A poster presented at the 2012 Oregon Public Health Association Conference. Poster is a joint effort between myself and SlideShare users Zeigenl.

1. Supporting OMPH Students and Professionals:
The case of the research guide
The OMPH Program
Emily Ford, Urban & Public Affairs Librarian, Portland State University, forder@pdx.edu
Laura Zeigen, User Experience Librarian, Oregon Health & Science University, zeigenl@ohsu.edu
The Oregon MPH trains the future public Creating the Shared
health workforce in the state of Oregon. The Guides Research Guide
The program is an inter-institutional
What should be included?
collaboration between OSU, PSU and
Librarians gathered feedback from specific
OHSU. In July, 2014, OSU will separate
individuals and from the OMPH community
from the program. Students are enrolled at
using the OMPH listserv.
a home institution, but may take classes at
other institutions as a visitor. This visitor
How should it be organized?
status affects students’ access to research
Librarians conducted a card sort study
resources offered by the libraries.
using OptimalSort.com, which showed
them how students and faculty would
OMPH Tracks of Study organize the information.
How does the technology work?
OHSU
Epidemiology & Biostatistics Both OHSU and PSU subscribe to
Primary Care & Health
Disparities SpringShare’s LibGuides software, a
package that enables librarians to easily
http://libguides.ohsu.edu/omph http://guides.library.pdx.edu/omph make and share research guides. In this
Environment, Health & Safety
Epidemiology
OSU
Biostatistics case, the PSU Librarian made the guide,
Intl Health
Health Mgmt &
Policy
PSU and the OHSU Librarian copied and
Health Promotion customized it for OHSU users. OSU uses
a different technology.
OptimalSort Card Sort Activity
The Problem
Imagine you are an Epi & Biostat student at
OHSU studying traffic intersections with
high incidences of bicycle and motor
http://ica.library.oregonstate.edu/subject-guide/446-Public-Health
vehicle accidents. To do your research you
need to access library databases and GIS
resources, but they aren’t available at
OHSU. PSU, on the other hand, has them,
Supporting Professionals
so you travel to the PSU library to get use The research guide is not just for students. Practicing professionals
the databases. can benefit from its instructional content. It includes tutorials to help
with search techniques, and also links to freely available data sources
and resources. Any professional is also welcome to visit the libraries
to use databases not freely available, and to ask for help from
reference librarians.