Presentations

Principles and Ethics for Librarians

John DeSantis — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:00:00 PDT

This session will focus on codes of ethics developed by library organizations and how the codes may or may not be applied in libraries. Case studies (including video presentations) will be used as examples; topics to be covered include information access, privacy, censorship, copyright and fair use, and professional conduct.

Funder Requirements for Ethics Training

Jennifer Donais — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:40:00 PDT

The Ethics of Open Access

Athanasia Pontika — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:45:00 PDT

Open access (OA) refers to free online dissemination of research findings and is based on the fundamental premise that knowledge is and ought to be public. Over the years, academics evolved the scholarly communication system and were rewarded for their intellectual integrity and promoting knowledge for the public good. This presentation will provide the ethical reasoning behind OA and explore how librarians can ensure free access of research results to their libraries and patrons.

On the Internet, No One Knows You're A Researcher

Elizabeth Buchanan — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:10:00 PDT

Basing this presentation around her previously conducted research on IRBS and their reviews of internet research, Elizabeth Buchanan will describe some of the current trends in online research, from survey tools to online interviewing to data repositories. She will focus particular attention to the ideas of consent, public and private spaces and data, and research integrity itself.

Embedded in the IRB

Nancy Harger et al. — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:00:00 PDT

The speakers will describe their experience serving on the UMass Medical School’s Institutional Review Board and how their roles have evolved over the years. They will give an overview of the IRB process and discuss their responsibilities in support of the reviewers.

Mentorship Rocks!... If Done Right

Hongjie Wang — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:45:00 PDT

Academic mentorship is a professional development strategy that enables fledging professionals to take advantage of the skills and expertise of the senior members for professional growth. Drawing upon personal experience, the speaker shares his success story of an academic mentorship program implemented in an academic health science library and argues for academic mentorship to be widely adopted in science libraries. This talk first reviews the literature on the concept of mentoring in an academic setting, and then describes the background, rationale, methods and results of the mentorship programs the author has experienced. Lastly, based upon an analysis of several surveys and studies on coping skills for quality job performance of health sciences reference librarians, the speech discusses mentorship as one effective means to ease a new medical reference librarian’s transition from his/her pre-service experience to the professional world of medical librarianship. It calls on other sciences librarians to consider developing their own mentorship programs to promote their professional development and personal growth.