'You're just one of the group when you're embedded': report from a mixed-method investigation of the research-embedded health librarian experience.
Objective: Embedded librarianship has received much attention in recent years. A model of embeddedness rarely discussed to date is that of research-embedded health librarians (REHLs). This study explores the characteristics of Canadian REHLs and the situations in which they are employed. Methods: Th...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 287 - 298 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107932699&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107932699 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15365050 PI8 jtl: Journal of the Medical Library Association issn: 15365050 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2013 vid: 101 iid: 4 pid: 60406 pub: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 107932699 107932699 2012335425 10.3163/1536 -5050.101.4.010 NLM24163600 PMC3794684 107932699 ppf: 287 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: 'You're just one of the group when you're embedded': report from a mixed-method investigation of the research-embedded health librarian experience. aug: au: Greyson, Devon Surette, Soleil Dennett, Liz Chatterley, Trish affil: Information Specialist§! Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada sug: subj: Research, Medical Canada Health Sciences Librarians Canada Clinical Librarianship Canada Professional Role Canada Human Multimethod Studies Surveys Health Sciences Librarians Education Semi-Structured Interview Focus Groups Job Description Data Analysis Coding Education, Continuing Computerized Literature Searching Writing Teamwork Stress, Occupational Work Environment Professional Organizations Grants Funding Source ab: Objective: Embedded librarianship has received much attention in recent years. A model of embeddedness rarely discussed to date is that of research-embedded health librarians (REHLs). This study explores the characteristics of Canadian REHLs and the situations in which they are employed. Methods: The authors employed a sequential, mixed- method design. An online survey provided descriptive statistics about REHLs' positions and work experiences. This informed a series of focus group interviews that expanded upon the survey. Through constant comparison, we conducted qualitative descriptive analysis of the interviews. Results: Based on twenty-nine survey responses and four group interviews, we created a portrait of a 'typical' REHL and discovered themes relevant to REHL work. REHLs may identify more strongly as researchers than as librarians, with corresponding professional needs and rewards. REHLs value 'belonging' to the research team, involvement in full project lifecycles, and in-depth relationships with nonlibrarian colleagues. Despite widely expressed job satisfaction, many REHLs struggle with isolation from library and information science peers and relative lack of job security. Conclusions: REHLs differ from non-embedded health librarians, as well as from other types of embedded librarians. REHLs' work also differs from just a decade or two ago, prior to widespread Internet access to digital resources. Implications: Given that research-embedded librarianship appears to be a distinct and growing subset of health librarianship, libraries, master's of library and information science programs, and professional associations will need to respond to the support and education needs of REHLs or risk losing them to the health research field. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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