Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) 2019 Update: North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society's Neuro-Ophthalmology Examination Techniques (NExT) and Illustrated Curriculum are Online

The Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL, http://NOVEL.utah.edu) has been building collections, publishing peer-reviewed, nontraditional scholarly materials, and supporting neuro-ophthalmology education and research since 2003 (Fig. 1A). The collaborative effort between the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) and the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah has resulted in a collection of more than 15,000 learning objects in the form of videos, images, articles, and presentations. The NOVEL web site provides an open access interface and can be searched or browsed by specific collection. All materials submitted to NOVEL for consideration are peer-reviewed by the NANOS-NOVEL Editorial Board. This review process ensures that the learning objects published into the Library are of high quality. By requiring peer-review by an editorial board (all board certified ophthalmology or neurology NANOS members) led by Aki Kawasaki, MD, NOVEL serves as a publishing platform where scholarly output is curated for the discipline of neuro-ophthalmology. In 2017, the NOVEL web site had more than 76,000 page views from more than 20,000 visitors in 143 countries. Just over half of the visits were from international sites.

Neuro-Ophthalmology News Section Editors: Kathleen B. Digre, MD Meagan Seay, DO Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) 2019 Update: North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society's Neuro-Ophthalmology Examination Techniques (NExT) and Illustrated Curriculum are Online NOVEL PROJECTS: OVERVIEW The Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL, http://NOVEL.utah.edu) has been building collections, publishing peer-reviewed, nontraditional scholarly materials, and supporting neuro-ophthalmology education and research since 2003 (Fig. 1A). The collaborative effort between the North American NeuroOphthalmology Society (NANOS) and the Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah has resulted in a collection of more than 15,000 learning objects in the form of videos, images, articles, and presentations. The NOVEL web site provides an open access interface and can be searched or browsed by specific collection. All materials submitted to NOVEL for consideration are peer-reviewed by the NANOS-NOVEL Editorial Board. This review process ensures that the learning objects published into the Library are of high quality. By requiring peer-review by an editorial board (all board certified ophthalmology or neurology NANOS members) led by Aki Kawasaki, MD, NOVEL serves as a publishing platform where scholarly output is curated for the discipline of neuro-ophthalmology. In 2017, the NOVEL web site had more than 76,000 page views from more than 20,000 visitors in 143 countries. Just over half of the visits were from international sites. NANOS NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES The most recent NOVEL project is a collection called NANOS Examination Techniques, or NANOS NExT (Fig. 1B). NANOS NExT consists of an organized structure, designed by a small team of NANOS Curriculum Committee members, and refined over the course of the project. The goal is to illustrate the most common neurological and ophthalmologic examinations performed in neuro-ophthalmology. The structure has 14 major sections (Table 1), with specific examinations identified in each major category. Every topic will be linked to "learning objects" Lombardo et al: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2019; 39: e3-e5 (video, images, Powerpoint, and documents) that describe and demonstrate the examination technique. Sachin Kedar, MD, is heading the overall project as the Editor-in-Chief. Each section has a "Section Editor" who has helped solicit, develop and who will manage the content. The entire collection will go to Teton Data Systems to be published in Stat!Ref (www.statref.com) by the end of 2018. Stat!Ref is a subscription service of high-quality, online health science resources. ILLUSTRATED CURRICULA: MEMBERS ONLY The NOVEL team has worked extensively with the NANOS Curriculum Committee and the NOVEL Committee since the publication of the NANOS Curriculum Outline (1). As part of the editorial review process, some submissions are identified for inclusion in the Illustrated Curricula (IC) (Fig. 1C). In addition, the Curriculum Committee now has members assigned to review the NANOS Annual Meetings. This review identifies the best educational material from each meeting and tags them for placement in the IC. This work has produced 2 versions of the "Illustrated Curriculum," one being the complete NANOS Curriculum Outline, and a second being a Neuro-ophthalmology Curriculum for the General Neurologist. These 2 outlines link relevant learning materials from NOVEL to topics on the outline. This brings the best, most relevant objects to the user at one click. This structured approach to the NOVEL collections is available only to NANOS Members through the NANOS (members only) web site. Links can be found under the heading Education & Career tab on the NANOS home page (Click on NOVEL). These outlines create an organized, structured approach to the NOVEL materials, making it very easy to locate excellent teaching and learning examples for each topic. This product is available through Stat! Ref (see below) and can be subscribed to through your medical library. e3 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Neuro-Ophthalmology News TABLE 1. Table of contents of NANOS NExT Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section I: Introduction: Sachin Kedar II: Evaluation of visual function: Sean Gratton III: Pupillary examination: Karl Golnik IV: Ocular examination: Ore-ofe Adesina V: Funduscopic examination: Valerie Biousse VI: Examination of the orbit and extraocular structures: Julie Falardeau VII: Examination of eye movements and alignment: Jason Peragallo VIII: Examination of the vestibular system: Daniel Gold IX: The neurological examination: Victoria Pelak X: Diagnostic testing-ophthalmic: Valerie Biousse XI: Diagnostic testing-neurologic: Devin Mackay XII: Diagnostic testing-audio-vestibular: Daniel Gold XIII: Examination of the pediatric patient: Jason Peragallo XIV: Other special situations: John Pula NANOS, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society; NExT, neuro-ophthalmology examination technique. ADDING COLLECTIONS New submissions are always welcome, and new collections are being added to the Library. Daniel Gold DO, has been building an excellent collection of eye movement disorders and ocular motor syndromes. He has more than 150 objects in a well-organized outline at: http://NOVEL.utah.edu/Gold. In 2017, the Gold Collection web page has had more than 800 unique visitors from 41 countries with more than 2,000 page views. The Winterkorn Collection is being constructed to provide access to many quality lectures and patient videos from Jacqueline Winterkorn, MD. A Susac collection is planned to represent the work of John Susac, MD. SUBMISSIONS NANOS members and other professionals in relevant disciplines are encouraged to submit materials to NOVEL. Instructions are provided on the NOVEL Submissions page: https://novel.utah.edu/submissions. We are actively working to build and improve the collections. Cases, images, diagrams, presentations, or videos are accepted for review by our editorial board. Please consider making a contribution to this essential library. This is an excellent way for students, residents, and faculty to increase their electronic publications as part of their academic activities. Authors retain all rights to their work when they submit to NOVEL and NANOS products, so material can be reused and repurposed. Remember, authors should and can request to retain rights to their media (images, video, etc) when publishing. SUSTAINABILITY To sustain the NOVEL library and continue to take on new projects, the NOVEL team developed a business plan and sought opportunities for revenue. In 2016, a contract was negotiated with Teton Data Systems (TDS), the publisher of STAT!Ref, an online library of electronic resources for medical students and professionals. TDS agreed to publish a combined FIG. 1. The NOVEL website includes the Virtual Education Library (A), Neuro-Ophthalmology Examination Techniques (NExT) (B), and the NANOS Illustrated Curriculum (C). NANOS, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society; NOVEL, Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library. e4 Lombardo et al: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2019; 39: e3-e5 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Neuro-Ophthalmology News collection of NOVEL materials, including the NANOS Illustrated Curriculum (IC) and the Walsh and Hoyt Clinical Ophthalmology textbook, sixth edition. The 2 resources are interlinked, with references inserted directly into the relevant part of the textbook from each topic in the IC. This new Stat!Ref title became available for licensing to academic institutions and libraries, as well as to individuals in April of 2017. If your institution does not yet have a subscription, please contact your health sciences or academic librarian and request a subscription! You will want the entire neuro-ophthalmology package! NANOS receives the royalties for all these products. 1) If you are affiliated with an academic institution, you can ask for this title at your academic library. Contact your health sciences librarian. If your library has a Stat!Ref subscription, please request that the title, NANOS9 Illustrated Curriculum for Neuro-Ophthalmology, NANOS NExT, and associated books (see below) be added to the existing subscription. OR If the library does not have a Stat!Ref subscription, request that the library subscribe and add these titles. 2) If you are not affiliated with an academic institution, you can request an individual subscription. To do this: Lombardo et al: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2019; 39: e3-e5 Contact Stat!Ref directly to request a quote (www. statref.com, 800-901-5494) You may also want your library to add these titles, which are also available on Stat!Ref and will be linked to the Illustrated Curriculum in the future: Neurology of Eye Movements 5/e, 2015, Leigh & Zee Eye Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice, 2014, Wray Neuroimaging in Ophthalmology 2/e, 2011, Lee, Policeni, Johnson Nancy Lombardo, MLS Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Sachin Kedar, MD University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Kathleen Digre, MD University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah REFERENCE 1. Biousse V. The Neuro-Opthalmology Curriculum of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS). J Neuroophthalmol 2006;26:303-315. e5 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.