Competencias profesionales de los bibliotecarios de ciencias de la salud en el siglo XXI

Resumen

The XXI Century faces librarians with great challenges, as a consequence of the development of new technologies and their incorporation to different scenarios where information takes forms beyond the traditional products and services of a library. The changes that have characterized the transit towards a different paradigm for the scientific information activity are approached. An analysis is made of the need of developing new abilities and knowledge among librarians, as part of a process of informational literacy. The differences between the traditional librarian model and the model of the management librarian are stated, and some of the professional competences librarians should develop to deal with the new functions imposed to them by the information society are established.