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Bringing Bioinformatics into the Library
with an Informatics Workshop Series C. Tobin Magle, Bioinformationist
http://www.slideshare.net/CTobinMagle/bringing-bioinformatics-into-the-library
I am a weirdo bioinformationist
• Not technically a librarian
• 10 years of biomedical research experience
• Hired at HSL to develop more services for research scientists
• Bioinformationist: “information specialists who have received graduate training and practical experience that provides them with disciplinary background both in biomedical, behavioral or biological sciences and information sciences/ informatics“(1)
(1) NLM Individual Fellowship for Informationist Training (F37) (PAR 06-509). http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- les/ PAR-06-509.html(2) CT Magle et al Infect Immun. 2014 Feb;82(2):618-25. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00444-13. Epub 2013 Nov 25.
My favorite figure from my PhD project a.k.a way too many hours on the microscope (2).
How do we serve researchers?
• Every campus is unique
• Developing tailored curriculum takes time
• Researchers don’t associate the library with informatics
• Solution: Invite informatics experts to present AT THE LIBRARY
Informatics
The science of processing data for storage and retrieval
• Databases (data and literature)• Creating• Searching
• Analytics
• Data management
The process• Set a regular time and date
• Every third Thursday of the month at 3 pm• Build in breaks around holidays and summer
• Fill speaker slots• Contact campus experts and former attendees• Ask for volunteers AND topic suggestions• Have backup topics you can teach for unfilled slots
• ADVERTISE
• Keep attendance records
• Evaluate content
ORDER FOOD
Scientists are hungry.
Will attend seminars for food.
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Example Topics• Databases developed on campus
• PhenoGen – Laura Saba, PhD• K-map and DSigDB – A. C. Tan, PhD
• External Databases• Quetzal – Lynne Fox, MLS• NCBI Databases – Tobin Magle, PhD
• Analytics• R for beginners – Tobin Magle, PhD• Genomics topics – Michael Edwards, PhD
• Data Management• Data management best practices – Shelley Knuth,
PhD and Andrew Johnson, MLS• Database Development and Management for Health
Sciences: Joshua Miller, MPH
Advertising
1. Curated lists of department contacts
• Departments and Graduate programs
• Faculty and administrative staff
2. HSL Informatics Listserve
• Populated from attendees
3. Research website
4. Research events calendar
Web presence
Research events calendar
Registration and evaluation stats
• Registration through Evanced Calendar• Determine how many people are coming• Collect email addresses for listserv
• Evaluation using Survey Monkey• Inconsistent method of delivering survey
(sometimes in class, some times emailed after• Get feedback from users to see if the class is
meeting their needs
Attendance
Class Registration Attendance Attendance Rate
Computational Tools for Drug Repurposing
32 24 75%
Quetzal 30 16 53%
NCBI Variation Databases
26 15 58%
R for beginners 45 (12 waitlisted)
26 57%
NCBI GEO databases 14 6 43%
Total 147 87 59%
Evaluation
Class Attendees Responses Response rate
Computational Tools for Drug Repurposing
24 3 12.5%
Quetzal 16 7 43.8%
NCBI Variation Databases
15 2 13.3%
R for beginners 26 16 61.5%
NCBI GEO databases 6 2 33%
Total 87 30 34.5%
Class Evaluation results
• Survey designed to answer our questions:
• Are we reaching our intended audience?• Who is coming?• Who is not coming?
• Are we meeting the attendees’ needs?• Is the content appropriate?• Are the speakers meeting expectations?• Is the food good?
• Are the attendees’ learning what the speakers intend?
University status
Research type
Content
Level of content
Time allowed for topic
Presenter Style
Presenter Knowledge
Should we repeat?
Refreshments
Learning Objectives
• 3 learning objectives
• Ask before and after
• Graphs are aggregated data for all sessions and all LOs
Learning Objectives: Before
Learning Objectives: Before and after
Free text comments
Conclusions
• Audience• More faculty than expected• Reaching target audience (basic science)
• Content• Good content• Good presenters
• Logistics• Some people hated the food• Sessions are a reasonable length• Attendees don’t mind repeats
Future Plans
• New format webcast
• Engage new presenters• Students and post docs• Local presenters from outside CU
• New audiences
• Revamp evaluation• Minimize questions• Less free text fields• Qualtrics: Consolidate data into 1 survey
Acknowledgements
HSL Faculty and Staff
• Melissa Desantis• Lisa Traditi• Kristen Desanto• John Jones• Lilian Hoffecker• Ben Harnke• Ruby Nugent
[email protected]: 303-724-2114Twitter: @tobinmaglehttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-7034
Contact Information
HSL Informatics Workshop Participants
• Michael Edwards• Lynne Fox• Andrew Johnson• Shelley Knuth• Joshua Miller• Laura Saba• AC Tan
http://www.slideshare.net/CTobinMagle/bringing-bioinformatics-into-the-library