learning about m o b i l e te c h n o l o g i e s o n s c a l e o f 1 -5 The document summarizes the results of a needs assessment survey conducted by the NN/LM Technology Regional Advisory Committee for the Southeast/Atlantic region. The survey found that librarians in the region were most interested in mobile technologies, tablets, online databases/content, and electronic medical records. Respondents preferred on-site workshops and online, self-paced classes. The most beneficial classes covered instructional technology, library resources, and informatics topics.

1. Librarian
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Interest
and
IN MEDICAL LIBRARIES Perceived
Challenges

2. NN/LM TECHNOLOGY REGIONAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SE/A REGION
¡ Kimberley R. Barker, Chair ¡ Mar y Mauldin
University of Virginia, VA Medical Uni. of South Carolina, SC
¡ Andrew Youngkin, Coordinator ¡ Alisha Miles
NN/LM SE/A Region, MD Mercer University, GA
¡ Amanda Chiplock ¡ Megan von Isenburg
Nova Southeastern Uni., FL Duke University, NC
¡ Pat Hammond ¡ Andrea Wright
Sentara Potomac Hospital, VA University of South Alabama, AL
(recently lef t committee) Speaking Today

3. SE/A
TECH
RAC
Asked to make
recommendations
based on the
needs of the
members, we
asked the
question, “What
T h e Te c h n o l o g y R AC ' s c h a r g e i s t o are their needs?”
represent the needs of Network members
and target populations, review and make
recommendations about SE/A programs
and funding initiatives, and develop
programming recommendations and
plans that will assist the SE/A in meeting
its goals and objectives.

4. NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY
Information About In Order To
¡ Demographics ¡ Guide CE class and
¡ Needs presentation
recommendations
¡ Technology Interests ¡ Provide better funding
¡ Challenges opportunity
recommendations
¡ Find out how we could
better support our
colleagues

5. The RAC
spent late
summer,
finalizing our
questions. In
September,
RESULTS invitations to
complete an
online sur vey
were
distributed
throughout
the region.

6. Public Health Care K-12 N=88
Library Provider Education (participants
1 1
1 allowed to skip)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Federal
Government
2 Other
7
Non-Profit
Organization
6
Academic
Health
Sciences
Hospital/ 48
Medical
Center
23
19.5%
reported being
Solo Librarians

7. GEOGRAPHIC
SAMPLING
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
N o r t h C a ro l i n a
P u e r to R i c o
S o u t h C a ro l i n a
Te n n e s s e e
Virginia
Wa s h i n g to n , D C
We s t V i r g i n i a
Mid- Atlantic Region
N ew J e r s ey
Pe n n s y l va n i a
Not Represented
Mississippi
US Virgin Islands

8. Too
Overwhelmed
to Start
New User 4.5%
13.4% Advanced
User SELF-
28.4% REPORTED
AWARENESS
OF EMERGING
Expert TECHNOLOGY
0.0%
Average User
53.7%

9. Cutting Edge
Behind the 4.5%
Curve
18.2%
INSTITUTIONAL
Successful ADOPTION
30.3%
OF
TECHNOLOGY
Some
Successes
47.0%

10. PREFERRED LEARNING SETTING
68 Responding
51
48
41
2
On-Site Workshop Online, Self-Paced Webinar/Group Other
Conferencing

11. MOST BENEFICIAL CLASSES TAKEN

12. IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGIES – 5 YEARS
NMC Horizon - Gartner Trends -
Respondents Higher Ed 2013
¡ Mobile – 45 ¡ Next Year ¡ Mobile Device
¡ Tablets – 13 Battles
§ Flipped Classroom
¡ Online Databases/ ¡ Mobile Apps &
Content – 12 § MOOCs HTML5
¡ Electronic Medical § Mobile Apps ¡ Personal Cloud
Records – 6 § Tablet Computing ¡ Enterprise App
¡ Webinars – 6 Stores
¡ 2-3 Years ¡ Internet of Things
¡ Data Mining – 5 § Augmented Reality
¡ Cloud Computing – 5 ¡ Hybrid IT/Cloud
§ Game-Based Computing
¡ Internet & Design – 5 Learning
¡ Self-paced ¡ Strategic Big Data
Instruction – 4 § Internet of Things ¡ Actionable Analytics
¡ Social Media – 4 § Learning Analytics ¡ In Memor y
¡ Remote Access – 3 Computing
¡ Security – 3 ¡ Integrated
Ecosystems

13. ONE CLASS THEY WOULD LIKE
TO TAKE THIS YEAR
1. Mobile Resources 4. Informatics
• iPads/Tablets § Library Resources in EHR
• Mobile Technology in Medical § Telemedicine
Settings & Generally … Web Development
• Apps (and Development)
§ CMS Management
• IT Roadblocks
§ PHP
• Devices
§ XML & XSLT
2. Instructional Technology
… Technical Ser vices
§ Online/Distance Ed
§ RDA
§ Tutorials/Screencasting
§ E-Resource Licensing
§ Game-based Learning
§ E-Science Support
3. Librar y Resources § Patient Driven Acquisition
§ PubMed/NLM Databases
5. Cloud Computing
§ Data Management
§ Medical Resources 6. Geeks Bearing Gif ts (update)
§ Discovery Tools … Future Trends
… Twitter

14. We asked
respondents
INTEREST INDICATED IN to tell us how
interested
SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES they were in
23 specific
technologies
on our
collective
radars.
They rated
them on a
scale of 1-5.

15. Videocasting
Social Media
Cloud Computing INTEREST BY
TECHNOLOGY
Screencasting
I n te r e s t i n
LibGuides learning about
te c h n o l o g i e s o n
Accessibility scale of 1-5
1 = Ve r y L i t t l e /
Search Engines N o I n te r e s t
Podcasting 5=Extremely
I n te r e s te d
RSS Feeds
A r r a n g e d by
e s t i m a te d
Blogs i n te r e s t h i g h to
l ow.
0 10 20 30 40 50
Low Interest (1-2) Mild Interest (3) High Interest (4-5)

16. Mobile Computing
(Devices & Software)
INTEREST BY
MOBILE
NNLM Mobile Sites TECHNOLOGY
I n te r e s t i n
learning about
QR Codes te c h n o l o g i e s o n
scale of 1-5
1 = Ve r y L i t t l e /
N o I n te r e s t
GPS/GIS-Based Apps
5=Extremely
I n te r e s te d
Near Field Communications A r r a n g e d by
e s t i m a te d
i n te r e s t h i g h to
l ow.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Low Interest (1-2) Mild Interest (3) High Interest (4-5)

17. Instructional Tech
& Flipped Classroom
INTEREST BY
INSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
Prezi/Powerpoint/Keynote
Interest in
learning about
technologies on
scale of 1-5
Game-Based Learning
1=Ver y Little/No
Interest
5=Extremely
Augmented Reality Interested
Arranged by
estimated
interest high to
0 10 20 30 40 50 low.
Low Interest (1-2) Mild Interest (3) High Interest (4-5)

18. Library Applications/Systems
INT ERES T BY
LIB RA RY &
H EA LT H CA RE
Electronic Health Records T EC H NOLOGY
Interest in
learning about
technologies on
scale of 1-5
Big Data/Open Data
1=Ver y Little/
No Interest
5=Extremely
Telemedicine Interested
Arranged by
estimated
0 10 20 30 40 50 interest high to
low.
Low Interest (1-2) Mild Interest (3) High Interest (4-5)

19. 80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
TECHNOLOGICAL
50.00% BARRIERS
40.00%
“OTHER”
30.00% responses
included
comments about
20.00%
SHRINKING
10.00% BUDGETS
&
0.00%
lack of
INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT

20. REACTIONS
¡ For the most part, our data reinforced our anecdotal
experience of the needs and wants of the users
¡ Librarians were most interested in current and
popular technologies and issues that were affecting
their practice at the time, though they also seemed to
have an eye to the future

21. TECHNOLOGY RAC RECOMMENDATIONS
¡ Combine resources to address the barriers brought to light in
the sur vey
¡ Use information about user interest/need to develop new CE
courses
¡ Work on ways to be able to of fer more technology courses
¡ Brainstorm deliver y methods that address established needs
and barriers
One development from the results:
June’s Beyond the SE/A Program

22. Have you found a
way to keep your
busy colleagues
up to date on
JUNE BEYOND THE SE/A technology, work
with security
challenges, or
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 overcome budget
constraints or
lack of
institutional
Stories of Overcoming Technology support?
Challenges & Barriers in the SE/A Share with the
SE/A by joining
our panel this
June!
Not yet tamed
these
To participate in the panel, contact Kimberley Barker challenges? Join
SE/A Technology RAC, Chair us to learn from
KimberleyBarker@virginia.edu the panel
members, and
join the
conversation.