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Why emerging roles for health sciences librarians?

Jean P. Shipman (Director, Tompkins‐McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, and Associate University Librarian, VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.)

Reference Services Review

ISSN: 0090-7324

Article publication date: 1 March 2004

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Abstract

Health sciences librarians no longer find themselves only staffing reference desks or building collections. Their activities range from being active participants in health‐care teams to providing training to the general public. Emerging roles are surfacing in all arenas served by health sciences libraries: educational, clinical, research, and administration. Librarians are meeting new skill demands by re‐educating both on the job and through traditional coursework. New types of positions are being explored and new partnerships with health‐care colleagues are being forged. This article highlights the reasons why these new opportunities exist and provides references to articles contained within this journal issue.

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Shipman, J.P. (2004), "Why emerging roles for health sciences librarians?", Reference Services Review, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 9-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320410519289

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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