title: Effectiveness of a liaison program in meeting information needs of college of pharmacy faculty.
abstract: This article describes the creation and implementation of focus groups to evaluate the effectiveness of a health sciences library's liaison program of the College of Pharmacy faculty and to better understand the faculty's information needs in order to design new and improved library services. The liaison services support the teaching and research needs of faculty and students through literature research, classroom teaching, and an extensive library collection of pharmacy literature. Focus group results demonstrated a high level of satisfaction with library liaison services and collections. Opportunities exist for expanded interaction with graduate students and greater marketing of library services to increase faculty awareness of specific library programs.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. skramer@ahsl.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Sandra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Joan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Schlimgen
authors.forename: Marion K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Slack
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D005178:Faculty; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation