Emerging roles of health sciences librarians / Jean P. Shipman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shipman, Jean P.

Series:

Reference services review. No. 1 ; v. 32.

Reference Services Review. No. 1 ; Vol. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical librarians.

Information science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Health sciences librarians no longer find themselves only staffing reference desks or building collections. Their activities range from being active participants in health-care teams to providing training to the general public. Emerging roles are surfacing in all arenas served by health sciences libraries: educational, clinical, research, and administration. Librarians are meeting new skill demands by re-educating both on the job and through traditional coursework. New types of positions are being explored and new partnerships with health-care colleagues are being forged. This article highligh

Contents:

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Editorals; Technology and e-health advancements; Research; Health-care practice environments; Consumer and public health; Scholarly communications; Note from the publisher

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-51550-3

9786610515509

1-84544-411-6

OCLC:

70773023