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Building a bioinformatics community of practice through library education programs.

Margaret E Moore1, K T L Vaughan, Barrie E Hayes

  • 1Health Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7585, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7585, USA. Margaret_Moore@unc.edu

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|September 15, 2004
PubMed
Summary

This study explores developing library services for bioinformatics using a community of practice framework. It details challenges and strategies for academic health sciences libraries to support emerging research fields.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • Library and Information Science
  • Health Sciences Librarianship

Background:

  • Emerging research fields like bioinformatics present unique challenges for academic libraries.
  • The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library is actively developing services to support this community.
  • Understanding user needs and defining the library's role are crucial for successful service development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the community of practice concept as a framework for bioinformatics library services.
  • To outline the context, goals, and current services of the UNC Health Sciences Library in bioinformatics.
  • To discuss strategies for service evaluation, development, and demonstrating library value.

Main Methods:

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  • Exploration of the community of practice model.
  • Analysis of the UNC Health Sciences Library's role and services in bioinformatics.
  • Discussion of challenges in supporting emerging scientific communities.

Main Results:

  • The community of practice concept offers a valuable framework for understanding and developing library services for bioinformatics.
  • Key challenges include needs assessment, role definition, relationship building, staff preparation, and funding acquisition.
  • The UNC Health Sciences Library is actively engaged in addressing these challenges within its mission.

Conclusions:

  • Academic health sciences libraries can effectively support emerging fields like bioinformatics by adopting strategic frameworks and addressing inherent challenges.
  • Proactive engagement, clear role definition, and continuous service development are essential for demonstrating library value in specialized research areas.
  • The community of practice model provides a roadmap for libraries to build and sustain impactful services for scientific communities.