Pharmacy Library Faculty Resources

Overview

The Pharmacy Library is dedicated to supporting faculty in teaching, research, and service. Our resources are curated to align with the curriculum of pharmacy programs, the needs of interdisciplinary collaboration, and the rapid evolution of healthscience information. Whether you are preparing a new lecture, seeking evidence for a grant, or mentoring students in scholarly projects, the library offers tools, expertise, and personalized assistance.

Databases & Journals

Access to highquality, peerreviewed content is essential for pharmacy faculty. Our subscriptions include:

• **Clinical and Pharmacological Databases** Micromedex, UpToDate, Lexicomp, and ClinicalKey.
• **Biomedical Literature** PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library.
• **PharmacySpecific Journals** American Journal of HealthSystem Pharmacy, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, and Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety.
• **Specialized Collections** Pharmacy Laws & Regulations, Pharmacoeconomics, and Drug Information Databases.

Faculty can request personalized alerts, export citation data in RIS or EndNote formats, and receive training on advanced search strategies.

Instructional Support

The librarys Instructional Services team collaborates with faculty to design and embed informationliteracy components into courses.

• Curriculum Consultation: Oneonone meetings to align library resources with learning objectives.
• Embedded Librarian Model: Librarians attend class sessions, lead workshops, or provide online tutorials.
• Custom Materials: Slide decks, handouts, and screencasts that demonstrate database searching, systematic review methods, and citation management.
• Assessment Tools: Rubrics and quizzes to measure student competency in information retrieval.

Research Assistance

Faculty engaged in scholarly work can rely on the following services:

• Systematic Review Support: Protocol development, search strategy formulation, and PRISMA compliance checks.
• Data Management: Guidance on using REDCap, OpenRefine, and other datahandling tools.
• Statistical Resources: Access to SPSS, SAS, and RStudio, plus tutorials on basic statistical concepts.
• Funding & Grant Writing: Assistance locating funding opportunities, crafting literature review sections, and managing reference lists.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

If a needed resource is not in our collection, the ILL service obtains it from partner libraries worldwide. Faculty can request:

• Journal articles (PDF or scanned copy)
• Book chapters
• Monographs and dissertations
• Grey literature and conference proceedings

Requests are processed rapidly, and most items arrive electronically within 2448 hours.

Professional Development

Our library hosts a variety of events to keep faculty abreast of emerging trends:

• Monthly Webinars: Topics include Navigating Big Data in Pharmacy, Updating Your Reference Management Workflow, and Open Access Publishing.
• Workshops: Handson sessions on systematic review software (e.g., Covidence, RevMan) and advanced PubMed searching.
• OneTime Consultations: Short, focused meetings for urgent queries or project brainstorming.
• Collaborative Research Groups: Faculty can join interdisciplinary panels that explore pharmacyrelated health outcomes.