Education and Training of Health Sciences Librarians

Various sections of The Education and Training of Health Science Librarians can be accessed by following the links below. All sections are in the Portable Document Format (PDF) which can read using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Introductory Materials (468K PDF). This section includes charge to the panel, summary of goals and recommendations, statement of acceptance, and the statement by the panel chair.
• Background (215K PDF).
• Evolving Role of the Health Sciences Librarian [Section 1] (149K PDF).
• Professional Educational Programs for Health Sciences Librarians [Section 2] (470K PDF).
• Lifelong Learning Programs for Health Sciences Librarians [Section 3] (343K PDF).
• Broadening Recruitment into Health Sciences Librarianship [Section 4] (468K PDF)
• NLM Challenge Awards [Section 5] (134K PDF).
• Appendix 1: Panel Membership (209K PDF).
• Appendix 2: Courses in Health Sciences Librarianship Offered by ALA-Accredited Library School Programs (302K PDF).
• Appendix 3: Platform for Change (1186K PDF).
• Appendix 4: Ingredients for the Curriculum of the Future (62K PDF).
• Appendix 5: A Sample Library and Information Science Curriculum (79K PDF).
• Appendix 6: Medical Library Association Continuing Education Courses, 1994-5 (64K PDF).
• Footnotes (349K PDF).
  

Please note the these documents were generated by scanning the printed reports. Therefore, the quality of these documents is variable. For print copies, please contact the NLM Office of Public Information, (301) 496-6308 or publicinfo@nlm.nih.gov.

For further information about NLM's Long Range Plan, please contact Ms. Susan Buyer, Acting Chief, Office of Planning and Analysis (susanb@nlm.nih.gov).  

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Last updated: 15 July 1999
First published: 15 July 1997
Permanence level: Permanent: Stable Content