Information professionals' participation in interdisciplinary research: A preliminary study of factors affecting successful collaborations

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-284

  Lorenzetti, Diane L ^a   Rutherford, Gayle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomedical research; Interdisciplinary communication; Interprofessional relations; Interview; Librarians; Qualitative research; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84870061586     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hir.12003     Document Type: Article

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