Hospital Librarians Meet the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in early 2020, it caused an information explosion in the health science literature. Researchers wanted to share their results quickly, so they utilized sources that were not indexed in conventional databases. Hospital librarians stepped up to m...

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Published in:	Medical reference services quarterly Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 408 - 420
Main Authors:	Teolis, Marilyn Gerette, Poletti, Edward J., Creazzo, Jeannine, Steele, Faith N., Castelli, Dave, Mokonyama, John
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Routledge 02-10-2021 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Bibliographic databases coronavirus Coronaviruses COVID-19 Health administration hospital libraries information services Librarians Pandemics Public health teleworking
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Summary:	When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in early 2020, it caused an information explosion in the health science literature. Researchers wanted to share their results quickly, so they utilized sources that were not indexed in conventional databases. Hospital librarians stepped up to meet the information and public health challenges of the pandemic. They developed alternate strategies to provide services and resources remotely at a time when their physical libraries were closed to comply with the need for social distancing and compliance with public health recommendations.
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ISSN:	0276-3869 1540-9597
DOI:	10.1080/02763869.2021.1987805