2026/06/03 by Bryn Murphy, Emily C. Adydan · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Health Professions · Medicine · #Academic Writing and Publishing #Health Sciences Research and Education #Health and Medical Research Impacts
paper · pdf · doi:10.33178/hslj.2.1.7
openalex publication_date 2026/06/03 · openalex created_date 2026/06/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
This article describes a scaffolded training model developed to prepare early-career health sciences librarians to provide systematic and scoping review services. Two librarians, one in their first year and one in their second year of professional practice, participated in a one-year training process prior to joining the library review services team. The model combined formal external specialization activities, including online courses and webinars, with an internal mentoring framework emphasizing supervised practice searches, consultation observations, and feedback from colleagues. Progression through the scaffold was individualized and based on demonstrated competencies. By the conclusion of the training period, both librarians reported increased confidence in conducting review consultations, refining research questions, and developing complex search strategies. Formalizing similar models may support sustainable review services and workforce development in academic health sciences libraries.