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Information in context: integrating information specialists into practice settings.

Valerie Florance1, Nunzia Bettinsoli Giuse, Debra S Ketchell

  • 1Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. floranv@mail.nlm.nih.gov

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|February 13, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Clinical problem-solving requires specialized information expertise due to the overwhelming volume of data. Preparing information specialists as peers is crucial for effective, context-based patient care and research.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Information Science

Background:

  • Information needs are context-dependent, influencing required detail, authority, and certainty.
  • The vastness of clinical information exceeds individual processing capacity within time constraints.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the necessity and preparation of information specialists within clinical teams.
  • To define the knowledge and training required for information specialists in problem-solving environments.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of information-rich, problem-solving environments.
  • Analysis of two case studies: one clinical, one bioscientific.

Main Results:

  • Clinical teams may require dedicated information expertise to manage complex data.

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  • Case studies highlight specific knowledge and training needs for information specialists.

    • Conclusions:

    • Information specialists can function as peers in patient care and research settings.
    • Effective preparation is key for information specialists to contribute to context-based problem-solving.