Competencies of Information Professionals in the Context of Dynamic Information Needs of Health Care Staff
Competencies of Information Professionals in the Context of Dynamic Information Needs of Health Care Staff
Author(s): Małgorzata KisilowskaSubject(s): Education, Health and medicine and law, Social Informatics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: embedded librarianship; medical librarian; informationist; information competencies; health competencies; training; information employee;
Summary/Abstract: The article describes the functions of information professionals in modern health care. Selected surveys of librarians’ educational needs are presented and discussed, and a list of professional competencies indispensable in answering health professionals’ information needs is proposed. The potential of academic training of librarians and information professionals offered by Polish universities is also discussed. The unique value of information professionals’ competencies in offering information services to different groups of health professionals and patients, their responsibility and partnership in either research or therapeutic teams are accentuated.
Journal: Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
- Issue Year: 14/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 86-92
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English