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Item Agile Skunks: Interdisciplinary collaboration in support of digital research outputs(2021-01-28) Boehm, Reid; Davis-Van Atta, TaylorDigital research outputs are increasingly common and accepted across academic disciplines, and often constitute vital components of researcher publications and portfolios. As such, research libraries are faced with challenges around providing adequate stewardship for these products. At University of Houston Libraries, an interdisciplinary, cross-departmental team is engaged in a model of collaboration aimed at building shared understandings, workflows, and open infrastructures that provide a foundation for services that meet this need. This presentation outlines the process this team developed in working toward solutions for the preservation, access, and reuse of bespoke research outputs. Central to these efforts is understanding areas of convergence in our collective library expertise that are not often acknowledged, communicated, or fully known. This work applies principles found in OCLC’s Social interoperability in research support and Bethany Nowviskie’s skunkworks approach—principles we believe are fundamental to meeting challenges inherent to complex technological service development. We will also share our application of Agile development as an organizing tool for technical work, as well as strategies we have identified to keep us moving forward while maintaining the spirit of inquiry with which we started. By opening up this dialogue to the community, we hope to share our collaborative experience and gain feedback and perspective from others who are exploring such approaches or who may be interested or are engaged in similar inquiry.Item Data Management & Health Sciences Research: Navigating Grant Funder Requirements(2021-02-10) Boehm, ReidData Management is an integral part of all research processes. Challenges grow for health sciences when balancing laboratory needs, security measures, requirements from funders, and budgeting. In light of the recent release of the NIH data management planning and sharing policy set to take effect in 2023, researchers are invited to join the Health Sciences Library for a virtual session on research data management. Reid Boehm, research data management librarian, will discuss data management planning and introduce available resources and support at UH, with emphasis on the shift in the NIH grant requirements and in facilitating discussion and questions around needs moving forward.Item Getting started with data management planning: An introduction to the DMPtool(2021-03-24) Boehm, ReidA clearly written research data management plan is integral in demonstrating a commitment to data integrity and in securing grant funding. In light of this, and upcoming requirements from the NIH on data management, the Health Sciences library invites you to a session on writing data management plans. Reid Boehm, research data management librarian will share the DMPtool, an online resource with federal funding agency templates and guidance, that allows you to write and format a plan within the tool. We will take a look at the interface and discuss the elements of planning, relevant elements to include, and questions to consider when writing and reviewing.Item Managing Data and Other Materials(2021-01-13) Boehm, ReidIn this workshop, Dr Reid Boehm (Research Data Management Librarian, University of Houston) discusses best practices and practical approaches to managing research data and other digital research materials over the course of developing a digital project. Workshop developed and delivered virtually to research teams involved in UH Libraries' 2021 cohort of Sponsored Projects program (January 13, 2021).Item Non-Clinician Involvement in Online Interprofessional Health Sciences Education: Educator Experiences and Attitudes(2022-05-11) Helbing, Rachel R.; Hausmann, Robert C.; Boehm, Reid; McNeil, Sara G.; Philbrick, JodiBackground: Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when students from different health professions learn about, from, and with each other. These educational experiences foster effective collaboration in professional settings with the goal of improving health outcomes. IPE adoption has not been ubiquitous, likely due to logistical barriers including a lack of facilitators and the need to move education online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Little research on this topic has incorporated health sciences librarians and other non-clinicians. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess educator views on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by IPE facilitators and to explore their attitudes toward and experiences with non-clinician facilitators of online IPE activities, particularly health sciences librarians. The following research questions guided this study: 1) What knowledge, skills, and abilities do health sciences educators deem necessary for facilitators of IPE activities? 2) What are health sciences educators’ experiences with and attitudes toward non-clinician facilitators of IPE activities? 3) What are health sciences educators’ experiences with and attitudes toward health sciences librarians in particular as facilitators of IPE activities? 4) How do these factors differ for in-person as compared to online settings? Methods: This qualitative study was carried out utilizing a novel questionnaire that included both multiple-choice and free-text questions. The latter were grounded in critical incident technique (CIT), a research methodology that uses direct observations of human behavior to solve practical problems. CIT research asks participants to recall and describe a time when a phenomenon of interest occurred. It was utilized in this study to identify what general factors, and what characteristics of facilitators, are associated with successful IPE activities. The questionnaire was distributed electronically to the study’s population of health sciences administrators, faculty, and staff in Texas who were involved with IPE. There were 48 responses. The multiple-choice data were analyzed via descriptive statistics, while the free-text data were coded and analyzed via inductive thematic analysis principles. Results: Educators recognized a wide range of characteristics needed by IPE facilitators but viewed interpersonal skills as the most important. They had substantial experience with online IPE and recognized the importance of engagement when utilizing that format. They also had considerable experience with non-clinician facilitators of IPE activities but less with health sciences librarians. Educator attitudes toward online IPE and non-clinician facilitators of IPE, including librarians, were positive. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that non-clinicians can build upon their existing skillsets and increase their involvement with IPE. They can make the case at their institutions that interpersonal skills and the ability to elicit engagement are more important to IPE than a clinical background. Proper facilitator training will help to ensure success. Utilizing online formats and having a larger pool of facilitators from which to draw can increase the incidence of IPE, resulting in more collaborative care and improved patient outcomes.