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Library and knowledge staff in England share similar perceptions of the roles and personal characteristics of the clinical librarian.
- Source :
- Health Information & Libraries Journal; Dec2021, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p268-280, 13p, 7 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Introduction: Indications on the development of the health library and knowledge workforce (LKS) in England suggest that more staff may need to shift into clinical librarian (CL) roles. Anecdotal evidence suggested that CL roles have changed recently. Objectives: To examine perceptions of CL tasks and required personal characteristics of CLs, amongst both practising CLs and other LKS staff in England. Methods: An online survey was followed by descriptive statistical and content analysis to identify any differences in perceptions between the CL and non‐CL staff groups. Results: Response rate: 10% (123/1181). Both staff groups identified literature searching as the top core task and agreed on the main CL roles. Perceptions on the necessary personal characteristics were also similar. Ranking differed for a few tasks: non‐CL staff may ascribe more importance to some tasks (evidence synthesis, critical appraisal training and attending ward rounds/team meetings) than the CL staff state. CLs spent more time on staff management, and less time on study skills training than non‐CL staff perceived. Discussion: Results indicated that CL roles are continuing to develop, but that CLs are more integrated into library administration than some non‐CL staff believe. Conclusion: Shared perceptions around CL roles should help workforce development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OCCUPATIONAL roles
MEETINGS
JOB descriptions
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
PROFESSIONAL employee training
NATIONAL health services
COMPARATIVE studies
BUSINESS networks
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
CLINICAL librarians
CONTENT analysis
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
DATA analysis software
PERSONNEL management
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14711834
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Information & Libraries Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154219087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12365