Evolving from public health libraries as a place to focus on public health librarian expertise.

Objective: This article describes the evolution of academic public health library services from standalone academic public health libraries in 2004 to centralized services by 2021. Methods: Five public health libraries serving public health graduate programs (SPH) at public and private institutions...

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Publicado en:Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 95 - 107
Autores principales: Alpi, Kristine M., Biondo, Kayla M. Del, Rethlefsen, Melissa L.
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System Apr2024
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          Alpi, Kristine M.
          Biondo, Kayla M. Del
          Rethlefsen, Melissa L.
        affil: Associate Dean of Libraries & Information Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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          Libraries, Public
          Libraries, Academic
          Public Health
          Health Sciences Librarians
          Library Services Evaluation
          Librarians Psychosocial Factors
          Human
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Geographic Information Systems
          Librarianship
          Funding Source
          Consumer Health Information
      ab: Objective: This article describes the evolution of academic public health library services from standalone academic public health libraries in 2004 to centralized services by 2021. Methods: Five public health libraries serving public health graduate programs (SPH) at public and private institutions were visited in 2006-07. Visits comprised tours, semi-structured interviews with librarians and local health department staff, and collecting of contemporary print documents. We compiled and compared visit notes across libraries. In 2022, we reviewed online materials announcing library closure or transition for timing and how services were to be subsequently provided. Results: Libraries and SPH were co-located and most librarians maintained public health expertise though they did not have faculty appointments in their SPHs. Specialized statistical and geographic information systems (GIS) software and data were provided in partnership, often with other system libraries. Only two libraries had strong connections to health departments--one with direct service agreements and another engaged in public health training.
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