Practicality vs Theory

This document summarizes the results of a survey of 204 recently graduated health sciences librarians regarding their masters of library science (MLS) education and preparation for careers in health sciences libraries. Key findings include: - 68% of respondents felt somewhat prepared for their duties by their MLS coursework. - The most important and available courses were online resources in health sciences and introductions to health sciences libraries. - Internships and work experience were identified in comments as important parts of preparation more than formal coursework. - Continued analysis of the data is planned to compare responses from hospital and academic librarians and evaluate individual MLS programs.