Special Libraries–Health
Source: Rocky Mountain News
Why Do We Need Librarians? Isn’t It All Electronic?
The article reports that the Denver Health Medical Center is likely to close its library and fire its librarians in about a month. I don’t need to make the case about the value of a library professional. If you do need some, Lynne Fox, president-elect of the Colorado Council of Medical Librarians shares her thoughts about the situation. What I want to highlight from this article is the following, “Chief Executive Officer Patricia Gabow would not confirm the closure. But she said that because of the availability of electronic journals, closing the library, which has been under discussion for some time, is likely.” Unfortunately, this is the belief that many people (the ones that pay the bills) have about the need for info professionals. Why pay someone? It’s all electronic and just a click away. Oy!

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