Diagnosing Information Literacy

A Healthcare Lens for the SCONUL Seven Pillars Model

Michelle Dalton, University Hospital Limerick @mishdalton

The Seven Pillars

Lenses increase context and

relevance for specific user groups

EVIDENCE BASEDPRACTICE

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:

External Evidence

Clinical Expertise

Patient Preferences

Weighing

up the evidence

Source: Wikimedia Commons Public Library of Science

Ely, J.W. (2002) Obstacles to answering doctors’ questions about patient care with evidence: qualitative study. BMJ 324, 710–710.Image: Wikimedia Commons, Justus Blümer: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brown_chicken_eggs_(1).jpg

Two minutes per patient

Sackett, D. L., & Straus, S. E. (1998) Finding and applying evidence during clinical rounds. JAMA,1336-1338.

25.4 seconds at the bedside

McKnight, M. (2006) The information seeking of on-duty critical care nurses: evidence from participant observation and in-context interviews. J Med Libr Assoc 94, 145–151.Image: www.flickr.com/photos/lilita/3964650768/

Semi-structured interviews

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Need specific information

Time pressures

Source: usafamilymedicine.wordpress.com 

Disparate sources

Affective aspects

Source: www.nytimes.com 

“It feels like you are always chasing information”

Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zebrapares/4529836138/

“I am worried that I am not finding the right information or that I am using the

wrong information”Image Credit: http://fabulous-shannen.deviantart.com/art/I-never-make-stupid-mistakes-283576253

 

Evaluate

Understands:• The information and data landscape of their discipline• Issues of quality, accuracy, relevance, bias, reputation and credibility relating to • information and data sources• How clinical trials and study design can influence the quality of evidence• How cross-checking and gathering data from multiple sources can

improve robustness• The importance of appraising and evaluating search results to identify the

best quality evidence

Is able to:• Distinguish between different information resources• Choose suitable material that addresses the clinical question• Identify when information matches the patient’s clinical condition and

evaluate whether it should be applied• Assess the quality, accuracy, relevance, bias, reputation and credibility of the

information • resources found• Read critically, identifying key points and arguments• Relate the findings directly to the specific clinical query• Identify and evaluate where and how new information can enhance their

practice• Scrutinise internal and local evidence and information systems

Sample Pillar: Evaluate

Evaluate

Understands:• The information and data landscape of their discipline• Issues of quality, accuracy, relevance, bias, reputation and credibility relating to • information and data sources• How clinical trials and study design can influence the quality of evidence• How cross-checking and gathering data from multiple sources can

improve robustness• The importance of appraising and evaluating search results to identify the

best quality evidence

Is able to:• Distinguish between different information resources• Choose suitable material that addresses the clinical question• Identify when information matches the patient’s clinical condition and

evaluate whether it should be applied• Assess the quality, accuracy, relevance, bias, reputation and credibility of the

information • resources found• Read critically, identifying key points and arguments• Relate the findings directly to the specific clinical query• Identify and evaluate where and how new information can enhance their

practice• Scrutinise internal and local evidence and information systems

Sample Pillar: Evaluate

Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tortoise_(PSF).png

Greater efficiency of IL support

Greater consistency of IL support

Image: Forever Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/forever_lover/57612567/lightbox/

Glasziou, P.P. (2008) Information overload: what’s behind it, what’s beyond it? Med. J. Aust. 189, 84–85.

"Keeping up with the flood of information doesn’t mean working twice as hard. It can

at least become manageable if we develop

information skills” Dr Paul Glasziou

Read the Paper:

Developing an Evidence Based Practice Healthcare Lens for the

SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy Model

Journal of Information Literacy, June 2013http://jil.lboro.ac.uk

michelle.dalton@ul.ie @mishdalton