Janene Batten, MLS, AHIP

Liaison to:
  • Yale University School of Nursing
Personal Librarian for students in:
  • Yale University School of Nursing

As your Librarian, Janene can:

  • Serve as your single point of contact to all things library
  • Tailor an instruction session for you or your group
  • Receive your suggestions for new purchases – books, journals, databases, CAI, videos, and any other type of material
  • Help you search for information in any of the Medical Library’s many databases
  • Send you the ‘Medical Library News’ each month – highlighting new resources and information about the library’s programs to keep you up-to-date.

Education

  • MLS, Library Science, Southern Connecticut State University, 2002

  • B.Ed., Bachelor of Education, Flinders University, South Australia, 1985

Selected Publications

Clinical Librarianship – An Opportunity for Point of Service Marketing, Poster, presented at NASHL, Sturbridge, MA, October 2003

Yale School of Nursing Blog

Evidence-Based Resources for Nurses on the Web, Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 7(1): 101-115 DOI: 10.1300/J186v07n01_10.  ISSN: 1532-3269

Selected Presentations

EBP in the classroom: A librarian and faculty collaboration, Paper, presented at Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Paradigms and Dialogue Conference (19-21 April 2007), Hong Kong, April 19, 2007

Teaching Evidence-based Practice Resources, CE Course, presented with Jan Glover at Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association MHSLA, Crystal Mountain Resort, Michigan, September 21, 2005

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing, break out session, presented with Jan Glover at North Atlantic Health Science Librarians Annual Conference, September 26, 2005

Grants Awarded

NIH/NLM, 2007-2008: Information Needs of Connecticut School Nurses: Assessment and Resource Implementation. $40,000

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Health Information Professionals. 2003 to present.
  • Medical Library Association, 2002 - present
  • North Atlantic Health Sciences Library Association (NAHSL), 2002 – present
                Conference Chair 2004-2006
                President 2006-2007
                Past President 2007-2008
  • Connecticut Association of Health Sciences Librarians (CAHSL), member, 2002 - present
                Secretary 2004-2006

Current Committees

  • Yale University
    Campus Administrator for RefWorks
    Medical Library
    Technology Planning Committee
    Medical Electronic Resource Coordination and Issues
    Library Liaisons Group
    Web Advisory Group
  • Yale University School of Nursing
    Senior Leadership Group, School of Nursing.
    Special Collections Committee
    Curriculum Committee
    Internet Advisory Group
    Clinical Scholarship
    Intranet Committee, School of Nursing
    Teaching and Learning Task Force
  • Yale University Library
    Instruction Group
    Classes v2 Instruction Group
    Collections Digitization Taskforce

About Your Librarian

 

Janene Batten, Reference Librarian for the Yale School of Nursing, spends time both at the School and in the Medical Library. Janene assists students, faculty, and staff with information questions, training needs and research assistance.

Contact Janene