Information technology and changing role models in German libraries: The example of OPEN-CAM

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作者
Raak, Christa K. [1 ]
Unger, Sebastian [2 ]
Martin, David D. [1 ]
Ostermann, Thomas [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Witten Herdecke Univ, Inst Integrat Med, Herdecke, Germany
[2] Witten Herdecke Univ, Dept Psychol & Psychotherapy, Herdecke, Germany
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关键词
bibliographic databases; Europe; western; information and communication technologies (ICTs); libraries; health care; COMPLEMENTARY;
D O I
10.1111/hir.12514
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
Germany has a long tradition of health libraries. From their origin in monasteries, they became centres of knowledge and education. In modern times, this tradition has been continued by the Central Library of Medicine. In addition, as a specialty in Germany, special collection areas and special libraries that focus on one topic were established. Those services were transformed to specialized information services and portals as part of the digital transformation process. One of such projects is OPEN-CAM, which provides literature on integrative medicine in a specialist library and hosts the literature database CAMbase. Based on this example, we show how digital transformation has influenced the library landscape and its structures in Germany.
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页码:436 / 439
页数:4
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