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Image of librarians

Leigh and Sewny (1960) present an image ranging from


The very favorable picture of the is scholarly, accessible, resourceful professional who

friendly, skilled and eager to help the library user, and who discovers for him the materials he needs but knows not of, To the picture of the timid, plain-looking female, conservative morally and politically, middle-aged or older busily stamping her 3x5 index cards and collecting money for overdue books
(Image and Roles of Librarians by Wendi Arant. 2003)

Types of Medical Libraries


Academic/Medical School Hospital Government Agency International Organizations Pharmaceutical and other companies

Academic/Medical School Libraries


Hiring and supervision of staff Taking care of library budget Collection development Provides current awareness Work with curriculum planners

Academic/Medical School Libraries


Management Acquisition Cataloging Circulation Reference Service *Curriculum development

Hospital Libraries
Purchase and catalog materials Answer reference questions Negotiate contracts and pay bills Build webpages Give journal articles to medical staff Information about diseases and its treatment Changed the treatment over the information I found

Hospital Libraries
Management Acquisition Cataloging Circulation Reference Service Research *Clinical experience

Tag along medical team in doing rounds Ethical issues Clinical Librarians

Government Agency Libraries


Depends on their organization Training Repositories Reference service DDS Research

*Acquisition *Cataloging *Circulation

International Organization Libraries


Depends on their organization Training Repositories Reference service DDS Research *Acquisition *Cataloging *Circulation

Pharmaceutical and other company Libraries


Repositories Reference service DDS Research *Acquisition *Cataloging *Circulation

Primary Roles
provide scholarly information to support health care, education, and research help improve the quality of patientcare by helping health care professionals stay abreast of new developments and treatments find relevant health information for patients and consumers serve as educators for students pursuing health care degrees and provide training in the location and use of medical resources

In Summary
Managers Purchasing Officer Cataloger Reference Librarian Clinical Librarian Researcher Training Officer Records Officer/Manager Archivist

Fundamental Theorem

Dr. Mike Muin paper presentation during the 22nd MAHLAP Congress, 2010

How do we do this?
Organize information Make it easy as possible to find (at the point-of-need) Provide support to help find it

Fundamental Theorem

Dr. Mike Muin paper presentation during the 22nd MAHLAP Congress, 2010

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