Changing the Face of Reference: Adapting Biomedical and Health Information Services for the Classroom, Clinic, and Beyond

Tennant, Michele R.; Auten, Beth; Botero, Cecilia; Butson, Linda C.; Edwards, Mary; García-Milián, Rolando; Lyon, Jennifer; Norton, Hannah

doi:10.1080/02763869.2012.698172

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“…With advances in information science and data technology, health sciences librarianship now entails developing and managing institutional data repositories in health care organizations. Working as a data manager often requires the capacity to identify, share, manage, and preserve massive quantities of information effectively as well as knowledge of intellectual property, copyright, and permissions [ 18 , 53 , 80 , 81 ]. Librarians may also create data dictionaries and data management plans to support institutional staff and infrastructure.…”

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Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development: a scoping review

Stahl

Knotts

2018

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ObjectiveThis scoping review identified the emerging and evolving roles of health information professionals (HIPs) in a range of tasks and settings, as they adapt to varied user needs, while keeping up with changing medical landscapes to provide evidence-based information support in grand rounds and scholarly research. The review aims to inform library school students about expected entry-level job qualifications and faculty about adaptable changes to specialized HIP curricula.MethodsThe authors examined 268 peer-reviewed journal articles that concentrated on evolving HIP roles, professional settings, and contexts by retrieving results from several multidisciplinary databases.ResultsHIPs, who generally serve as “embedded librarians,” are taking on more active roles as collaborators, research experts, and liaisons, replacing more passive and exclusive roles as information providers and outreach agents or research assistants. These evolving roles in the reviewed literature were broken into nine categories in approximate order of prominence.ConclusionsA new model linking these evolving roles to the Medical Library Association (MLA) fundamental professional competencies was developed to provide an operational examination and research-based evidence for adapting HIP continuing education curriculum learning outcomes, course content and delivery, and student career pathways for existing graduate HIP specialization courses in library programs. The model indicates each role’s connection to the MLA professional competencies, based on MLA’s detailed description of each competency. A better understanding of HIP demands and expectations will enhance the capacity of library programs to prepare students in HIP specializations.

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Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development: a scoping review

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2018

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“…The HSCL clearly has work to do in communicating new clinician-focused services to patrons and changing their perceptions of how the library can be involved in supporting their clinical work. 30 For both Questions 12 and 13, a common request was for an application for searching all the library's electronic resources (i.e., "Create an app to search library"). Patrons believe this is something the library can create internally, but a single federated search application would be difficult to develop, given the variation in the current interfaces of subscription databases.…”

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Smartphone Use at a University Health Science Center

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Medical Reference Services Quarterly

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This article describes the results of a survey of library patrons conducted by librarians and information technology specialists at the Health Science Center Libraries at the University of Florida. The purpose of the survey was to learn if and how library patrons were using smartphones to perform their work-related tasks and how patrons felt the library could support smartphone use at the Health Science Center.

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“…In the United States, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital transitioned from a physical library to a virtual one in 2012, a decision influenced by several factors, including changes in user behavior, budget cuts, and a reduction in staffing [16]. The University of Florida's Health Science Center Library chose to close the reference desk and moved to a method of "house calls," creating roles such as clinical research librarian [17]. This role focused on providing services at the point of need through attending ward rounds and relevant clinical committees.…”

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A best-fit solution: transforming an NHS Library and Knowledge Service in readiness for a new hospital building without a traditional library space

Scott

2021

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Background: Over a decade ago, the Hill report argued that a shift in vision was required to change the perception of National Health Service (NHS) Library and Knowledge Services (LKS) in England from “book repositories” to essential services that underpin clinical decision-making by patients, carers, and health care professionals. Health Education England’s Knowledge for Healthcare: A Development Framework for Library and Knowledge Services in England 2015–2020 advocates embedding librarians within clinical and management teams in order to provide access to high-quality evidence at the point of need.Case presentation: In April 2019, Royal Papworth Hospital relocated twelve miles from its historic village location in Papworth Everard to its new state-of-the-art hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The design for this new hospital did not accommodate a traditional library space and therefore necessitated a transformation of the LKS. The organization opted to embed the LKS staff into the clinical setting and relegate 80% of the print collection to off-site storage. This project and its associated steps are presented as an example of health care library transformation.Conclusion: Embedding the LKS team in the clinical setting, engaging in proactive outreach activity, and improving our marketing led to a 44% increase in literature searches requested compared to the same eleven-month period in the previous year. A 40% decrease in our print book loans indicates additional barriers to using a click-and-collect service and the need for greater investment in our e-book provision. However, early outcomes for our best-fit service transformation are positive. Having an open, dual mindset has enabled the service to embrace change and maximize emerging opportunities to collaborate with clinical staff on new projects.

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Changing the Face of Reference: Adapting Biomedical and Health Information Services for the Classroom, Clinic, and Beyond

Cited by 7 publications

References 41 publications

Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development: a scoping review

Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development: a scoping review

Smartphone Use at a University Health Science Center

A best-fit solution: transforming an NHS Library and Knowledge Service in readiness for a new hospital building without a traditional library space

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