Building a Bioinformatics Community of Practice Through Library Education Programs

This paper addresses the following questions: What makes the community of practice concept an intriguing framework for developing library services for bioinformatics? What is the campus context and setting? What has been the Health Sciences Library's role in bio-informatics at the University of...

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Published in:Medical reference services quarterly 2004-08, Vol.23 (3), p.71-79
Main Authors: Moore, Margaret E., Vaughan, K. T. L., Hayes, Barrie E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Bioinformatics
communities of practice
computational biology
Computational Biology - education
Curriculum
Health administration
Humans
Information work
Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems
Internet - utilization
Libraries, Medical - organization & administration
Library Services - supply & distribution
library user education
North Carolina
North Carolina University
Organizational Objectives
Professional Role
Program Development
Schools, Medical
University libraries
USA
User training
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Summary:This paper addresses the following questions: What makes the community of practice concept an intriguing framework for developing library services for bioinformatics? What is the campus context and setting? What has been the Health Sciences Library's role in bio-informatics at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill? What are the Health Sciences Library's goals? What services are currently offered? How will these services be evaluated and developed? How can libraries demonstrate their value? Providing library services for an emerging community such as bioinformatics and computational biology presents special challenges for libraries including understanding needs, defining and communicating the library's role, building relationships within the community, preparing staff, and securing funding. Like many academic health sciences libraries, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library is addressing these challenges in the context of its overall mission and goals.
ISSN:0276-3869
1540-9597
DOI:10.1300/J115v23n03_08