PDA librarian

• Published in: Reference services review Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 16 - 20
• Main Author: Rios, Gabriel R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01-03-2004
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Claude Moore Health Sciences Library; Health services; Information management; Information services; Knowledge management; Librarians; Medical libraries; Medical personnel; Mobile communication systems; Online information retrieval; Personal digital assistants; Portable computers; University libraries; University of Virginia; USA; Medical personnel; Knowledge management; Mobile communication systems; Health services; Academic libraries; Information services
• ISSN: 0090-7324; 2054-1716
• DOI: 10.1108/00907320410519306

The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library at the University of Virginia is one of several libraries taking a leadership role with personal digital assistants (PDAs). The mission of the Library is to provide information management expertise and institutional leadership to connect students, researchers, clinicians and staff with the biomedical information they need to advance the education, research, patient care and public service programs of the University of Virginia Health System. As a corollary to the mission, the Library's PDA services are built around the premise that users need the skills and knowledge to effectively use PDAs in their workflow.