Sustaining Librarian Vitality: Embedded Librarianship Model for Health Sciences Libraries

Wu, Lin; Mi, Misa

doi:10.1080/02763869.2013.806860

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“…These skills are to be acquired by individual health librarians by developing personal development plans and crucially must be supported by library administration. This may not be possible in harsher economic times as this model ‘requires effort and investment’ by both librarians and library administration . Another example of an embedded librarian is from the Arizona Health Sciences Library.…”

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A review of competencies needed for health librarians – a comparison of Irish and international practice

Lawton

Burns

2014

Health Info Libraries J

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Objectives: The purpose of this review was to uncover areas of competence which may lead to a baseline of skills for health librarians. A baseline could inform personal development plans for health librarians, criteria for job descriptions and curriculum for library and information science (LIS) courses. Methods: This research outlines existing competencies for librarians working in health care as defined by library associations, recent job descriptions and a mapping review of the library and information science literature. This is performed in the context of librarians working in the Irish health system with examples of practice drawn from the Irish experience. Results: Ten areas of competence were found to be common to three of five library associations, which were also common to recent job descriptions. The literature reveals an ever changing working environment for librarians working in health with opportunities for new and evolving roles. Conclusions: The challenge for librarians moving into these roles will be to stay relevant and to keep skills updated in a rapidly moving health and information environment.Keywords: competencies; health education; Northern Ireland; Southern Ireland (Eire); librarians; libraries; professional associations Key Messages• Professional library associations representing health librarians need to develop education policies that include specific competencies for librarians working in health care.• Library associations should consider collaborating internationally to formulate education policies and standards tailored specifically to health librarians and libraries.• The authors recommend fundamental revision of curricula in library and information schools in Ireland and the UK to include the baseline competencies described.• Health librarians should consider a baseline of 10 competency areas when drawing up personal professional development plans.

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“…This may not be possible in harsher economic times as this model 'requires effort and investment' by both librarians and library administration. 26 Another example of an embedded librarian is from the Arizona Health Sciences Library. Here, the approach of 'liaison librarians in context' was deemed an unqualified success.…”

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A review of competencies needed for health librarians – a comparison of Irish and international practice

Lawton

Burns

2014

Health Info Libraries J

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“…In an effort to increase responsiveness and relevance, the embedded librarian model has developed as a new paradigm of librarianship to take ''library services and resources to the user, regardless of the user's locale, through various effective routes that will meet the needs of the users'' [1]. In contrast to the traditional model of reference in which the librarian serves one library user at a time, the embedded librarian becomes a team member by providing personalized services through integration, collaboration, and establishment of a strong working relationship with an entire community of information users [2].…”

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Virtual embedded librarianship program: a personal view

Lemley

2016

jmla

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“…The recent literature also explores new roles for health sciences librarians, including the clinical informationist role [18Á20] and a focus on the expanding potential of the clinical librarian in expert searching, teaching, content management, and patient advocacy [21]. Other role changes and expansions are documented in a recent systematic review [22] including hospital librarian participation in multi-disciplinary teams throughout the organization [23], reflecting the trend of liaison relationships, and the embedded librarianship model [24]. The Medical Library Association's Vital Pathways: the Hospital Libraries Project [25] makes it evident that health sciences librarians need to identify and fully embrace current and future roles that will support the parent organization's goals [26].…”

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Results of a Survey to Benchmark Canadian Health Facility Libraries

Ducas

Demczuk

Macdonald

2015

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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Introduction: A benchmarking survey of Canadian health facility libraries was conducted to provide statistical data to support health librarians in the anagement of their libraries. The objectives were to determine the status of hospital libraries in Canada and to evaluate whether libraries meet the 2006 CHLA/ABSC Standards for Library and Information Services in Canadian Healthcare Facilities.Methods: An online survey of 63 questions, with headings of institutional profile, administration, staffing, environment, resources, and services, was created and distributed to 250 heads of hospital libraries and to Canadian library email listservs.Results: Many libraries are meeting some aspects of the Standards for administration and organization, management, traditional promotion, and accessibility. Areas of improvement include services, nontraditional promotion, library environment, and staffing.Discussion: There are no current benchmarking data available for Canadian hospital libraries and there have been many political, economic, and technological changes in past years that have had a substantial impact on libraries. Anecdotal data suggest that librarians have responded to these changes through library closures, mergers, consortial affiliations, and modifications to services. Librarians will be able to use the collected data to compare services, establish best practices, make management decisions, and prepare self-studies for accreditation purposes.

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Sustaining Librarian Vitality: Embedded Librarianship Model for Health Sciences Libraries

Cited by 34 publications

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A review of competencies needed for health librarians – a comparison of Irish and international practice

A review of competencies needed for health librarians – a comparison of Irish and international practice

Virtual embedded librarianship program: a personal view

Results of a Survey to Benchmark Canadian Health Facility Libraries

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