Defining the Medical Library Association research agenda: Methodology and final results from a consensus process

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-185

  Eldredge, Jonathan D ^a   Harris, Martha R ^b   Ascher, Marie T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Harris Abstract Services   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY SCIENCE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PERSONNEL; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH PRIORITY;

CONSENSUS; DATA COLLECTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67749135597     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.97.3.006     Document Type: Article

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