Submitted by Sheryl Stevens, Awards & Scholarships Committee Chair
Carlson Library, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
The Ohio State University Prior Health Sciences Library and Center for Knowledge Information Management is the 2009 recipient of the Midwest Chapter's Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award for its development work on a web-based portal for continuing education.
The award was announced and presented at the chapter's annual business meeting October 5 in Columbus, OH. It was accepted by Library Director Pamela Bradigan on behalf of her winning team. She said that project is a collaborative effort between the Library and the OSU continuing medical education department.
The site provides links to digital CME resources (live and archived) and to information about upcoming courses, grand rounds and other CME programs. In addition, it enables users to manage and track their CE activities, register and pay for conferences, complete program evaluations and generate CE certificates. It also allows CME administrators to track participants' activities and viewing patterns and compile statistics for accreditation purposes. The site has a current subscriber base of more than 29,000 users.
The chapter's Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award comes with a cash prize of $500 and recognizes individuals, libraries or organizations for their creative approaches to the delivery and management of health information. It is named in honor of long-time chapter member Jean Williams Sayre (1951-2006).