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Through the eyes of the Informationist: Identifying information needs of the Breast Imaging Service at a tertiary medical center specializing in cancer

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HealthInformaticsJournal_DeRosa.pdf (364.76 KB)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/60556
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Samuel J. Wood Medical Library: Faculty Publications
Author
DeRosa, Antonio P.
Gibson, Donna S.
Morris, Elizabeth A.
Abstract

The information services offered by Embedded Librarians over the years have led to the more modern-and domain knowledge-specific-role of the Informationist. A 10-point questionnaire was developed and used to interview 12 attending physicians and three fellows chosen at random. The participants are either on the research track (n = 3) or the clinical track (n = 9). A two-part schematic was also created to capture more detailed feedback about the information needs and information-seeking behavior of clinicians regarding patient care (clinical) and research activities. Bibliographic management tool use and time-related factors were also captured in the interviews and written schematics. The role of the Informationist is an emerging, yet valuable one to assigned clinical groups. Clinician's knowledge-base, current awareness, productivity, and evidence-based care can be improved by use of Informationist services.

Date Issued
2017-09
Publisher
Sage
Keywords
Informationist
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bibliographic management
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clinical medical librarian
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embedded librarian
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health information databases
Related DOI
10.1177/1460458216642505
Rights
CC0 1.0 Universal
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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article

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