Focused Library Instruction for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Respiratory Care Students and Faculty: Library Instruction in Allied Health

Abstract

The integration of librarians into allied health programs presents many exciting opportunities for collaboration. This column will describe how a library instruction program is integrated into the occupational therapy, respiratory care, and physical therapy curricula at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The allied health faculty have welcomed and recognized the librarians’ expertise in teaching evidence-based practice and library research skills.

KEYWORDS:

• Allied health
• curriculum
• evidence-based practice
• library instruction
• occupational therapy
• physical therapy
• respiratory therapy

Notes

Comments and suggestions should be sent to the Column Editors: Toni Hoberecht ([email protected]) and Kimberly Pullen ([email protected]).

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Christine S. Gaspard

Christine S. Gaspard, MSLS ([email protected]) is Head of Access Services and Interlibrary Loan

Katherine A. Prentice

Katherine A. Prentice, MSIS, AHIP ([email protected]) is Head of Education and Information Services; both at Briscoe Library (MSC 7940), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229.