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Clinical librarians, a new tribe in the UK: roles and responsibilities

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posted on 2013-03-08, 14:11 authored by Janet Harrison, Vera S. Marao Beraquet
Aims:  The aims of this research were to determine the background, education, training experience, roles and responsibilities of practising Clinical Librarians (CL) in the UK. This paper reports the findings of a survey undertaken in 2007 at the third Clinical Librarian conference. This research builds on research undertaken by Harrison and Sargeant in 2002 and Ward in 2004, and can be considered as part of a longitudinal study of the role of the CL in the UK. Objectives:  The objectives of the research were to define and gain a broad understanding of the role of the CL in the UK highlighting similarities and differences amongst the professionals and provide evidence for a baseline of skills and activities for the CL role. The type of sampling used was Judgemental. Results/analysis:  Results/analysis detail the skills and activities undertaken by CLs. Searching for information for Clinicians was the activity most frequently undertaken. Developing good relationships with other healthcare professionals was considered essential. Two-thirds of the respondents held a postgraduate library qualification. Conclusions:  Crucially a new model for the UK CL role is derived drawing on the findings of this study and the existing literature.

History

School

  • Science

Department

  • Information Science

Citation

HARRISON, J. and BERAQUET, V., 2010. Clinical librarians, a new tribe in the UK: roles and responsibilities. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 27 (2), pp. 123 - 132.

Publisher

© The authors. Journal compilation © Health Libraries Group

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Publication date

2010

Notes

Closed Access. This article was published in the Health Information and Libraries Journal [© The authors. Health Information and Libraries Journal © Health Libraries Group] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00862.x

ISSN

1471-1834

Language

  • en