in the Vision 2048 Task Force Open Forums 2021-2023 https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1970 <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In preparation of the 125th anniversary of the Medical Library Association, between 2021 and 2022 the Board of Directors established four different task forces to document the story of MLA's past, present, and future as part of the strategic goal of Building a Better Future. The Vision 2048 Task Force sought to bring together members from across the association to chart the future of health sciences librarianship. In 2021, the task force was assembled with members from across the association with varying backgrounds and experience. Early on, the task force focused their work on encouraging conversations within the membership via a series of open forums centered around the overall future of health sciences librarianship including emerging issues critical to effective professional practice, how to prepare the next generation of health sciences librarians, and suggestions of how can MLA adapt to move the profession forward. In an effort to have conversations which were inclusive across as many communities as possible, these open forums were hosted both in-person as well as in a virtual environment. This article documents challenges and opportunities discussed by members during the open forum conversations. As the MLA membership looks toward the future, themes identified within these discussions can help to guide a path forward as health sciences librarianship continues to adapt to meet the needs of the communities we serve.</span></p> Charlotte Beyer Janet Crum Heidi Sue Adams Roy Brown Helen-Ann Brown Epstein Jordan Dias Correia Krystal Madkins Matthew Noe Mary Joan Tooey Copyright (c) 2024 Charlotte Beyer, AHIP; Janet Crum, AHIP; Heidi Sue Adams, AHIP; Roy Brown, AHIP; Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, AHIP, FMLA; Jordan Dias Correia, AHIP; Krystal Madkins; Matthew Noe; M.J. Tooey, AHIP, FMLA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 186 194 10.5195/jmla.2024.1970 Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the Medical Library Association: a look back at the last twenty-five years https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1967 <p class="AbstractParagraph">Over the past twenty-five years, the Medical Library Association (MLA) has pursued a range of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This article, written by members of the <em>Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA)</em>’s Equity Advisory Group (EAG), outlines significant measures taken to raise awareness about specific concepts, opportunities, and challenges related to DEI among MLA members. Topics discussed include the impact of influential Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) leaders, the establishment of DEI and social justice-focused membership communities, and specific initiatives led by various working groups and committees which have served to strengthen MLA’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion during the last three decades.</p> JJ Pionke Thane Chambers Marisol Hernandez Brenda Linares Beverly Murphy Kelsa Bartley Brandon T. Pieczko Dean Giustini Copyright (c) 2024 JJ Pionke, Thane Chambers, Marisol Hernandez, Brenda Linares, Beverly Murphy, Kelsa Bartley, Brandon Pieczko, Dean Giustini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 180 185 10.5195/jmla.2024.1967 Twenty-five years of Medical Library Association competencies and communities https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1966 <p class="AbstractParagraph">Professional associations provide resources to support members' career development and facilitate ways for members to engage with and learn from one another. This article describes Medical Library Association (MLA) activities related to the revision of professional competencies and the restructuring of the organization's communities during the past twenty-five years. Grounded in MLA's Platform for Change, the MLA competency statement underwent two revisions with core themes remaining consistent. Major efforts went into rethinking the structure of MLA communities, and it became a strategic goal of the association. Numerous groups spent considerable time guiding the changes in MLA's community structure. Sections and special interest groups were transformed into caucuses. Domain hubs were established to facilitate project coordination across caucuses and create more leadership opportunities for MLA members, but their implementation did not meet expectations. Member engagement and leadership are ongoing challenges for MLA. The next twenty-five years will undoubtedly see additional revisions to the competencies and continued iterations of the community structure.</p> Stephanie Fulton Gale Hannigan Rikke Ogawa Jodi Philbrick Copyright (c) 2024 Stephanie Fulton, MSIS, AHIP, FMLA, Gale G. Hannigan, PhD, MPH, MLS, AHIP, FMLA, Rikke S. Ogawa, MLIS, AHIP, Jodi L. Philbrick, MSLS, PhD, AHIP https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 195 204 10.5195/jmla.2024.1966 The evolution of our profession and association from 1998-2023: reflections from four Medical Library Association leaders https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1948 <p>On the occasion of the Medical Library Association’s 125th Anniversary, four librarian leaders with a combined 105 years of engagement in MLA collaborated to reflect on the changes in our profession and our association. We draw on an examination of the last 25 years of the MLA Janet Doe Lectures, our own personal histories, and scholarship we produced for MLA publications and presentations. We offer this compilation as an invitation for readers to reflect on their experiences of changes within the profession, inspiration to engage in the issues around our place in society, and a source for additional exploration into researching and learning from our collective history.</p> Kristine Alpi Julie Esparza Brenda Green Shannon Jones Copyright (c) 2024 Kristine M. Alpi, AHIP, FMLA, Julie M. Esparza, AHIP, FMLA, Brenda F. Green, FMLA, Shannon D. Jones, AHIP, FMLA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 205 213 10.5195/jmla.2024.1948 Building Health Sciences Library Collections: A Handbook https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1927 Barnaby Nicolas Copyright (c) 2024 Barnaby Nicolas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 296 297 10.5195/jmla.2024.1927 Rosalind Farnam Dudden (1944-2023) https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1922 Margaret Moylan Bandy, AHIP, FMLA Copyright (c) 2024 Margaret Moylan Bandy, AHIP, FMLA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 293 294 10.5195/jmla.2024.1922 Implementation science: why should we care? https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1919 <p>There is a 17-year gap between the publication of research which proves an intervention is efficacious and effective and the implementation of that same intervention into practice [1]. In behavioral health, only 14% of successful interventions are integrated into actual practice [2]. As such, Implementation Science is envisioned to address the research to practice gap. This research methodology becomes important as it looks to investigate how to get interventions to become embedded in practice and de-implement unproven or disproven interventions that may be harmful and/or ineffective for patients.</p> <p>The aim of this commentary is to raise awareness of health sciences librarians/information specialists about this research arena and encourage health sciences librarians to envision how they could be involved in implementation science projects and teams or even use implementation science in their practice.</p> Frances Chu Copyright (c) 2024 Frances Chu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 281 285 10.5195/jmla.2024.1919 Introducing the Journal of the Medical Library Association’s manuscript resubmission deadlines: creating accountability structures for our authors https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1902 <p>The <em>Journal of the Medical Library Association </em>(<em>JMLA</em>) has made the decision to change our “revise-at-will” policy to instead adopt firmer deadlines for manuscript resubmissions. Beginning with this issue, manuscripts returned to authors with a “revise and resubmit” decision must be resubmitted within two months of the editorial decision. Likewise, manuscripts returned to authors with a “revisions required” decision must be resubmitted within one month of the editorial decision. This editorial discusses <em>JMLA</em>’s experience using a “revise-at-will” policy and outlines some anticipated benefits of the new resubmission deadlines.</p> Jill Boruff Michelle Kraft Alexander J. Carroll Copyright (c) 2023 Jill T. Boruff, AHIP, Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA, Alexander J. Carroll, AHIP https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 64 66 10.5195/jmla.2024.1902 Exploring librarians’ practices when teaching advanced searching for knowledge synthesis: results from an online survey https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1870 <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Objective</strong>:</span> There is little research available regarding the instructional practices of librarians who support students completing knowledge synthesis projects. This study addresses this research gap by identifying the topics taught, approaches, and resources that academic health sciences librarians employ when teaching students how to conduct comprehensive searches for knowledge synthesis projects in group settings.</p> <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Methods</strong>:</span> This study applies an exploratory-descriptive design using online survey data collection. The final survey instrument included 31 open, closed, and frequency-style questions.</p> <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Results</strong>:</span> The survey received responses from 114 participants, 74 of whom met the target population. Some key results include shared motivations to teach in groups, including student learning and curriculum requirements, as well as popular types of instruction such as single session seminars, and teaching techniques, such as lectures and live demos.</p> <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Conclusion</strong>: </span>This research demonstrates the scope and coverage of librarian-led training in the knowledge synthesis research landscape. Although searching related topics such as Boolean logic were the most frequent, librarians report teaching throughout the review process like methods and reporting. Live demos and lectures were the most reported approaches to teaching, whereas gamification or student-driven learning were used rarely. Our results suggest that librarian’s application of formal pedagogical approaches while teaching knowledge synthesis may be under-utilized, as most respondents did not report using any formal instructional framework.</p> Glyneva Bradley-Ridout Robin Parker Lindsey Sikora Andrea Quaiattini Kaitlin Fuller Margaret Nevison Erica Nekolaichuk Copyright (c) 2024 Glyneva Bradley-Ridout, Robin Parker , Lindsey Sikora , Andrea Quaiattini, Kaitlin Fuller , Maggie Nevison, Erica Nekolaichuk https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 238 249 10.5195/jmla.2024.1870 Research networking and the role of the medical librarian https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1887 <p class="AbstractParagraph">Medical librarians work collaboratively across all units and missions of academic medical centers. One area where librarians can provide key expertise is in the building and maintenance of Research Information Management Systems (RIMS). At Penn State, the RIMS implementation team has included a medical librarian, research administrators and marketing staff from the College of Medicine (CoM) since its inception in 2016. As our peer institutions implemented or expanded their own RIMS systems, the CoM team has responded to their questions regarding details about the Penn State RIMS instance. The goal of this commentary is to describe how the CoM team has worked collaboratively within Penn State to address questions related to research output, with special emphasis on details pertaining to questions from other institutions.</p> Robyn Reed Matthew J. Eyer Megan M. Young Sarah K. Bronson Copyright (c) 2024 Robyn Reed, Matthew Eyer, Megan Young, Sarah Bronson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 153 157 10.5195/jmla.2024.1887 Finding full texts in bulk: a comparison of EndNote 20 versus Zotero 6 using the University of York’s subscriptions https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1880 <p><strong>Objective</strong>: To understand the performance of EndNote 20 and Zotero 6’s full text retrieval features.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: Using the University of York’s subscriptions, we tested and compared EndNote and Zotero’s full text retrieval. 1,000 records from four evidence synthesis projects were tested for the number of: full texts retrieved; available full texts retrieved; unique full texts (found by one program only); and differences in versions of full texts for the same record. We also tested the time taken and accuracy of retrieved full texts. One dataset was tested multiple times to confirm if the number of full texts retrieved was consistent. We also investigated the available full texts missed by EndNote or Zotero by: reference type; whether full texts were available open access or via subscription; and the content provider.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: EndNote retrieved 47% of available full texts versus 52% by Zotero. Zotero was faster by 2 minutes 15 seconds. Each program found unique full texts. There were differences in full text versions retrieved between programs. For both programs, 99% of the retrieved full texts were accurate. Zotero was less consistent in the number of full texts it retrieved.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: EndNote and Zotero do not find all available full texts. Users should not assume full texts are correct; are the version of record; or that records without full texts cannot be retrieved manually. Repeating the full text retrieval process multiple times could yield additional full texts. Users with access to EndNote and Zotero could use both for full text retrieval.</p> Helen Fulbright Connor Evans Copyright (c) 2024 Helen Fulbright, Connor Evans https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-30 2024-07-30 112 3 214 224 10.5195/jmla.2024.1880 123rd Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association, Inc., Detroit, MI, May 16-19, 2023 https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1872 <p>The Medical Library Association (MLA) held its 123rd annual meeting May 16-19, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan. This was also a joint meeting with the Special Libraries Association (SLA). The meeting was entitled “MLA | SLA ’23: Looking Back, Forging Ahead” and utilized a hybrid model with some events in person, and some virtually.</p> Ellen Aaronson JJ Pionke Copyright (c) 2023 Ellen Aaronson, AHIP, JJ Pionke https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 E1 E22 10.5195/jmla.2024.1872 Generalized overview infographic: a customizable library instructional material on the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1867 <p>The Generalized Overview of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Effective 2023.01.15 (Generalized Overview) is an instructional material that provides a basic, clear, and linear understanding of the NIH policy and its requirements. While not developing or utilizing new technology, the Generalized Overview is innovative and notable for creatively using a freely available graphic design tool to translate government policy language into an accessible and understandable infographic that can disseminate important information about the NIH DMS Policy needed by researchers and by those who support them. Shared via a Creative Commons license, others may fully adapt the infographic or may simply add their own institutional contact information. The Generalized Overview can be used by any who find themselves responsible for publicizing and/or teaching the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy at their respective libraries and institutions. It is intended for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for official guidance from the NIH.</p> Katy Smith Copyright (c) 2024 Katy Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 145 147 10.5195/jmla.2024.1867 The DMPTool NIH DMSP Templates Project https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1871 <p>The DMPTool NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) Templates Project was launched in response to the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy. This new policy introduced a more structured framework for DMS Plans, featuring six key elements, a departure from the 2003 NIH DMS policy. The project aimed to simplify the process for data librarians, research administrators, and researchers by providing a template with curated guidance, eliminating the need to navigate various policies and guidelines. The template breaks out each Plan section and subsection and provides related guidance and examples at the point of need.</p> <p>This effort has resulted in two NIH DMSP Templates. The first is a generic template (NIH-Default) for all ICs, complying with <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-013.html">NOT-OD-21-013</a> and <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-198.html">NOT-OD-22-198.</a> More recently, an NIMH-specific template (NIH-NIMH) was added based on <a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-23-100.html">NOT-MH-23-100</a>. As of October 2023, over 5,000 DMS Plans have been written using the main NIH-Default template and the NIH-NIMH alternative template.</p> Nina Exner Seonyoung Kim Katy Smith Copyright (c) 2024 Nina Exner, Seonyoung Kim, Katy Smith https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 142 144 10.5195/jmla.2024.1871 Learning on the job: using Artificial Intelligence to support rapid review methods https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1868 <p>The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools’ (NCCMT) Rapid Evidence Service conducts rapid reviews on priority questions to respond to the needs of public health decision-makers. Given the vast quantity of literature available, a key challenge of conducting rapid evidence syntheses is the time and effort required to manually screen large search results sets to identify and include all studies relevant to the research question within an accelerated timeline. To overcome this challenge, the NCCMT investigated the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the title and abstract screening stage of the rapid review process to expedite the identification of studies relevant to the research question. </p> <p>The NCCMT is funded by the Public Health Agenda of Canada and affiliated with McMaster University.</p> Kristin Rogers Leah Hagerman Sarah Neil-Sztramko Maureen Dobbins Copyright (c) 2024 Kristin Rogers, Leah Hagerman, Sarah Neil-Sztramko, Maureen Dobbins https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 148 149 10.5195/jmla.2024.1868 The Library’s Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1866 Hilary Michelle Jasmin Copyright (c) 2024 Hilary Michelle Jasmin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 295 295 10.5195/jmla.2024.1866 Data Policy Finder: an easily integratable tool connecting data librarians with researchers to navigate publication requirements https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1865 <p>The Data Policy Finder is a searchable database containing librarian-curated information, links, direct quotes from relevant policy sections, and notes to help the researcher search, verify, and<strong> </strong>plan for their publication data requirements. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Library launched this new resource to help researchers navigate the ever-growing, and widely varying body of publisher policies regarding data, code, and other supplemental materials. The project team designed this resource to encourage growth and collaboration with other librarians and information professionals facing similar challenges supporting their research communities. This resource creates another access point for researchers to connect with data management services and, as an open-source tool, it can be integrated into the workflows and support services of other libraries.</p> Anthony Dellureficio Eric Willoughby Donna Gibson Copyright (c) 2024 Anthony J. Dellureficio, MLS, MSc, Eric Willoughby, Donna S. Gibson, MLS https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 150 152 10.5195/jmla.2024.1865 Large-scale systematic review support for guideline development in diabetes precision medicine https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1863 <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Background</strong>:</span> Involving librarians as team members can lead to better quality in reviews. To improve their search results, an international diabetes project involved two medical librarians in a large-scale project planning of a series of systematic reviews for clinical guidelines in diabetes precision medicine.</p> <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Case Presentation</strong>:</span> The precision diabetes project was divided into teams. Four diabetes mellitus types (type 1, type 2, gestational, and monogenic) were divided into teams focusing on diagnostics, prevention, treatment, or prognostics. A search consultation plan was set up for the project to help organize the work. We performed searches in Embase and PubMed for 14 teams, building complex searches that involved non-traditional search strategies. Our search strategies generated very large amounts of records that created challenges in balancing sensitivity with precision. We also performed overlap searches for type 1 and type 2 diabetes search strategies; and assisted in setting up reviews in the Covidence tool for screening.</p> <p class="AbstractParagraph"><span class="TitleInline"><strong>Conclusions</strong>: </span>This project gave us opportunities to test methods we had not used before, such as overlap comparisons between whole search strategies. It also gave us insights into the complexity of performing a search balancing sensitivity and specificity and highlights the need for a clearly defined communication plan for extensive evidence synthesis projects.</p> Maria Björklund Krister Aronsson Copyright (c) 2024 Maria Björklund, Krister Aronsson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-29 2024-07-29 112 3 275 280 10.5195/jmla.2024.1863 Librarians' Electronic Resource Reviews Network (LERRN): a free citation database for resource reviews https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1862 <p class="AbstractParagraph">Electronic resource reviews written by librarians are a valuable way to identify potential content platforms and stay current on new resources. Resource-focused articles can also assist with learning about useful features, training others, and marketing to potential user groups. However, articles evaluating or highlighting innovative uses of resources may be published in disparate journals or online platforms and are not collocated. Small or solo-staffed libraries may not subscribe to library and information sciences databases or journals that contain reviews of electronic resources. And many of these reviews or other useful articles are open access. With this in mind, the main aim of the <a href="https://lerrn.librarika.com/search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LERRN citation database</a> was to create a freely available citation database that brings together electronic resource reviews and other content that can assist librarians in appraising and using electronic resources.</p> Louisa Verma Copyright (c) 2024 Louisa Verma https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 140 141 10.5195/jmla.2024.1862 One leg at a time: medical librarians and fake news https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1858 <p>While there has been recent media attention to the issue of “fake news,” misinformation and disinformation has been a lasting part of human history. This Janet Doe Lecture presents the history of fake news, how it is spread and accepted, its impact on medical and health information, and medical librarian roles in limiting its spread and promoting correct health information.</p> Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA Copyright (c) 2023 Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-01-11 2024-01-11 112 3 1 4 10.5195/jmla.2024.1858 Erratum to “Rigor and reproducibility instruction in academic medical libraries,” 2022;110(3):281-93. https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1853 <p>The PDF version of this article contained incorrect pagination from pages 281-290. The PDF has been updated to the correct pagination. The original article can be found via the DOI <a href="https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1443">https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1443</a>.</p> Katelyn Arnold Copyright (c) 2023 Katelyn Arnold https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2023-10-02 2023-10-02 112 3 E62 E62 10.5195/jmla.2023.1853 Mobilizing health equity through Computable Biomedical Knowledge (CBK): a call to action to the library, information sciences, and health informatics communities https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1836 <p>The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and structural racism brought into focus health disparities and disproportionate impacts of disease on communities of color. Health equity has subsequently emerged as a priority. Recognizing that the future of health care will be informed by advanced information technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and algorithmic applications, the authors argue that to advance towards states of improved health equity, health information professionals need to engage in and encourage the conduct of research at the intersections of health equity, health disparities, and computational biomedical knowledge (CBK) applications. Recommendations are provided with a means to engage in this mobilization effort.</p> Nancy Allee Gerald Perry Gabriel Rios Joshua Rubin Vignesh Subbian Deborah E. Swain Terrie Wheeler Copyright (c) 2023 Nancy J. Allee, Gerald Perry, Gabriel R. Rios, Joshua C. Rubin , Vignesh Subbian, Deborah E. Swain, Terrie R. Wheeler https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-05-22 2024-05-22 112 3 158 163 10.5195/jmla.2024.1836 Introducing the Journal of the Medical Library Association’s policy on the use of generative artificial intelligence in submissions https://jmla.mlanet.org/ojs/jmla/article/view/1826 <p>With the arrival of ChatGPT, the academic community has expressed concerns about how generative artificial intelligence will be used by students and researchers alike. After consulting policies from other journals and discussing among the editorial team, we have created a policy on the use of AI on submissions to <em>JMLA</em>. This editorial provides a brief background on these concerns and introduces our policy.</p> Jill T. Boruff, AHIP Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA Alexander J. Carrol, AHIP Copyright (c) 2023 Jill Boruff, AHIP, Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA, Alexander J. Carrol, AHIP https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2023-10-02 2023-10-02 112 3 747 749 10.5195/jmla.2023.1826