Presentation Date
5-22-2026
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Description
This lightning talk centers on cross-campus partnerships as a catalyst for research translation and innovation. A health sciences librarian collaborated with members of a general academic library research team at the University of New Mexico to adapt an existing qualitative study on students’ online information evaluation for a nursing context. Rather than starting from scratch, the new team intentionally translated methods, instruments, and approaches to fit a new population and disciplinary setting. This session highlights the collaborative process itself: how partners negotiated context-specific changes, documented adaptation decisions, and preserved methodological rigor while meeting new needs. Although the study’s findings are still in progress, the focus here is on lessons learned from translating research across campuses and specialties. Attendees will gain practical insights into building productive research partnerships, reusing and adapting existing studies, and expanding health sciences research by drawing on the broader academic library community.
Objectives
Building on a qualitative study of undergraduate students’ perceptions of online information at a “main campus” library, a health sciences librarian is collaborating with members of the original team to adapt it for nursing students.This adapted study aims to understand how these students decide what online information to trust and how they evaluate online information sources, particularly when it comes to health topics. Through adapting the methodology to suit a new student population and context, we aim to develop a framework for translating research from the broader body of general academic library research to the health sciences.
Methods
This qualitative study will use semi-structured interviews with nursing students. Interviews include a think-aloud web and AI evaluation activity, brief evaluations of selected health websites, and a demographic survey. Interview transcripts are analyzed using coding and thematic analysis to identify patterns, and data collection continues until thematic saturation is reached. The recruitment, interview, and analysis protocol is collaboratively adapted from the general academic library study. The adaptation process is intentionally considered and documented to identify effective strategies for cross-campus librarian collaboration and study translation.
Results
Research is currently in progress; results are not yet available.
Conclusions
This study will contribute insight into graduate nursing students’ online information evaluation practices and inform health sciences information literacy instruction. This work offers guidance on successful cross-specialty collaboration and demonstrates how health sciences librarians can advance their research by drawing inspiration from the broader community of academic librarians.By highlighting the process of adapting research across settings, it encourages librarians to pursue cross-campus partnerships as a way to innovate and expand their research.
Document Type
Presentation
Conference/Presentation Location
MLA 2026
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Emily; Lori Townsend; and Alyssa Russo. "Adapting Research Through Cross-Campus Collaboration - No Need to Reinvent the (Cheese) Wheel." (2026). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hslic-posters-presentations/228
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