Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review identified the emerging and evolving roles of health information professionals (HIPs) in a range of tasks and settings, as they adapt to varied user needs, while keeping up with changing medical landscapes to provide evidence-based information support in grand rounds and scholarly research. The review aims to inform library school students about expected entry-level job qualifications and faculty about adaptable changes to specialized HIP curricula.

Methods

The authors examined 268 peer-reviewed journal articles that concentrated on evolving HIP roles, professional settings, and contexts by retrieving results from several multidisciplinary databases.

Results

HIPs, who generally serve as "embedded librarians," are taking on more active rol

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6148628 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature