Hospital Librarians: Partners in Changing Times

Importance of Including the Role of Clinical Medical Librarian in Library and Information Science Curriculum Development: A Review

“…Clinical librarians are underemployed in hospitals due to a lack of institutional roles (Beschnett & Bulger, 2013;Butson & Pauly, 2013;Cooper & Crum, 2013) Inadequate direction and management authority (Phillips & Bonsteel, 2010;Aldrich & Schulte, 2014;Bayrer et al, 2014;McDonald et al, 2014;Perrier et al, 2014) Financial and budget issues (Aldrich & Schulte, 2014;Bayrer et al, 2014;McDonald et al, 2014;Perrier et al, 2014) Lack of sustainability and success of clinical library programs (Aldrich & Schulte, 2014;Bayrer et al, 2014;MacDonald et al, 2014;Perrier et al, 2014) 04 Technological Scarcity of computer hardware and software (Aldrich & Schulte, 2014;Bayrer et al, 2014;McDonald et al, 2014;Perrier et al, 2014) The dearth of evidence-based databasesand access to evidence-based databases (MLA, 2005;Beschnett & Bulger, 2013;Butson & Pauly, 2013;Cooper & Crum, 2013;Cruse & Protzko, 2014;Aldrich & Schulte, 2014;Bayrer et al, 159 No. Barriers/challenges for CMLs involvement Examples 2014; McDonald et al, 2014;Perrier et al, 2014;Murphy & Boden, 2015;Dilhani et al, 2020;Bass et al, 2020;Hackstadt, 2020;Hinrichs et al, 2020;McLaughlin, 2020;Tahmasebi et al, 2020) Slow Internet connectivity…”

“…Research There are only a few studies on this topic (lack of identified issues and requirements, limited proposed solutions, and lack of evaluation methods for clinical library services). (MLA, 2005;Beschnett & Bulger, 2013;Butson & Pauly, 2013;Cooper & Crum, 2013;Cruse & Protzko, 2014;Aldrich & Schulte, 2014;Bayrer et al, 2014;McDonald et al, 2014;Perrier et al, 2014;King & Lapidus, 2015;Murphy & Boden, 2015;Mohaghegh et al, 2019;Dilhani et al, 2020;Bass et al, 2020;Hackstadt, 2020;Hinrichs et al, 2020;McLaughlin, 2020;Tahmasebi et al, 2020) By highlighting the need for CMLs role in the country, Importantly, in healthcare service delivery, now it is the EBM gaining popularity in the practice of Medical Professionals where evidence is integrated with clinical practice. In this context, health/medical information professionals are much recognized.…”