Creating our own pathway

In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course, to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not, explain why. You may also combine a “should/should not” approach if you would like to argue both sides. NNLM will feature responses from different participants over the coming weeks. Written by: Kristin Whitehair, Director of Library Services, St. Luke’s Health System During the rise of evidence-based medicine, there was a clear link to the health sciences library.  With evidence, usually as published in the literature, creating the foundation of practice, the library was a natural partner for clinicians, researchers, administrators, and students. Now with the growth of big data and data science, we are seeing a similar transition.  Organizations are devoting significant resources and energy to data science initiatives.  The potential of data science appears huge, and largely untapped.  The potential of data science has mostly focused on health research.  However, data science can also look internally within the organization, especially for larger health systems.  For example, retail corporations study online customer behavior, product offerings, and facility design.  This same potential holds true for the healt...
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