JMLA Case Studies in Health Sciences Librarianship
November 4th, 2006 Stewart Posted in Uncategorized |
Yet another damn smart idea from the JMLA.
The JMLA provides a clinical question that needs an answer. You can then compare your answer with that of the case study author. As self-directed tutorials go, this one is very nicely done — My only (very minor) complaint is that the answer is being fed out in serial form, over several days. For those like myself who always peek at the book’s ending first, this can be a maddening experience.
Good stuff, and for health librarians with little or no clinical experience, a really great way to learn a little better how to deal with “front line” questions.
EDIT: As Rachel points out in the comments below, the article full text, along with the answers, is available online at:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1629446
November 6th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Stewart - Thanks for your comments and linking to the case. The full answer is in the journal, so you can go ahead and peek at the ending. It’s online at http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1629446
November 6th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Thanks Rachel! I’ve edited the post accordingly.
Does the article on PubMed Central link back to the blog somewhere? I never saw a link. Just curious.
November 6th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
Stewart - Unfortunately, the first article does not link from PMC to the blog. At the time it was sent off for typesetting and such, we did not yet have the URL. Future cases should link back.