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Access to Medical Knowledge - Libraries, Digitization, and the Public Good (Paperback)
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Access to Medical Knowledge - Libraries, Digitization, and the Public Good (Paperback)
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Access to Medical Knowledge answers the question, "What makes the
medical librarian committed to the fundamental value of providing
medical information to all who need it?" What are the underlying
values of the profession that support this strong commitment to the
public good? In answering these questions, author Frances Groen
identifies three core professional values of librarians: providing
access to information, preserving the accumulated knowledge of the
past, and helping the public to understand how to help themselves
to this information. While these values are shared by all library
specialties, Groen explores their unique meaning within the field
of medical librarianship by taking a careful look at its genesis
through a thorough review of the literature demonstrating these
perennial values in the practice of medical librarianship. The book
describes the transformative nature of information technology that
has provided new opportunities to revolutionize clinical medical
information delivery and patient information, and it explores the
impact of the digital revolution in providing a new paradigm for
scientific communication and a more open approach to accessing the
literature through the Open Access movement. Groen demonstrates the
medical librarian's successful adaptation to this changing
information paradigm while simultaneously adhering to the perennial
values of the profession. Access to Medical Knowledge also
addresses the need for intensified collaboration between branches
of librarianship as a result of the digital library world bringing
all library practitioners closer together. This book will interest
all medical librarians because of its coverage of developments in
international medical librarianship.
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