Disaster Information Specialist Pilot Project: NLM/DIMRC.
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چکیده
Medical librarians have often been overlooked as important contributors to hospital disaster preparedness. Recognizing the importance of medical libraries and their potential in disaster planning and management, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC), formed a pilot Disaster Information Specialist Project. This paper describes the preliminary activities of Bishopric Medical Library's Director, Patricia Reynolds, at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, as a disaster information specialist in the hospital's disaster planning and preparedness.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical reference services quarterly
دوره 29 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010