Librarians in medical environment: experiences of an information analyst Gladys Joy E.

Entico October 24, 2013

3RD NATIONAL CONGRESS OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES OF THE PHILIPPINES HOTEL H2O, MANILA
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Health Sciences Librarians

What is a Health Sciences Librarian?

Health Information Professionals: Have direct impact on quality of patient care. Have specialized knowledge in quality health information resources. Devise and use innovative strategies to access and deliver important information for quality of patient care.
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Who are the Health Sciences Librarians?

Reference and consumer health librarians Web managers Medical informatics specialist Chief information officers Catalogers Instructors

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Where Can We Find the Health Sciences Librarians?

Anywhere health information is needed:
Hospitals, Academic Medical Centers, and Clinics; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Consumer Health Libraries; Research Center and Foundations; Industry like biotechnology, insurance, medical equipment; pharmaceutical, and publishing; Federal, state, and local government agencies

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What Do Health Sciences Librarians Do?

Go on rounds with medical student teams when they take care of patients in the hospital Teach Medical Informatics classes to the medical students on how to locate information, how to access the many electronic resources that are available for their use. Work with the curriculum planners to integrate the librarys wide spectrum of resources with the curriculum on a year to year basis Provide standard reference and document delivery services build web pages to provide information about children and medicine for the hospital staff and for patient families Provide journal articles and other information to the medical teams so they can provide good care using the best knowledge available
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Professional Competencies and Personal Attributes

Health Sciences Information Knowledge and Skills

Health Sciences Environment and Information Policies Leadership and Management Health Sciences Information Services Health Sciences Resource Management Information Systems and Technology Curriculum Design and Instruction Research, Analysis, and Interpretation
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Professional Competencies for Health Sciences Librarians

Understand the health sciences and health care environment and the policies, issues, and trends that impact that environment Know and understand the application of leadership, finance, communication, and management theory and techniques Understand the principles and practices related to providing information services to Health Sciences meet users' needs

Librarians

Professional Competencies for Health Sciences Librarians

Have the ability to manage health information resources in a broad range of formats Understand and use technology and systems to manage all forms of information Understand curricular design and instruction and have the ability to teach ways to access, organize, and use information Understand scientific research methods and have the ability to critically examine and filter research literature from many related disciplines
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Personal Attributes
Practice-related competencies:
conflict resolution delegation effective risk taking evidence-based decision making goal setting and outcomes assessment understanding of human and organizational behavior identification and anticipation of trends management of the change process political savvy and negotiation acumen superlative communication and interpersonal skills

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Personal Attributes
Personal characteristics:

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ability to work independently or in groups versatility adaptability and flexibility balance of personal and professional life creativity, imagination, and resourcefulness in problem solving curiosity and commitment to lifelong learning leadership skills and qualities forward looking personal integrity and ethical behavior self-motivation skill in spanning generational and other differences

Helpful Tips

So you want to be a Health Sciences Librarian?

About the science background The M word Understand how medical education works Make friends with PubMed More than buzzwords

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End Notes

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References
http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/career/career_brch10.pdf http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/career/med_libns_for_kids.pd f http://www.mlanet.org/education/policy/executive_summ ary.html#B http://www.mlanet.org/education/policy/success.html http://www.mlanet.org/education/policy/knowledge.html http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/03/soyou-want-to-be-medical-librarian-by.html?m=1

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Thank You

Gladys Joy E. Entico

Email: gladys.entico@gmail.com