Medical Library Tech Trends 2007

Why a medical librarian tech list?

ALA’s technology arm LITA has been watching trends for years (http://litablog.org/category/top-technology-trends/) and there are numerous trade magazines that annually produce technology watch lists. These lists, while useful, do not always speak to the needs or concerns of medical librarianship. Recently I began to wonder, what do medical librarians think are the top technologies confronting our profession and how might this differ from other lists . My primary intent is expose emerging technologies and to hopefully start a conversation within the medical library community about these technologies, our future, and the impact on the profession.

I asked three technology minded professionals try a little experiment with me. Wallace McLendon, Gabe Rios, and Michelle Kraft are medical librarians who do great things with technology. I asked each to come up with a list technologies that are impacting our profession. I asked for around ten items, there were no constraints, and each person worked independently.

You can comment, disagree, or post  your technology list.  To post your list send me an email at bart@virginia.edu

Bart Ragon