Liaison to:

• Yale University School of Nursing
• Yale School of Medicine, History of Medicine

Personal Librarian for students in:

• Yale University School of Nursing
• History of Science and Medicine

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

Krom, Z.R., Batten, J., Bautista, C. (2010). A Unique Collaborative Nursing EBP Initiative Using the Iowa Model: A Clinical Nurse Specialist, a Health Science Librarian and a Staff Nurse’s Success Story. Poster presentation at the Seventeenth National Evidence-Based Practice Conference scheduled for April 22-23, 2010. The abstract poster presentations are scheduled for Friday, April 23, 2010.

Krom, Z.R., Batten, J., Bautista, C. (2010). A Three Part Harmony: A Staff Nurse, a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Health Science Librarian Succeed in a Unique Collaborative EBP Initiative, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 24(2): 54-59.

Krom, Z.R., Batten, J., Bautista, C. (2009). A three part harmony: A unique collaborative EBP initiative for staff nurses, Poster presentation, Konover Center, University Of Hartford, West Harford, CT - May 13, 2009.

Batten. J. and Wang, L. (2008) Book review: Virtual reference service: From competencies to assessment, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 5(4): 411-413. DOI: ISSN: 1542-4065

Batten J. (2007) Life at Yale, HLA News: National News Bulletin of Health Libraries Australia, November 2007. http://www.alia.org.au/groups/healthnat/hla/

Batten J. (2007) Evidence-Based Resources for Nurses on the Web, Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 7(1): 101-115 DOI: 10.1300/J186v07n01_10. ISSN: 1532-3269

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

Selected Presentations

Supporting Clinical Care: An Institute in Evidence-Based Clinical Care for Medical Librarians, Faculty (2008, 2009, 2010), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Batten, J. Glover, J., Sette, L. (2009). Information needs of Connecticut USA school nurses: Assessment and resource implementation. Paper presentation, In: Positioning the Profession: the Tenth International Congress on Medical Librarianship, Brisbane, Australia, (1-5). August 31-September 4, 2009.ICML, Brisbane, Australia

Supporting Clinical Care: An Institute in Evidence-Based Clinical Care for Medical Librarians, Faculty (August 3-6, 2009), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Batten, J. Glover, J., Sette, L. (2009) Evidence-based school nurse practice: The importance of information resources. Paper presentation, June 27, National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Annual Conference, Boston.

EBP for Nursing Librarians, CE Course (6CEs), presented to Association of Rhode Island Health Sciences Librarians (AHRISL), Community College of Rhode Island, RI, March 18, 2009

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 (renewed 2009, 2010)

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

• Medical Library
  Technology Planning Committee
  Medical Electronic Collections
  Library Liaisons Group
  Web Advisory Group
• Yale University School of Nursing
  Senior Leadership
  Curriculum Committee
• Yale University Library
  Reference and Research Education
  Special Collections Committee