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A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore
A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore
Sally A. Gore
In 2012, the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL), University of Massachusetts Medical School, successfully collaborated with two principal investigators at UMMS, as well as their research team, to receive a supplemental grant from the National Library of Medicine. The award, an “NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects”, was one of eight awarded nationally. It provides funding to support an informationist, or in-context information specialist, who serves the research team by offering expertise in the areas of data and information management. For 18 months, the informationist is serving as a member of the research team on the grant, …
A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore
A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore
Sally A. Gore
Informationists are librarians with a disciplinary background in biomedical, behavioral or biological sciences, as well as library and information science. In 2012, the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL), University of Massachusetts Medical School, successfully collaborated with two principal investigators at UMMS, as well as their research team, to receive a supplemental grant from the National Library of Medicine. The award, an “NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects”, was one of eight awarded nationally. It provides funding to support an informationist, or in-context information specialist, who serves the research team by offering expertise in the areas of data …