A Novel Partnership Between Physicians and Medical Librarians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Medical reference services quarterly Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 48 - 55
• Main Authors: Charney, Rachel L., Spencer, Angela, Tao, Donghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Collaboration; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; Emergency preparedness; Female; Health administration; healthcare providers; healthcare system; Humans; Interprofessional Relations; Librarians; Librarians - psychology; Librarians - statistics & numerical data; Libraries, Digital - organization & administration; Libraries, Medical - organization & administration; Libraries, Medical - statistics & numerical data; Male; medical librarians; Medical libraries; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Physicians; Physicians - psychology; Physicians - statistics & numerical data; SARS-CoV-2; healthcare providers; medical librarians; COVID-19 pandemic; healthcare system; Collaboration
• ISSN: 0276-3869; 1540-9597
• DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2021.1873617

An ongoing collaboration between physicians and librarians provided critical information during the COVID-19 pandemic. A development team, which consisted of the hospital and medical school disaster preparedness medical director, the medical library director, professional librarians, and the Departments of IT and Marketing in a multi-state healthcare system worked together to develop a shared website to distribute and curate timely resources during COVID-19. The initial impacts of this collaboration and the website show the benefits of this novel partnership.