Journal of Korean Medical Library Association
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의학도서관 이용자 서비스를 위한 의학사서 교육프로그램 비교 및 분석: MLA 및 KMLA를 중심으로

이혜영1,*
Hey-Young Rhee1,*
1동덕여자대학교 문헌정보학과
1Division of Library and Information Science, Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
*Corresponding author: Hey-Young Rhee, Division of Library and Information Science, Dongduk Women’s University, 60 Hwarang-ro 13-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02748, Korea Tel: 82-2-940-4456, Fax: 82-2-940-4450, E-mail: jonju@dongduk.ac.kr

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Received: Nov 29, 2023; Revised: Dec 18, 2023; Accepted: Dec 27, 2023

Published Online: Dec 30, 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to suggest ways to improve medical librarians’ educational programs to improve domestic medical library user services. To this end, the role of medical librarians was investigated, and the education areas were itemized, and then the MLA in the US and the KMLA in Korea were compared and analyzed. As a result, the improvement points for medical librarian education programs in Korea are: First, expansion of certification programs that select various types of education programs, education areas, education contents, and specialized fields, collaboration programs with related institutions, and education programs that advocate the value of KMLA are required. Second, there is a need for various educational programs in the current educational areas, such as ‘research support service’ and ‘education/education design/consultation’. In particular, it is necessary to provide ‘consumer health information service’ and ‘disaster information service’ for which there is no education at all. In addition, it is necessary to precede the establishment of regulations on the domestic medical librarian education curriculum for the education of various ‘information services in the field related to medicine’. Third, it is necessary to provide online education contents for librarians who have difficulty participating in face-to-face education.

Keywords: KMLA; Medical Librarian; Medical Librarian’s Roles; Medical Library; MLA