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Manager, Dietetic Practicum Program – Cara Green

"The Dietetic Practicum Program (DPP) at NOSM U is fortunate to have the collaborative

support and expertise of our Health Sciences Librarians. Their ability to adapt to the

needs of each health discipline at NOSM U and those of individual learners is invaluable

to supporting program and learner success. Every year they provide a Library

orientation that is both comprehensive and applied to each of our learners’ practice-

based research projects. Building on that foundation, the librarians meet with each

project team to refine the search criteria and conduct the initial literature review. The

librarians are also responsive to feedback. This past year, Alanna worked with the DPP

staff to revise the Dietetics & Human Nutrition Study Guide on the library’s website. The

site now contains key resources with quick access links, making navigation fast and

easy to the delight of our busy practicum learners.

Thanks to the dedicated work of our librarians, the DPP’s over 200 graduates have a

better appreciation of how to access and build a body of evidence-based knowledge for

dietetic practise. It takes a village. Thank you, Health Sciences Librarians."

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Information literacy, as defined by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), is “the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.”1 A subset of information literacy is digital literacy. The influx of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot (and many more) have highlighted the urgency for digital literacy and critical thinking skills to address issues like hallucinations, bias, and ownership. The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has developed a Digital Literacy Framework to structure and support digital literacy instruction in academic and research libraries. The CARL Framework has four key elements, each with its own set of objectives and competencies (examples below) and expressly addresses the use of AI tools:

• Understands the distinctions between generative AI tools used for creation and those used for discovery and literature searching.
• Is able to formulate successful search strategies using appropriate tools and technologies

• Understands why and how misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, and manipulation of information occurs within the digital landscape.
• Is able to critically evaluate information in terms of its provenance, relevance, value, and credibility.

• Understands that the methods and strategies that a user employs with an AI tool can influence the results.
• Is able to think critically about methods used to generate output from an AI tool.

• Understands there are biases and inaccuracies that can be seen in the outputs created by AI tools.
• Is able to think critically about the results produced by AI tools and understand the social impact of relying on biased results.

References:

Association of College & Research. (2015, February 2). Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. https://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework

Canadian Association of Research Libraries. (2024, April). Digital Literacy Framework. https://www.carl-abrc.ca/advance-teaching-learning/digital-literacy/

As a researcher, you know that publishing Open Access (OA) can be costly, with Article Processing Charges (APCs) presenting a significant barrier. But did you know there’s a way to make your research openly available at no cost?

Green Open Access (Green OA) allows authors to share their work freely by depositing the peer-reviewed accepted version of their manuscript in an institutional or subject repository. This ensures that readers can access your research through platforms like Google Scholar, even if the final published version is behind a paywall.

Beyond increasing visibility and impact, Green OA helps make research accessible to a wider audience—without financial barriers. It also aligns with Tri-Agency Open Access requirements, making it a practical option for funded researchers.

If you prefer to publish in journals that charge APCs, the library has you covered! Our numerous licensing agreements provide free or discounted APCs for NOSM U authors, making it easier to publish your work Open Access.

Explore Green OA and other publishing options on our Open Access Guide. Green OA Day is on March 17, 2025.

I’m delighted to be settling into my role as NOSM U's Research and Scholarly Communications Librarian. For the past three years, I've served in a similar role at Utah State University, and now I'm thrilled to be back home in Canada. Although Thunder Bay is new to me, I'm excited to explore and connect with the community.

I love hearing about all the research projects and initiatives happening on campus, so please reach out anytime to discuss yours and let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. Whether it’s literature searching, selecting a publication venue, demonstrating research impact, or maybe something else, I’m happy to support in any way I can.

After 18 years we’re wishing librarian Michael McArthur all the best as he begins his new adventure. Congratulations on your new position as Associate Librarian - Health and Data with Laurentian University.

ORCID Canada was created to support Canadian research by promoting the adoption of ORCID iDs by Canadian scholars. Facilitated by the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), NOSM University’s membership in ORCID Canada provides us with a powerful tool to aid researchers in accurately and consistently attributing their work and getting better reporting on the university’s research output.

The DataCite Canada Consortium, also managed by CRKN, allows NOSM University to register its own DOIs. This also grants us access to a Canadian community of practice supporting the use and stewardship of these persistent identifiers for digital objects.

Buetti, D., Larche, C., Fitzgerald, M., Bourgeois, I., Cameron, E., Carr, K., Aubry, T., Persaud, S., & Kendall, C. E. (2025). Evaluating the impacts of community-campus engagement on population health in Ottawa and Thunder Bay, Canada: Protocol for a mixed methods contribution analysis. JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e58546.

Groot, Emily. (2024). Splitting wood. Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine.

Morin, K. A., Tatangelo, M. R., Acharya, S., & Marsh, D. C. (2025). Cohort profile: The provincial opioid agonist treatment cohort in Ontario, Canada. European Journal of Epidemiology,

Sreetharan, S., Puukila, S., Lalonde, C., Pirkkanen, J., Woloschak, G. E., Paunesku, T., Brooks, A. L., McNeill, F. E., Thome, C., Boreham, D. R., Lees, S. J., Tharmalingam, S., & Tai, T. C. (2025). Comparison of acute and protracted gamma irradiation effects during perinatal development in beagle dogs. Radiation research. (Email askthelibrary@nosm.ca for access.)

Savage, D. W., Garg, A., Choudhury, S., Strasser, R., Ohle, R., & Mago, V. (2025). Characterizing the services provided by family physicians in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective study using administrative billing data. PloS One, 20(1), e0316554.

Vo, A. K., Crispo, J. A. G., Liu, L. J. W., Thibault, D., Willis, A. W., Griesdale, D. E. G., Kramer, J. L. K., & Cragg, J. J. (2025). Examining the effects of race/ethnicity and other factors on outcomes of care for complex regional pain syndrome type 1 in the United States. PLOS Global Public Health, 5(1), e0004022.

Young, T., Giles, S. M. (2024) The occasional tooth avulsion. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine 29(4):177-182.

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• Alanna Campbell, Public Services Librarian
• Carlee Crowe, Library Assistant, Public Services
• Ariel Doherty, Library Assistant, Access Services
• Erica Finch, Research and Scholarly Communications Librarian
• Cara Green, Manager, Dietetic Practicum Program
• Katie Moise, Library Assistant, Public Services
• Jasmine TenHave, Library Assistant, Research and Scholarly Communications

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