A Practical Guide for Informationists: Supporting Research and Clinical Practice

As more and more organizations and academic institutions re-evaluate the role of the Reference Librarian (and possibly move to the updated title of Informationist), general guidelines and standards of practice are needed to support the individuals in these positions. This practical text will strive to guide new Informationists to a successful career and to build the evidence surrounding this savvier, more technically advanced, and domain-focused role in modern day information centers and libraries. The broad scope of this book will allow it to serve as an invaluable toolkit for healthcare professionals, researchers and graduate students in information management, library and information science, data management, informatics, etc., interested in a career in healthcare. Further, it can serve as a textbook for courses in medical reference services/medical informatics in MLIS programs. With the constantly shifting demands and information needs of library users in various settings (research libraries, health libraries etc.), the Informationist needs to be abreast of the newest and most accessible ways of supporting their users. This text will offer examples (e.g. case studies) of ways of delivering information services to end usersThe book includes recommendations, evidence, and worksheets/take-aways/templates to be repurposed and adapted by the readerAimed at the broad area of healthcare and research libraries INDICE: I. Research Informationist vs. Reference LibrarianII. Know your ResourcesIII. Know your UsersIV. Training, Education, and OutreachV. Delivering Meaningful Results: Part A - Beyond Mediated Literature SearchingVI. Delivering Meaningful Results: Part B - Current AwarenessVII. Delivering Meaningful Results: Part C - Bibliometrics and AnalyticsVII. Being an Evidence-Based Practice SuperstarIX. Future Perspectives for Research Informationists

• ISBN: 978-0-08-102017-3
• Editorial: Chandos Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 110
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés