You Can Do It: Developing Your Research Identity within Health Sciences Librarianship

The live session took place on Tuesday, August 11. You can access the recording of the session by selecting the "Access recording" button and using password: T&^2L!be
Session Format: This session will feature a moderated panel discussion of 3 health sciences librarians; after the panel portion, session attendees will have the opportunity to respond to this panel discussion by participating in small group discussions at their table.

Objective: Our goal is to convene an Immersion Session that will facilitate a conversation among members of MLA who are interested in increasing their involvement in research activities. To accomplish this, we have recruited a small panel of 3 health sciences librarians who are actively engaged in research. These librarians represent different stages in terms of career and research accomplishments (early-career, mid-career, senior), reflect the diversity of MLA’s membership, and have experience working in a variety of health sciences library settings. Topics discussed by the panel will include “Developing a Research Agenda,” “Research Methods and Study Designs,” and “Creating Space for Research as a Practicing Librarian.”
Instructional

Methods: Our panelists will share short presentations and participate in a moderated Q&A, consisting of questions from the session moderator as well as questions submitted in real-time by attendees using the conference app. Following this large group portion of the session, we will then adjourn to small group discussions, in which audience members are given the opportunity to react to guided questions and to interact with the panelists who will float between the different tables. Following these small group discussions, small groups will report out their responses to the larger group, spurring additional conversation among the panelists and audience.
Participant Engagement: During the small group discussions, attendees will be given a guided question to respond to, and attendees at each table will have the opportunity to volunteer for one of four roles (facilitator, note taker, time keeper, and reporter) designed to promote productive conversations. The facilitator will guide the table’s discussion, the note taker will write down points of discussion, the time keeper will monitor the clock, and the reporter will share out the group’s responses to the larger group after the small group discussion.
Sponsors: Research Caucus (formerly the Research Section); Technology in Education Caucus (formerly the Educational Media and Technologies Section); Hospital Library Caucus (formerly the Hospital Library Section)