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What we talk about when we talk about medical librarianship: an analysis of Medical Library Association annual meeting abstracts, 2001-2019.

Bethany Myers
Published in: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA (2021)
Academic librarians presented more frequently than hospital librarians, though more research should be done to determine if this discrepancy was disproportionate to hospital librarians' representation in MLA. Geographic affiliation was concentrated in the United States and appeared to be related to population density. Health sciences librarians in the early twenty-first century are spending more time at MLA annual meetings talking about communities, relationships, and visible services, and less time talking about library collections and operations. Further research will be needed to boost the participation of underrepresented members.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
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  • public health
  • physical activity
  • adverse drug
  • acute care
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  • climate change
  • emergency department
  • social media
  • health promotion