Librarians in Biomedical Research: New Roles and Opportunities

摘要

A STUDY FUNDED BY AN SLA GRANT SHOWS THAT LIBRARIANS ARE BECOMING MORE INVOLVED IN ALL PHASES OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INCREASINGLY ARE BEING INCORPORATED INTO SPONSORED RESEARCH. As biomedical research becomes increasingly complex and collaborativein nature, the informationneeds of its researchers continue to grow. Librarians and information professionals (IPs) are positioned to contribute their training and skills to the work of research teams and help them make more efficient use of information. Several non-traditional duties for IPs have already been established in an effort to support biomedical research, thereby moving IPs beyond the role of librarian and into that of information researcher.