The potential role of ILS schools in educating medical informationists 1

Medical informationists can make significant contributions to the intersection of medicine and information and library science. Based on input from approximately 50 medical informationists, a checklist of needed knowledge/skills was compiled. The curricula of 19 schools of information and library sc...

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Published in:Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2008-01, Vol.45 (1), p.1-5
Main Authors: Wildemuth, Barbara M., Schaeffer, Peggy, Gollop, Claudia, Schardt, Connie, Thibodeau, Patricia L.
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Language:English
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Summary:Medical informationists can make significant contributions to the intersection of medicine and information and library science. Based on input from approximately 50 medical informationists, a checklist of needed knowledge/skills was compiled. The curricula of 19 schools of information and library science (ILS) were then evaluated, in terms of their coverage of the required knowledge/skills. Course offerings on topics related to technology and information content were abundant, while coverage of topics related to users/people, communication and interpersonal skills, and intellectual outlook/personal attributes was spotty. Based on this analysis, the potential of ILS schools to educate medical informationists is discussed.
ISSN:0044-7870
1550-8390
1550-8390
DOI:10.1002/meet.2008.1450450375