Debate
Technology mediator: a new role for the reference librarian?
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* Corresponding author: David K Howse dhowse@ahsl.arizona.edu
1 Arizona Health Sciences Library, 1501 North Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245079, Tucson, AZ 85724-5079, USA
2 Purdue University Libraries, 504 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058, USA
3 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, P.O. Box 245057, Tucson, AZ 85724-5057, USA
Biomedical Digital Libraries 2006, 3:10 doi:10.1186/1742-5581-3-10
Published: 13 October 2006Abstract
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.