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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ491415 |
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- Abandoning the Comfort Zone: Making Medical Reference Accountable. Paris, Marion Accountability Change Strategies Health Materials Legal Responsibility Librarians Library Policy Library Role Library Services Public Libraries Reference Services Referral Staff Development User Needs (Information) Users (Information) Argues that librarians should respond to the growing demand for medical information by expanding their role. The development of medical information reference, issues of accountability, legal responsibility, and user characteristics are discussed. Seven steps toward accountability, including in-depth reference interviewing, referral, training, and policy development, are presented. (KRN)