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| Tribal collaborations |
| Presentation Time: Sunday, 4:22 p.m. - 4:38 p.m. |
| Patricia A. Auflick, Outreach Services Librarian, Arizona Health Science Library, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ ; Catherine Burroughs, Librarian, Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA ; Elaine Graham, AHIP, Librarian, Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library, University of California, Los Angeles, CA ; Claire Hamasu, Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ; Molly McGetrick, Outreach Services Librarian, Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA ; Sharon A. Lezotte, Outreach and Consumer Librarian, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM ; Angela B. Ruffin, Ph.D., Head, National Network of Libraries of Medicine National Network Office, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD ; Stephanie Weldon, Consumer Health Librarian, Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO ; |
Purpose: This paper will describe the formation of the Tribal Connections Steering Committee, its current activities, and its future.
Setting/Participants/Resources: Librarians from seven states, six resources libraries, four Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs), and the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Brief Description: In 1997, NLM funded a tribal connections project at the Pacific Northwest Regional Medical Library (RML) to minimize isolation and improve access to health resources for sixteen tribes and native villages. That project was expanded in Tribal Connections II to three tribes in four states. At the same time, the Gates Foundation embarked upon its Native American Access to Technology Program hoping to empower Native communities through increased access to digital information resources. The foundation perceived a need for training in addition to using basic applications and funded a two-year Internet-based health information training project in the region with a focus on one tribe. The efforts of partner agencies built on the Tribal Connections and Gates projects; however, there was no centralized mechanism to coordinate these activities. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region organized a planning session in April 2002 to address this concern.
Results/Outcome: A consortia of resource libraries and RMLs formed a steering committee and developed a plan to work together on tribal projects. Monthly conference calls and a Website facilitate the sharing of information. This structure provides a collaborative approach to working with a population ensuring the sharing of successful methods, helpful contacts, knowledge of the culture, and institutional resources. These collaborations resulted in the RML obtaining funding for an evaluation project.
Evaluation Method: The Tribal Connections Steering Committee is embarking on an asset mapping approach to inventory capacity and experience with tribal outreach among participating libraries. Information gathered in this assessment will be the basis of an effective practices database and will assist in identifying evaluation goals of further collaborative efforts. |
| Because of the number of authors contributing to this paper, it is impossible to supply a biography for each individual. Authors include: Pat Auflick, Catherine Burroughs, Elaine Graham, Claire Hamasu, Sharon Lezotte, Jeanette McCray, Molly McGetrick, Neil Rambo, Angela Ruffin, Roy Sahali, Stephanie Weldon, and Fred Wood, National Library of Medicine. |
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