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Clinical medical librarianship: a review of the literature.

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association ·Vol. 73 ·No. 1 ·1985-01-00 ·Pages 21-8

Cimpl K

Abstract

The history and evolution of clinical medical librarianship are analyzed and traditional and modified approaches, including LATCH, are reviewed. Cost and evaluation methods are outlined, indicating benefits and disadvantages of clinical medical librarian (CML) programs. The future of CMLs is explored.

MeSH Terms
Cost-Benefit Analysis Information Services/trends Libraries, Medical Library Science Patient Care Team
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Cimpl K
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Article Info
Journal
Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
Abbr.
Bull Med Libr Assoc
ISSN
0025-7338
Published
1985-01-00
Pages
21-8
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0421037
PMCID
PMC227537
Subset
IM
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