ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2013
Expert searcher, teacher, content manager, and patient advocate: an exploratory study of clinical librarian roles.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Building capacity among health care librarians to teach evidence-based practice-an evaluation.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2021Article
- Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development: a scoping review.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2018Article
- Highlighting a valuable dimension in health care librarianship: A systematic review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2018Article
- Every home should have one: the critical role of the research librarian.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
- The Lived Experience and Training Needs of Librarians Serving at the Clinical Point-of-Care.Medical reference services quarterly · 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
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Abstract
objectiveThe research explored the roles of practicing clinical librarians embedded in a patient care team.
methodsSix clinical librarians from Canada and one from the United States were interviewed to elicit detailed descriptions of their clinical roles and responsibilities and the context in which these were performed.
resultsParticipants were embedded in a wide range of clinical service areas, working with a diverse complement of health professionals. As clinical librarians, participants wore many hats, including expert searcher, teacher, content manager, and patient advocate. Unique aspects of how these roles played out included a sense of urgency surrounding searching activities, the broad dissemination of responses to clinical questions, and leverage of the roles of expert searcher, teacher, and content manager to advocate for patients.
conclusionsDetailed role descriptions of clinical librarians embedded in patient care teams suggest possible new practices for existing clinical librarians, provide direction for training new librarians working in patient care environments, and raise awareness of the clinical librarian specialty among current and budding health information professionals.
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