ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2010
The informationist: building evidence for an emerging health profession.
Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- A core competency model for clinical informationists.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2021Article
- The educational role of clinical informationist on improving clinical education among medical students: Based on Kirkpatrick model.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Clinical informationist educational needs and goals: A scoping review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Evaluating the impact of clinical librarians on clinical questions during inpatient rounds.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2018Article
- Neuropathologic Characterization of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 6 Associated With Cardiomyopathy and Hydrops Fetalis and Severe Multisystem Respiratory Chain Deficiency due to Novel RARS2 Mutations.Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology · 2015Article
- "You're just one of the group when you're embedded": report from a mixed-method investigation of the research-embedded health librarian experience.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2013Article
- The customer versus the container.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo encourage evidence-based practice, an Annals of Internal Medicine editorial called for a new professional on clinical teams: an informationist trained in science or medicine as well as information science.
objectivesThe study explored the effects of informationists on information behaviors of clinical research teams, specifically, frequency of seeking information for clinical or research decisions, range of resources consulted, perceptions about access to information, confidence in adequacy of literature searches, and effects on decision making and practice. It also explored perceptions about training and experience needed for successful informationists.
methodsExploratory focus groups and key interviews were followed by baseline and follow-up surveys conducted with researchers and clinicians receiving the service. Survey data were analyzed with Pearson's chi-square or Fisher's exact test.
resultsComparing 2006 to 2004 survey responses, the researchers found that study participants reported: seeking answers to questions more frequently, spending more time seeking or using information, believing time was less of an obstacle to finding or using information, using more information resources, and feeling greater satisfaction with their ability to find answers. Participants' opinions on informationists' qualifications evolved to include both subject knowledge and information searching expertise.
conclusionOver time, clinical research teams with informationists demonstrated changes in their information behaviors, and they valued an informationist's subject matter expertise more.
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