Mapping the health science librarianship research field in 2012-2022.
Introduction: Evidence-based practice is an important aspect of health science librarianship. However, good evidence-based practice can only occur if the body of evidence is also of adequate quality. By using bibliometric techniques to map the health science librarianship research field, one can bet...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (JCHLA) Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 93 - 104 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Canadian Health Libraries Association
Dec2022
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