Abstract

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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title>
<jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to examine the value of the MSLS degree in health sciences library settings.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title>
<jats:p>This is a discourse and preliminary analysis supported with research from the literature.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>The value of the MSLS degree in the health sciences library setting is well recognized. Health sciences librarians’ efforts to evaluate and quantify positive impact of services can provide a useful model for the information and library science field.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title>
<jats:p>As this is a preliminary discussion, an exhaustive literature analysis was not undertaken.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title>
<jats:p>A model for empirical-based research, borne out of the health sciences library specialty, can contribute to more effective methods for evaluating general library service and the overall value of the MSLS degree.</jats:p>
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