# Presentation: 273880

## Missouri Go Local Goes Public 

- Deborah Ward, Director
- Barb Jones, NN/LM - Missouri Liaison
- Health Sciences Library
- University of Missouri - Columbia

## Acknowledgements

- Amanda McConnell
- Ted Gallion
- Cindy Martin
- Diane Johnson
- NLM GoLocal Team

##  J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library

-  National Network/Libraries of Medicine
-  Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri
-  Missouri Foundation for Health
-  Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)
- National Library of Medicine

- Collaboration of Partners

##  In production since 1998

-  Established partnerships–over 100 partners throughout the state
-  Oracle application with web front-end
-  Distributed data entry philosophy
-  Organized with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS)  taxonomy

- Used Existing Database: Community Connection

##  Established selection policy

-  Established resource review policy
-  Mapped relationship of AIRS taxonomy (providers) to Go Local health topics (conditions):  Non-synonymous mapping
-  Identified subset of resources in Community Connection to be part of Go Local site
-  Went live on March 17, 2004

- Accomplishments

## Accomplishments, Cont.

- NN/LM Trainings in MO, 2004 - 05
- Evaluative Meeting, November, 2004
- Public Launch Event, December, 2004
- Radio and TV Coverage

## Support from NLM		

- NLM Press Release
- Press Package
- Advice and collaboration on flow of events and order of program

##  Correct errors in existing records

-  Find and reclassify resources in the database that should be included, but have not chosen correct AIRS terms
-  Develop the collection of resources through statewide partners and automatic data feeds
-  Manage the map between AIRS and Go Local health topics

- Current and Future Issues

## Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: MedlinePlus

## Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Missouri

## Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Bootheel Results

## Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Resource Page

## Missouri Go Local 2005	

- Looking toward the future...

## Grant Objectives, 2005

- Collection Development
- Improve consistency of indexing and relevancy of new records
- Marketing and Promotion of MedlinePlus and Missouri Go Local

## Collection Development	

- Identify local chapters of national health organizations
- Search for health related support groups and associations
- Follow up with recommended organizations

## Indexing

- Review indexing on existing records
- Review newly added records to ensure relevancy

## Marketing

- Identify Local Area Specialists
- HSL coordinate with RML and Missouri Liaison
- Support of Consumer Health trainings by Missouri Library Association and Missouri State Library
- Promote role at presentations and conferences
- Community Referrals

## Marketing	

- Support materials provided to Local Area Specialist:
- Tutorial
-  Promotional Materials
- Instructions for Community Connection database
- Personal Visit and Phone Follow Up

## Analysis		

- Ranked list of topic referrals from MedlinePlus
- Breakdown of regions selected from MedlinePlus Go Local Missouri page
- Monthly tracking report on resources added to database

- Questions?

## Contact Information

- Barb Jones: _[jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu](mailto:jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu)_
- Deb Ward: _[warddh@health.missouri.edu](mailto:warddh@health.missouri.edu)__	_