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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797133803321

Autore

Burns Elizabeth

Titolo

Being a solo librarian in healthcare : pivoting for 21st century healthcare information delivery / / Elizabeth Burns, MLS

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, MA : , : Chandos Publishing, , [2015]

�2015

ISBN

0-08-100122-3

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (37 pages) : color illustration

Collana

Chandos Information Professional Series

Disciplina

026.61

Soggetti

Hospital libraries

Medical librarians

Medical librarianship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""Being a Solo Librarian in Healthcare""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""About the author""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Forethoughts""; ""2 Bedrock services""; ""Literature searches""; ""Evidence-based practice (EB)""; ""Barriers to practicing EB""; ""Doctors� and residents� perception of EB""; ""Clinicians� lack of time and lack of skills""; ""Lack of money versus high cost of not finding information""; ""Teaching and training""; ""Information and document delivery""; ""3 Purchasing""; ""Book purchasing""; ""Journal purchasing""

""Database purchasing""""Market research""; ""The library�s ROI""; ""4 Maintaining electronic resources""; ""E-resources life cycle""; ""License agreements""; ""Jobbers""; ""E-resources summary""; ""5 All-around support""; ""Support in the hospital""; ""A supportive boss""; ""Volunteers""; ""Support outside the hospital""; ""Self-support""; ""6 Afterthoughts""; ""Remodeling the wheelbarrow""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings to light the current job responsibilities of the healthcare librarian, but at the same time reveals a dichotomy. In theory, advances in healthcare research promise better care and improved safety for patients. In practice, there are barriers that



undermine change. The author calls attention to the underutilized healthcare librarian at a time when clinical information delivery to the doctor or nurse is equal to or more important than how wired the hospital is. This is a book for healthcare stakeholders who support evidence-based practice and for those considering entering medi