J Med Libr Assoc. 2021 Oct 1;109(4):618-623. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2021.1138.
Within many institutions, there are debates over whether medical librarians should be classified as faculty or professional staff, a distinction that may have considerable effect on the perception of librarians within their local institutions. This study is a pilot exploration of how faculty status may affect the professional experiences of academic medical librarians within their local institutions.
Surveys were sent to 209 medical librarians listed as having some instructional function at Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical institutions in the United States. Survey responses were captured using Qualtrics survey tool and analyzed for frequencies and associations using SPSS version 27.
Sixty-four medical librarians at academic medical institutions completed the survey developed for this study. Of the respondents, 60.9% indicated that librarians at their institution have faculty status, while 71.9% believe that librarians at their institution should have faculty status. Ninety percent of librarians with faculty status reported that they are expected to generate scholarly materials, compared to 28% of those without faculty status.
Many medical libraries offer faculty status to librarians. While many medical librarians are active in instruction, research, and other activities normally associated with faculty status, it is not clear if faculty status impacts how librarians are perceived by other health care workers within their institutions.
在许多机构中，存在着关于医学图书馆员应归类为教职员工还是专业人员的争论，这种区别可能对其在当地机构中的形象产生重大影响。本研究初步探讨了教职员工身份如何影响学术医学图书馆员在其所在机构中的专业经历。
向在美国医学教育联络委员会（LCME）认证的医疗机构中被列为具有一定教学职能的 209 名医学图书馆员发送了调查。使用 Qualtrics 调查工具收集调查回复，并使用 SPSS 版本 27 对其进行频率和关联分析。
64 名在学术医疗机构工作的医学图书馆员完成了这项研究的调查问卷。在受访者中，60.9%表示他们所在机构的图书馆员具有教职员工身份，而 71.9%认为他们所在机构的图书馆员应该具有教职员工身份。有教职员工身份的图书馆员中有 90%表示他们需要产生学术材料，而没有教职员工身份的图书馆员中只有 28%需要这样做。
许多医学图书馆为图书馆员提供教职员工身份。虽然许多医学图书馆员积极参与教学、研究和其他通常与教职员工身份相关的活动，但教职员工身份是否会影响他们在机构内其他医疗工作者中的形象还不清楚。
