Course Information
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship
$250.00
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Are you interested in working in a health sciences library? Do you want to improve your ability to engage health-related questions and resources? This 4-week course will provide an overview of health sciences librarianship, taught from the perspective of librarians who came to health sciences librarianship from other fields.
The course is organized in four modules, each based on a scenario from the health sciences. Participants will use assigned readings, suggested resources, and class discussions to complete the scenarios.
Week 1 will introduce the types of patrons that health sciences librarians work with. The scenario involves assessing health sciences patrons’ information needs.
Week 2 will introduce the types of information resources that health sciences librarians use. The scenario involves identifying what health sciences resources to use in order to meet a patron’s information needs.
Week 3 will focus on techniques for searching and evaluating health sciences information (in health sciences literature databases, health data sources, free resources, and alternative resources). The scenario involves developing a strategy for helping a patron find and evaluate health sciences information.
Week 4 will look at the professional community of health sciences librarians (organizations, conferences, publications, and listservs) and the relevance of critical librarianship to the health sciences. The scenario involves utilizing resources from the health sciences librarian community to address a professional challenge.
By completing the modules, participants will develop a basic understanding of:
- Different types of health sciences patrons and their information needs
- Key information resources in the health sciences
- Techniques for searching and evaluating health sciences information
- Professional organizations, publications, and listservs in health sciences librarianship
- How critical librarianship applies to the health sciences
Course Description
Are you interested in working in a health sciences library? Do you want to improve your ability to engage health-related questions and resources? This 4-week course will provide an overview of health sciences librarianship, taught from the perspective of librarians who came to health sciences librarianship from other fields.
The course is organized in four modules, each based on a scenario from the health sciences. Participants will use assigned readings, suggested resources, and class discussions to complete the scenarios.
Week 1 will introduce the types of patrons that health sciences librarians work with. The scenario involves assessing health sciences patrons’ information needs.
Week 2 will introduce the types of information resources that health sciences librarians use. The scenario involves identifying what health sciences resources to use in order to meet a patron’s information needs.
Week 3 will focus on techniques for searching and evaluating health sciences information (in health sciences literature databases, health data sources, free resources, and alternative resources). The scenario involves developing a strategy for helping a patron find and evaluate health sciences information.
Week 4 will look at the professional community of health sciences librarians (organizations, conferences, publications, and listservs) and the relevance of critical librarianship to the health sciences. The scenario involves utilizing resources from the health sciences librarian community to address a professional challenge.
By completing the modules, participants will develop a basic understanding of:
- Different types of health sciences patrons and their information needs
- Key information resources in the health sciences
- Techniques for searching and evaluating health sciences information
- Professional organizations, publications, and listservs in health sciences librarianship
- How critical librarianship applies to the health sciences
Gregory Laynor
Gregory Laynor is Systematic Review Librarian at NYU Health Sciences Library. He has worked in several health sciences libraries since transitioning from an academic teaching background. He has a PhD in English from the University of Washington and an MS in Library Science from Clarion University. For the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, he writes a column on emerging technologies and their impact on healthcare, information, and education.
Natalie Tagge
Natalie Tagge is currently Assistant Program Director, Research Advisory Services at University of California San Diego Library. She previously worked as the Head, Podiatry Library and Education Services Librarian at Temple University Libraries. She has a Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science from the University of Illinois and a Master of Public Health from Temple University. She previously worked at the Illinois State Library, University of Illinois, Springfield and The Claremont Colleges Library. She never imagined she would become a health sciences librarian (let alone head of a podiatry library, life is random!). Her favorite things are her family, making people laugh and traveling to new places.
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