Consumer Health Information Resource Service [CHIRS] & Go Local Nebraska Nebraskans’ health information benefits through all Nebraska Libraries 06/08/09 NCompass Live – March 18, 2009 Teresa Hartman Head of Education/Associate Professor McGoogan Library of Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center

CHIRS Network Local libraries participate as information providers and distributors McGoogan Library of Medicine is primary source of expert health information librarians and biomedical databases 06/08/09 Health Information Consumer UNMC McGoogan Library Nebraska Library

Local libraries participate as information providers and distributors

McGoogan Library of Medicine is primary source of expert health information librarians and biomedical databases

How CHIRS fits into consumers’ health planning 06/08/09 Consumer Receive diagnosis/new treatment plan Contact CHIRS or Public Library Receive health information Discuss with health professional

CHIRS information includes: Evaluated, low or no commercial bias information from the following sources: Clinical trials Research journals Websites CHIRS book collection Go Local Nebraska directory listings 06/08/09 Go Local Nebraska Books, Websites Journals Clinical Trials

Evaluated, low or no commercial bias information from the following sources:

Clinical trials

Research journals

Websites

CHIRS book collection

Go Local Nebraska directory listings

Go Local Nebraska-a CHIRS service Statewide directory of health organizations, facilities, and professionals Information arranged by city, county, and subject Directory created in Nebraska by expert librarians, and connected to topics in MedlinePlus.gov 06/08/09

Statewide directory of health organizations, facilities, and professionals

Information arranged by city, county, and subject

Directory created in Nebraska by expert librarians, and connected to topics in MedlinePlus.gov

Free Resources and Tools CHIRS collection of books for interlibrary loan Year of CHIRS emailed newsletter Display and promotional materials Go Local Nebraska blog

CHIRS collection of books for interlibrary loan

Year of CHIRS emailed newsletter

Display and promotional materials

Go Local Nebraska blog

Key Benefits CHIRS frees patrons to concentrate on their health during times of health crisis and decision-making CHIRS offers free access to expert information professionals and millions of dollars of full-text research information that one cannot Google ™ CHIRS sends focused information sources, improving visits and experiences with health professionals 06/08/09

CHIRS frees patrons to concentrate on their health during times of health crisis and decision-making

CHIRS offers free access to expert information professionals and millions of dollars of full-text research information that one cannot Google ™

CHIRS sends focused information sources, improving visits and experiences with health professionals

Request CHIRS Services On the web: http://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer By phone: 402-559-6221 toll-free 1-866-800-5209 By email: [email_address] CHIRS is also directly available to your patrons through your library’s Reference service 06/08/09

On the web: http://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer

By phone: 402-559-6221

toll-free 1-866-800-5209

By email: [email_address]

CHIRS is also directly available to your patrons through your library’s Reference service

Links CHIRS – request CHIRS search, display/promotion materials, access previous editions of Year of CHIRS http://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer/ CHIRS book list http://helix.unmc.edu/search/ftlist%5Ebib38%2C1%2C0%2C755/mode=0 Go Local Nebraska http://medlineplus.gov/nebraska Go Local Nebraska blog http://golocalne.blogspot.com Email: CHIRS [email_address] Email: Go Local Nebraska [email_address]

CHIRS – request CHIRS search, display/promotion materials, access previous editions of Year of CHIRS http://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer/

CHIRS book list http://helix.unmc.edu/search/ftlist%5Ebib38%2C1%2C0%2C755/mode=0

Go Local Nebraska http://medlineplus.gov/nebraska

Go Local Nebraska blog http://golocalne.blogspot.com

Email: CHIRS [email_address]

Email: Go Local Nebraska [email_address]