Changing roles and contexts for health library and information professionals / edited by Alison Brettle and Christine Urquhart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brettle, Alison, editor.

Urquhart, Christine, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical libraries.

Medical libraries--Reference services.

Information retrieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 183 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Library and information professionals working in the health sector face many challenges. Rapid developments in information technology and the provision of information, coupled with organizational developments and the widespread adoption of evidence-based practice have ensured constant change for a number of years. How have library and information professionals met this challenge and how has this affected the roles they play? Will developments in services render the hospital librarian obsolete? Is there a need for academic health librarians amongst the Google generation of students? This timely edited collection examines the evolving role of health professionals and explores the role they play in the context of where they work. It aims to encourage and inspire health information professionals worldwide to take on new opportunities and ensure their continued development and recognition as valuable assets in the changing health care environment. It covers: providing information; facilitating access to information and managing knowledge; building capacity; undertaking research and evaluation; supporting research and practice; exploiting technology; and evidence-based practice. This comprehensive text is essential reading for information workers and other health professionals, as well as students on librarianship and information studies courses.

Contents:

Overview / Alison Brettle and Christine Urquhart

The changing context of health for library and information professionals. The health context / Christine Urquhart ; Health library and information professionals in Europe / Suzanne Bakker

Changes in information generation and use. Changes in information generation and use: the effects on NHS library staff roles / Jenny Turner and Louise Goswami ; Taking advantage of change: how health library and information professionals are shaping the higher education experience / Neil Ford ; Information generation and use: a primary care perspective / Sue Lacey Bryant ; Changes in information generation and use: reflections on the effects on academic and NHS information services / Christine Urquhart

Changing technology to meet clinicians' information needs. Clinicians' information needs / Nicholas R. Hardiker ; The map of medicine / Joanna Dundon ; 'Just-in-Time' question answering service / Jessie McGowan

The influences of governance, consumers and evidence-based practice. What does information management for clinical governance involve? / Gareth Lawrence ; Consumer health information / Alison Yeoman ; Evidence-based practice and what it means for health library and information professionals / Alison Brettle ; Not as easy as it seems: what health professionals can tell us about applying evidence in practice / Prudence Dalrymple

Skills, competencies and knowledge / Christine Urquhart

The librarian as information provider and educator. Higher education overview / Pat Spoor ; NHS overview / Debra Thornton

The librarian who analyses information and manages knowledge / Christine Urquhart

The librarian within research and evidence-based practice / Alison Brettle

The librarian as decision maker / Jackie Cheeseborough

Conclusion / Christine Urquhart and Alison Brettle.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781856049030

1856049035

OCLC:

836875894