Trends in Health Sciences Librarianship: Implications for Public Services

Trends in Health Sciences Librarianship Implications for Public Services Presented by Amber Burtis [email_address] http://healthandlifescienceslibrarian.blogspot.com/

Overview
Trends Related to:
Technology
Instruction
Reference
Outreach
Scholarly Communications
Implications for Public Services
Resources

Trends Related to Technology
Application of Web 2.0 Technologies
Instructional support
Promotion of library services
Communication with users
Collaboration among students

Increasing number of projects related to:
Digitizing collections
Preserving digital archives
Improving methods of storage and retrieval
Increasing on-site access to technology
More money and resources devoted to E-resources
Science, technology & medicine

Changing job titles
Digital Strategies Librarian
E-Resources Librarian
Web Services Librarian
User Experience Librarian
Metadata Librarian
Distance Services Coordinator

Trends Related to Instruction
The Old Model (Bibliographic Instruction):
Teaches skills to find print and electronic resources in the library
Limits instruction to basic literature searching skills
Fails to fully integrate instruction into curriculum
Lacks a focus on the application of skills to coursework and future professional settings

The New Model (Information Literacy):
Introduces information literacy campus-wide
Focuses on its integration into the curriculum
Uses technology to promote effective instruction
Focuses on problem-based instruction which can be applied to coursework and professional settings
Employs standards for learning objectives, rubrics and assessments

Information literacy into the curriculum
Collaboration with faculty in curriculum development
Incorporation of web-based tutorials and library resources into courses
Stand alone courses taught by librarians
ACRL standards
Evidence-based practice

Trends Related to Reference
Less face-to-face
E-reference
Increasing electronic access to resources has decreased demand for mediated searching
Reference vs. Research Services
Informationist role
Increasing demand for in-depth reference services

Trends Related to Reference
Reference Collections
Shrinking
Increasingly electronic (e-books)
Making room for information commons
Librarians spending less time at the reference desk
Answering e-reference from own desk
Using time for outreach/instruction

Trends Related to Outreach
Marketing the library and services
Determining users’ needs
Developing responsive services
Promoting services
Liaison relationships
College/school/department/faculty
Hospital/medical staff
Health sciences multi & interdisciplinary

Trends Related to Outreach
Serving distance learners
Ensuring access to services
Consumer health
Community outreach programs
Patient education
Health professionals
Training and development programs

Trends Related to Scholarly Communications
Crisis in Scholarly Communications
Journal pricing
Journal publisher mergers & acquisitions
Bundled subscriptions to electronic journals
Scholars’ control of copyright
Scholarly communications education
Alternative methods of publishing

Trends Related to Scholarly Communications
Alternative models for disseminating scholarship
Open access
NIH funded research submitted to PubMed
Digital publishing
University press
Institutional repositories
Preservation and open access

Librarians must be:
Technologically savvy
Collaborative/Capable of building relationships
Up-to-date on developments in Scholarly Communications
Willing to market the library’s services
In touch with users and their needs
Able to teach information literacy

Services must be:
Relevant to the curriculum and applicable to students’ professional careers
Up-to-date technologically
A balance of on-site and online services
Fast and easy for users to access
Available for remote users
Sustainable/Support scholarly communications

The Krafty Librarian www.kraftylibrarian.com

David Rothman.net davidrothman.net

MLA Job Ads mlanet.org/jobs/jobs.html

Association of College & Research Libraries http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/informationliteracy.cfm

Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition http://www.arl.org/sparc/

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