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Informatics and medical libraries: changing needs and changing roles

M E Frisse1, R M Braude, V Florance

  • 1School of Medicine Library and Biomedical Communications Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|January 1, 1995
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Medical librarians and medical informaticians share key roles in information management and policy. Their evolving collaboration is driven by information technology and new biomedical communication methods.

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Area of Science:

  • Library and Information Science
  • Medical Informatics
  • Health Information Management

Background:

  • Medical librarians are vital to institutional information policy.
  • Medical informaticians and librarians share core professional values and responsibilities.
  • Both professions focus on information delivery at the point of decision-making and knowledge curation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the similarities and convergence between medical librarianship and medical informatics.
  • To highlight the shared interests in biomedical publishing and knowledge management.
  • To examine the impact of evolving information technology on these two fields.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of professional roles and responsibilities.

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  • Literature review on information policy, medical informatics, and biomedical publishing.
  • Discussion of technological advancements influencing information management in healthcare.

    • Main Results:

    • Medical librarians and informaticians demonstrate significant overlap in their emphasis on information access, intellectual property, and user education.
    • Both groups have historically led in applying technology to knowledge management challenges.
    • Technological evolution and new communication forms are fostering greater convergence between the disciplines.

    Conclusions:

    • The convergence of medical librarianship and medical informatics is a significant trend.
    • Collaboration between these fields is essential for effective health information management.
    • Future directions involve leveraging shared expertise to address complex knowledge challenges.