transitioning from health to academic librarianship
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TRANSITIONING FROM HEALTH TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP
Steven ChangSenior Research Advisor (Library)La Trobe University
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Hospital librarian
• Systematic reviews / expert searching• Medical terminology• Evidence-based practice• Clinical librarianship• Critical appraisal• Current awareness services• Ward rounds• Patient care• Accreditation support• Health quality standards• Embedded librarianship• Clinical decision-making support• Consortia purchases
@StevenPChang
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Academic health librarian (research)
• Systematic reviews / expert searching• Research impact / bibliometrics• Institutional repositories• Copyright• Research output management• Open access• Data visualisation• Researcher profiles / ORCiD• Altmetrics• Research data management• Strategic publishing• Digitisation• Data science / analysis
Health Libraries Inc 2016 Conference
Non-traditional professional development
@StevenPChang
#HLI2016Health Libraries Inc 2016 Conference
Food for thought
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Health Libraries Inc 2016 Conference
@StevenPChang
#HLI2016
• Identity crisis? What really defines a health librarian?
• Where does the field of health librarianship start and end?
• Should we aim to be specialists or generalists?
• How can health librarians and academic librarians collaborate more closely?