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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to create a checklist that could be used in the training of a college of pharmacy faculty so that there were no gaps in their information literacy; to implement the checklist; and to measure the users response to the intervention. Methods: A checklist was developed that covered the information resources of the library and the information skills needed by pharmacy faculty. All faculty were required to meet with a librarian during the academic year and cover everything on the checklist in one or multiple sessions. Faculty were surveyed as to their responses to the training. Results: Librarians learned the value of using a checklist. Better relationships were developed with the college of pharmacy faculty. Weaknesses in the libraries training of pharmacy faculty were discovered and remedied. Conclusions: Checklists are used in medicine to obtain quality. Checklists can be used in medical librarianship for the same purpose.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine how the information practices of rural clinicians in fifteen counties have changed over the last twenty years. This data is needed to design programs to meet the information needs of the population. Methods: This study is a longitudinal cross-sectional study. A validated survey methodology was used to gather data at a specific point in time. Physicians’ names were gathered from the state licensing verification database and librarians’ personal knowledge. Advanced practice and registered nurses were identified from a list from the state center for nursing. The questionnaires were sent by mail with a self-addressed stamped return envelope with a cover letter explaining the purpose of the survey. Returned surveys were accepted for a 6 week period. The physicians surveyed were the complete population of a fifteen county area and nurse/nurse practitioners were a random sample of the population. Previous iterations were done in 1998 and 2009. Results: In 1997, names of physicians and nurses in 17 rural Tennessee counties were obtained. A random sample (p=.05) was surveyed for a total of 707-(357 RNs and 350 MDs). In 2009, this exact procedure was replicated with slight adjustments to the survey instrument (477 RNs and 312 MDs=789). Eighteen percent (125) of the information questionnaires were returned in 1997. In 2009, sixteen percent (124) of usable surveys were returned. In 2015,one hundred thirty useful surveys were collected. Clinicians were measured as to information barriers, resources, access points, smartphone use, and practice demographics. Conclusions: We need to be out in the community improving access to health information. A longitudinal, cross-sectional study is a good methodology to map progress and trends. Making changes in the community is hard. Hospital purchases by large corporations affect outreach opportunities.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the actual information usage habits of faculty and staff at **** versus librarians perceptions and opinions. Methods: A prevalidated pilot tested survey will be conducted of the faculty and staff of the ***** College of Medicine and ****College of Pharmacy. The survey will examine what are the most useful resources, specifically databases and journals, for their research and work. The results of the survey will be compared to the library's current collection and the research results will help serve as a basis for future collection development decisions. Library staff will also be surveyed to allow for a comparison between library staff perceptions and actual utility of the collection.

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East Tennessee State University medical library has a strong interest in helping rural clinicians access library resources. The objective of this study is to analyze the information practices of rural Northeast Tennessee clinicians.

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