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
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Disparate sources
Affective aspects
Source: www.nytimes.com
“It feels like you are always chasing information”
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“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
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Greater efficiency of IL support
Greater consistency of IL support
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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
[email protected] @mishdalton
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