1. Medical Librarians in the 21 st Century New roles and new responsibilities

2. How will the roles and activities of medical librarians change? What medical librarians were What medical librarians were What medical librarians are What medical librarians are What medical librarians will become What medical librarians will become

3. The traditional librarian?

4. The 19 th century librarian

5. The old fashioned librarian?

6. The technological librarian

7. What do medical librarians do? Contemporary roles Contemporary roles In academic libraries In academic libraries In hospital libraries In hospital libraries In libraries that serve the public In libraries that serve the public In industry In industry

8. The medical librarian builds collections Collections development Collections development Bibliography Bibliography Acquisitions Acquisitions Curatorship Curatorship

9. The medical librarian is a cataloger Creating and managing catalog records Creating and managing catalog records

10. The medical librarian is a reference librarian Public services Public services Literature searches Literature searches Answering questions Answering questions Finding facts Finding facts

11. Some medical librarians share materials Inter-library loan Inter-library loan Document delivery Document delivery Resource-sharing Resource-sharing

12. Some librarians handle circulation The public face of the library The public face of the library Record-keeping responsibilities Record-keeping responsibilities

13. Some medical librarians manage media Audiovisual materials Audiovisual materials Models Models Slides Slides Videos Videos Software Software

14. Some medical librarians are teachers Library instruction Library instruction Information management education Information management education Problem based learning Problem based learning One-on-one One-on-one The “teachable moment” The “teachable moment”

15. Some medical librarians are subject specialists Specialists in subject areas like molecular biology, public health, nursing, pediatrics, AIDS, digital libraries, and evidence-based medicine Specialists in subject areas like molecular biology, public health, nursing, pediatrics, AIDS, digital libraries, and evidence-based medicine

16. Some medical librarians manage staff Paraprofessionals Paraprofessionals Student workers Student workers specialists specialists

17. Some medical librarians go to meetings Committee meetings Committee meetings Professional association meetings Professional association meetings

18. Some medical librarians are consumer health specialists Special collections in both hospital and public libraries Special collections in both hospital and public libraries

19. Some medical librarians are clinical specialists A clinical medical librarian goes on rounds and responds to clinical information needs at the point of care A clinical medical librarian goes on rounds and responds to clinical information needs at the point of care

20. Some medical librarians are directors of libraries

21. What new roles lie ahead? New responsibilities New responsibilities New training New training

22. Some of us will be guardians of the collections of last resort Some libraries will still have to collect the traditional forms of medical information— books, journals, media, etc. Some libraries will still have to collect the traditional forms of medical information— books, journals, media, etc. Training in preservation and conservation is necessary Training in preservation and conservation is necessary Skills in resource-sharing and document delivery will be needed Skills in resource-sharing and document delivery will be needed

23. Some of us will work in cataloguing/classifying/indexing & metadata construction/ontology building Librarians will still be needed to organize all the medical information that is appearing in different formats. Librarians will still be needed to organize all the medical information that is appearing in different formats. “The Internet is the largest library in the world, but all the books are on the floor.” “The Internet is the largest library in the world, but all the books are on the floor.” Michael Gorman [ALA president, 2005] Michael Gorman [ALA president, 2005]

24. Some of us will be teachers for classroom, computer-based, distance, and one-on-one instruction This may be one of the most important roles that we play! This may be one of the most important roles that we play! Teaching skills and experience will be vital. Teaching skills and experience will be vital. Problem-based learning in health professions schools is based on information management skills Problem-based learning in health professions schools is based on information management skills

25. Some of us will be the designers and architects for digital collections

26. Some of us will be “information officers” on-site with research teams and clinician groups Not based in the library! Not based in the library! Comparable to the bio-statistician or ethicist or pharmacist who consults with a research team Comparable to the bio-statistician or ethicist or pharmacist who consults with a research team

27. Some of us will be information entrepreneurs Information brokers Information brokers Fee-for service providers of information to clients who purchase our services Fee-for service providers of information to clients who purchase our services

28. Some of us may be “informationists” “Information specialists in context” “Information specialists in context” Extra credentials in research design, subject terminology Extra credentials in research design, subject terminology May also have a health sciences degree May also have a health sciences degree

29. An informationist! physicians should delegate their information needs to informationists physicians should delegate their information needs to informationists in-patient care from a hospitalist in-patient care from a hospitalist ICU care from an intensivist ICU care from an intensivist CT scans/MRIs from a radiologist CT scans/MRIs from a radiologist cardiac catheterizations from a cardiologist cardiac catheterizations from a cardiologist information from an informationist information from an informationist

30. What training will be needed? Library staff Library staff Medical librarians Medical librarians Health professionals Health professionals

31. Library staff On-the-job workshops and seminars On-the-job workshops and seminars

32. Medical librarians University degrees University degrees Certificates of Advanced Study Certificates of Advanced Study Ongoing continuing education workshops Ongoing continuing education workshops Web-delivered courses Web-delivered courses

33. Health professionals Joint degrees Joint degrees Specialized courses in medical and nursing schools Specialized courses in medical and nursing schools first student to enroll in the MD/MSIS Dual Degree program first student to enroll in the MD/MSIS Dual Degree program Specialty training in pharmacy Specialty training in pharmacy Drug Information Specialist

34. Are these new roles possible for medical librarians in Vietnam? Questions to discuss Questions to discuss What skills, and what technology, is necessary to make this transition? What skills, and what technology, is necessary to make this transition? What kinds of training programs are needed? What kinds of training programs are needed? Who are the leaders who can make this change happen? Who are the leaders who can make this change happen?