Tips for the First-Year Health Sciences Librarian

Med Ref Serv Q. 2016 Oct-Dec;35(4):454-60. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2016.1220762.

Abstract

A new librarian offers advice and insights about what she has learned from working at a library within a health science center. The librarian earned her MLIS in spring 2015, and while she had previous teaching experience, she realized there was much more learning needed to properly teach medical, graduate and allied health students, faculty, and residents. In this "one-year on the job" column, the librarian describes the different teaching experiences today's librarians encounter, and reflects on what she has learned from them and how they shape her view of the profession.

Keywords: Health sciences librarians; information literacy; librarian roles; library instruction; reference librarians.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Medical
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Librarians*
  • Libraries, Medical*