Emerging roles for biomedical librarians: A survey of current practice, challenges, and changes

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-286

  Crum, Janet A ^a   Cooper, I Diane ^b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LIBRARIANS; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84887155735     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.4.009     Document Type: Article

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