Monday, November 13, 2006

The Changing Library

Biomedbiblog directed me to the article The Changing Library: What Clinicians Need to Know (free full text)
PAULINE S. BEAM, .LAURA M. SCHIMMING, ALAN B. KRISSOFF, AND LYNN K. MORGAN
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 2006 ; 73 (6) : 857-863

Abstract:
Over the last two decades, changes in technology have allowed academic medical center libraries to bring the world of biomedical information to the physician's computer desktop. Because digital libraries have grown so rapidly and in so many ways, some clinicians may be uncertain about the services and resources that are available to them. This article explains how clinical faculty can best utilize their library to support their research and patient care. It addresses some of the most common myths about the "new" medical library, and it highlights innovations in library resources and services that can help physicians to better access, use and manage medical information.

One of my favorite quotes from the article:
"Because digital libraries have grown so rapidly and in so many ways, clinical faculty may underestimate the services and resources that are available to them. The converse is also true: physicians may feel overwhelmed by the range and variety of information and uncertain about which resources are the most useful in their specialyty areas." So true.

I also like the "Top Ten Tips for Getting the Most from Your Medical Library." I think I might tweak and adapt that list and put it in my Library Leads column in the hospital's physician newsletter. Whoo hoo my December newsletter column almost done, and ahead of time. :)

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