Further Reflective Conversations: Medical Library Usage in the Context of Career Transition

Wheeler, Alex, Zakeri, Simon and Matthews, David (2024) Further Reflective Conversations: Medical Library Usage in the Context of Career Transition. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 24 (4). pp. 294-304. ISSN 1532-3269

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Abstract

This article is a literature driven reflection about a radiologist’s experience of using health libraries in England’s National Health Service, as a consultant after returning from a Clinical Fellowship in New Zealand. It is a collaboration between a Consultant Interventional Radiologist and two Academic Librarians. It attempts to reflect on the lived experience of the radiologist and locate that experience within the wider Library and Information Science (LIS) context. Findings include new suggestions about how librarians can support staff in career transition and apply their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic to forge pragmatic relationships within the health care community.