Preferred Professional Development Methods for Health Science Librarians

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Hospital Librarianship Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI:10.1080/15323269.2023.2262911

Margarita C. Shawcross

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ABSTRACTProfessional development, also known as continuing education, is when individuals seek to increase or develop knowledge or skills related to their profession. In a field, such as librarianship that incorporates technology, it is even more important. In health science librarianship, the need for professional development has long been regarded as important in providing quality service. This study’s main objective was to determine the preferred professional development method(s) used by health sciences librarians. A survey was developed using Qualtrics and sent out through various listservs used by health sciences librarians and completed by 159 health sciences librarians. Health science librarians answered questions about use and preference as well as rating the resources on how these methods met their professional development needs. The results of this study provide data and insight on which types of professional development health science librarians prefer and which they find most helpful as they become familiar with the nuances that come with serving as a health science librarian. Having a better understanding of the support needed and proven resources can help health sciences librarians on-board to their job sooner and to advocate for future professional development.KEYWORDS: Continuing educationhealth science librarianshiponline learningprofessional development Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Supplementary materialSupplemental data for this article can be accessed on the publisher’s website at https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2262911

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健康科学图书馆员首选的专业发展方法

摘要专业发展，也被称为继续教育，是指个人寻求增加或发展与其专业相关的知识或技能。在一个领域，如图书馆，结合了技术，这是更重要的。在卫生科学图书馆工作中，专业发展的需要一直被视为提供优质服务的重要因素。本研究的主要目的是确定卫生科学图书馆员使用的首选专业发展方法。使用Qualtrics开发了一项调查，并通过卫生科学图书馆员使用的各种列表服务器发出，由159名卫生科学图书馆员完成。卫生科学图书馆员回答了有关使用和偏好的问题，并就这些方法如何满足他们的专业发展需求对资源进行了评级。本研究的结果提供了数据和见解，说明卫生科学图书馆员更喜欢哪种类型的专业发展，以及当他们熟悉作为卫生科学图书馆员的细微差别时，他们发现哪种类型的专业发展最有帮助。更好地了解所需的支持和已证实的资源可以帮助健康科学图书馆员更快地进入他们的工作岗位，并倡导未来的专业发展。关键词:继续教育卫生科学图书馆在线学习专业发展披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。补充材料本文的补充数据可在出版商的网站https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2023.2262911上获得

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Journal of Hospital Librarianship Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Hospital Librarianship is the first journal to specifically address the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists in the field of hospital librarianship. This peer-reviewed journal focuses on technical and administrative issues that most concern hospital librarians, providing a forum for those professionals who organize and disseminate health information to both clinical care professionals and consumers. The Journal addresses a wide variety of subjects that are vital to the field, including administrative, technical and program issues that may challenge hospital librarians. Articles published in the Journal focus on research strategies, administrative assistance, managed care, financing, mergers, and more.