Providing dental current awareness to faculty and residents.

Med Ref Serv Q

a Wilson Dental Library , Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of South California, Los Angeles , California , USA.

Published: July 2015

AI Article Synopsis

  • Many health sciences librarians are focused on delivering current awareness services, but dental librarians face unique challenges due to the timely availability of literature.
  • The article explores how current awareness systems have evolved over time and the specific issues dental librarians encounter.
  • It also highlights how the Wilson Dental Library has worked to overcome these challenges in providing current awareness to its patrons.

Article Abstract

Providing a current awareness service to patrons has long been a concern of many health sciences librarians. Dental librarians have a unique challenge in providing current awareness to patrons as the literature has not always been available in a timely manner through traditional systems. This article will discuss the evolution of current awareness systems, the issues facing dental librarians with regard to providing dental current awareness, and how the Wilson Dental Library addressed those issues.

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