The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison
Edited by Lindsay Alcock, Kelly Thormodson
Publication date:
15 May 2020Length of book:
194 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781538126752
Liaison roles are generally commonplace in medical and health sciences libraries as librarians strive to develop and enhance relationships and collaborations with clinicians and faculty. While the liaison of the past acted primarily as the main contact between respective departments and the library providing a facilitative function (e.g. arranging for instruction sessions, inviting feedback on the collection, providing updates on new programs and services, etc.), today’s liaison activities are more proactive and robust.
The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison features ten program descriptions that illustrate how the reach and scope of librarians in the medical/healthcare arena has changed dramatically since the inception of liaison services. The program outcomes described:
This authoritative book copublished by the Medical Library Association demonstrates that collaboration and communication, the basic tenets of a liaison program, breed innovative programs and services that are relevant, current, and valuable.
The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison features ten program descriptions that illustrate how the reach and scope of librarians in the medical/healthcare arena has changed dramatically since the inception of liaison services. The program outcomes described:
- illustrate a direct impact on curriculum development,
- address new information types with new access and preservation technologies,
- expand stakeholder groups,
- create research and teaching collaborations, and
- enhance functional roles.
This authoritative book copublished by the Medical Library Association demonstrates that collaboration and communication, the basic tenets of a liaison program, breed innovative programs and services that are relevant, current, and valuable.
"The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison" offers a variety of approaches and best practices to a targeted audience. This books demonstrates that health sciences library liaisons have the potential to impact decades of student years, health research, clinical practice, and focuses on it's subject matter, revealing facets of health sciences library liaisons and their work that readers will find invaluable and inspiring.