Nafiseh Vahed, Neda Kabiri, Mina Mahami Oskouei, Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Azam Asghari Khatooni, Nahid Sadooghi. M.Sc, Medical Library & Information Science, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management; School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz ...

PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES TO REMOTE USERS is not a new concept for health sciences librarians. Most health care professionals practice in hospitals and clinics remote from a health sciences library. However, trends in today’s health care management systems, education initiatives, and the rise in consumerism challenge health sciences librarians to evaluate and extend their services more tha...

OBJECTIVE This is a review of the master's-level curricula of the fifty-eight America Library Association-accredited library and information science programs and iSchools for evidence of coursework and content related to library instruction. Special emphasis is placed on the schools and programs that also offer coursework in medical or health sciences librarianship. METHODS Fifty-eight school...

Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Narges Salehi, Vahide zare Gavgani. Assistance Professor of Health Information Management, Department of Medical Library and Information Science. School of Health Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of medical science, Tabriz, Iran; Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management (IceHM).School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University ...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the current state of health sciences libraries' provision of culturally competent services to support health professions education and patient care and examined factors associated with cultural competency in relation to library services and professional development. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. Data were collected with a survey questionnaire that...

Azra Daei, Ali Sadeghzadeh Vaighan, Sona Tayebi Imani, Hassan Ashrafi rizi. Ph.D. Student in medical library and information science, Isfahan University of Medical science, Isfahan, Iran; Ph.D. in library and information science, National Library and Archives of Iran; MSc Student in medical library and information science, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Health Informatio...

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Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Hasan Siamian. Associate Professor of Medical Library & Information Science, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management; Department of Medical Library & Information Science, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-Iran; Assistant professor, Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Allie...

This paper reports on an inquiry into the use of metadata, publishing formats, and markup in editormanaged open access journals. It builds on findings from a study of the document architectures of open access journals, conducted through a survey of 265 journal web sites and a qualitative, descriptive analysis of 4 journal web sites. The journals’ choices of publishing formats and the consistenc...