title: International Trends in Health Science Librarianship Part 18: The Middle East (Iran, Qatar and Turkey).
abstract: This is the 18th in a series of articles exploring international trends in health science librarianship in the 21st century. The focus of the present issue is the Middle East (Iran, Qatar and Turkey). The next feature column will investigate trends in the Balkan States JM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences No. 6, Shahid Yasami St., Vali-e-Asr St., Tehran, Iran. kzeraatkar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kimia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zeraatkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences No. 6, Shahid Yasami St., Vali-e-Asr St., Tehran, Iran. ayatollahi.h@iums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Haleh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayatollahi
authors.affiliation: Sidra Medical & Research Center, 1st Floor, Al Nasr Tower, PO Box 26999, Doha, Qatar. thavlin@sidra.org.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Havlin
authors.affiliation: Sidra Medical & Research Center, 1st Floor, Al Nasr Tower, PO Box 26999, Doha, Qatar. kneves@sidra.org.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Education Science, Istanbul, Turkey. mesra.sendir@stu.bahcesehir.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Mesra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Şendir
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D020407:Internet; D007492:Iran; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D007998:Library Science / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D011780:Qatar; D014421:Turkey
keywords: case studies; comparative study; health science; librarianship; library and information professionals; middle east; national strategies