Library or iSchool Involvement in Health-Related Informatics Education

Objective: An underexplored area in Library and Information Science (LIS) is the development of educational offerings partnerships Health-Related Informatics (HRI) (e.g., bioinformatics, clinical informatics, health informatics). The purpose this study to identify which disciplines are collaborating HRI education how developed. Methods: This was conducted two parts: a website review survey. Seventy-seven North American ALA-accredited iSchool member websites were searched between November 2019-March 2020 for HRI-related academic units involved. Two hundred sixteen individuals involved LIS and/or contacted 40-question survey that included: their roles responsibilities regarding education; alignment with strategic plans or competencies; also asked those who not currently partnering factors influenced circumstances. Results: 352 existed within programs. A total 38 (17.5%) responded For almost two-thirds these, there no indication partnership (213/352, 60.5%). involvement just under one-third all (111/352, 31%). “Health healthcare” informatics (35) “biomedical bioinformatics” most common types offered from Conclusions: Opportunities exist programs form will provide richer students sciences librarians.