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Establishment of a Clinic-based Biorepository
Published on: May 29, 2017
Research support in an academic medical center
1John A. Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. cheek.27@osu.edu
Abstract:
In 2003, the Prior Health Sciences Library (Prior Library) at The Ohio State University (OSU) explored the possibility of providing specialized support to biomedical, nursing, and allied health researchers by adding a research librarian position. The decision came about after the Medical Library Association (MLA) investigated how libraries could provide enhanced support to medical researchers. This article describes how the research librarian position was developed and how it continues to evolve.
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