Familiarity of Medical Librarianship Students and Librarians with the Duties of a Clinical Librarian

• Main Authors: Nayerh Sadat Soleimanzadeh-Najafi, Elaheh Zare-Farashbandi, Roya Moradi, Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Vesnu Publications 2017-10-01
• Series: مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
• Subjects: Clinical Librarian; Duties; Students; Librarians
• Online Access: http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/3184

Introduction: Given the volume of information and time constraints of health specialists, it is necessary for clinical librarians to work as part of medical teams. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the familiarity of students and librarians with duties of clinical librarians. Methods: This was an applied study carried out using descriptive survey method. The sampling was carried out using survey method and the study population consisted of all bachelor level librarianship students and all librarians in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Iran. Data was gathered using a questionnaire made by researchers. Results: Librarianship students and librarians in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were familiar with duties of clinical librarians. There was no significant relationship between the average familiarity score of librarians in all three dimensions of duties, functions, and objectives with their field of study, level of education, and work experience. The only significant difference between average scores of librarians and students was in the search/research dimension. Conclusion: Students of librarianship and librarians have relative theoretical familiarity with work skills of clinical librarians and they are similar to each other in this regard.