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Jonathan D Eldredge1, Martha R Harris, Marie T Ascher

  • 1School of Medicine and Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, MSC 09 5100, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. Jeldredge@salud.unm.edu

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Health sciences librarians identified top research priorities using a consensus method. This study outlines the twelve most critical and answerable questions for the field.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences Librarianship
  • Information Science

Background:

  • The Medical Library Association (MLA) implemented a new research policy.
  • A need existed to identify key researchable questions within health sciences librarianship.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To generate a list of 12-15 important and answerable research questions.
  • To align with the new MLA research policy.
  • To establish research priorities for health sciences librarianship.

Main Methods:

  • A modified Delphi method was employed.
  • Surveys were distributed to MLA leaders and Research Section members.
  • Two rounds of voting were used to rank submitted research questions.

Main Results:

  • 62 research questions were initially submitted by 54 respondents.
  • The consensus process reduced the questions to the top 12.
  • These 12 questions represent the highest priority research areas.

Conclusions:

  • The modified Delphi method successfully achieved consensus on key research questions.
  • Future iterations will aim to generate more initial questions and a larger ranked list.
  • The identified questions will guide future research in health sciences librarianship.