Trends in Health Sciences Librarianship
Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 8:57PM The Health Information and Libraries Journal has put together a nice series of international perspectives on 21st C health sciences librarianship trends. While each piece functions well enough in isolation, it's the shared experience of the whole that's most striking.
Common Trends:
- Evidence-based practice
- Systematic review support
- Consortial licensing
- Team science
- Aging workforce
- Scholarly communication (inc. Open Access)
- Budgetary issues
- Increasing roles as teachers
- Greater emphasis on online access
- Collaborations across institutions
- Reference software
- Library space changes
Browne R, Lasserre K, McTaggart J, et al. (2012) International trends in health science librarianship: part 1 - the English speaking world. Health Info Libr J, 29(1), 75-80.
Dollfuss H, Bauer B, Decleve G, et al. (2012) International trends in health science librarianship: part 2 - Nothern Europe. Health Info Libr J, 29(2), 166-71.
Haglund L, Buset KJ, Kristiansen HM, et al. (2012) International trends in health science librarianship: part 3 - Nordic Countries. Health Info Libr J, 29(3), 247-51.
Edit: Thanks to EagleDawg for noticing the proxied links! Fixed.
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