Technology mediator: a new role for the reference librarian?

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Arizona Health Sciences Library, 1501 North Campbell Avenue, P,O, Box 245079, Tucson, AZ 85724-5079, USA.

Published: October 2006

The Arizona Health Sciences Library has collaborated with clinical faculty to develop a federated search engine that is useful for meeting real-time clinical information needs. This article proposes a technology mediation role for the reference librarian that was inspired by the project, and describes the collaborative model used for developing technology-mediated services for targeted users.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1618854PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-5581-3-10DOI Listing

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