title: Research support in an academic medical center.
abstract: In 2003, the Prior Health Sciences Library (Prior Library) at The Ohio State University (OSU) explored the possibility of providing specialized support to biomedical, nursing, and allied health researchers by adding a research librarian position. The decision came about after the Medical Library Association (MLA) investigated how libraries could provide enhanced support to medical researchers. This article describes how the research librarian position was developed and how it continues to evolve.
authors.affiliation: John A. Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. cheek.27@osu.edu
authors.forename: Fern M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Cheek
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D004496:Education, Continuing; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D016245:Librarians; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009820:Ohio; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D024382:Professional Role; D012109:Research Support as Topic