Evolving from public health libraries as a place to focus on public health librarian expertise.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This article describes the evolution of academic public health library services from standalone academic public health libraries in 2004 to centralized services by 2021.

Methods

Five public health libraries serving public health graduate programs (SPH) at public and private institutions were visited in 2006-07. Visits comprised tours, semi-structured interviews with librarians and local health department staff, and collecting of contemporary print documents. We compiled and compared visit notes across libraries. In 2022, we reviewed online materials announcing library closure or transition for timing and how services were to be subsequently provided.

Results

Libraries and SPH were co-located and most librarians maintained public health expertise though they

SUBMITTER: Alpi KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11305463 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature