Career Development Resources for Medical & Vision Science Librarians

For future career aspirations, I am very interested in becoming a medical librarian. Also, I strongly desire to pursue the area of vision science for librarians. The fields of optometry and opthalmology are very interesting and exciting fields because I had the wonderful opportunities to shadow two optometrists.


Career & Networking Resources:

Academy of Health Professions.(2010). Retrieved from wwww.mlanet.org/academy

The Academy of Healht Information Professionals acknowledges the personal investment of time and effort needed for exemplary professional performance and contributions to the profession.

Awards, Grants, and Scholarships.(2010). Retrieved from www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/

This program provides finanical support to health science librarians.


Mentors. (2010). Retrieved from www.mlanet.org/mentor/

Refers library science students interested in the field of medical librarianship to current medical/health science librarians, as mentors to assist students with educational and career goals.


Continuing Education Courses. (2010). Retrieved from
www.mlanet.org/education/

Offers continuing education programs or classes for practicing medical/health sciences librarians, recent graduates, and other interested persons.


Jobs. (2010). Retrieved from www.mlanet.org/jobs/

Posts listings of current job offers in medical/health science librarianship.

National Library of Medicine Extramural Programs Site. (2010). Retrieved from
www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/

Provides grants and fellowships to organizations and individuals interested in applying computers, telecommunication for improving storage, retrieval, and
access to biomedical information.

Facebook Group. (2010). Retrieved from www.facebook.com/MedicalLibraryAssn.

Online social network, allowing colleagues to talk and get information about the profession.

Allied Health Profession-Medical Librarians Part of the Health Care Team. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.healthpronet.org/ahp_month/01_07.html

Highlights the major roles & responsibilities of medical librarians. Offers information on places of employment for medical libarians, in addition to: listings of ALA accredited schools, overall job prospects, types of available positions,and salaries. Also, gives an overview of: featured health professions, HPN Workforce Information Repositories, media resources, meetings & events, advocacy activities,and the Health Professions Network provides information on how students can become members.

Resources for Vision Science Librarians:


Association of Vision Science Librarians. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.lhl.uab.edu/avsl/

International organization consisting of professional librarians, whose collections and services include vision.


Eye Resources on the Inernet. (2000). Retrieved from http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/dept/websites/eyeres.htm

Contains extensive listings of associations, memberships, and societies for vision and eye health for librarians.


Schaeffer-Young, J. (2000). Standards for vision science librarians.
Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 88(3), 234-238. Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC35231/


Discusses a general overview of staffing levels, services, budgets, and technologies
that should be provided by libraries specializing in vision science.