Objective: This study assessed health sciences librarians' attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration using the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS) and gathered information on their involvement with interprofessional activities. Methods: The authors sent a survey to librarians in the Medical Library Association's (MLA's) Interprofessional Education Special Interest Group and Research Section consisting of the IEPS and questions about their prior and current experiences with interprofessional practice and education (IPE). We compared mean IEPS scores between each MLA group and several other demographic factors to assess differences in attitudes. We also compared librarians' IEPS scores with those of previously published health professional students' IEPS scores and thematically analyzed two open-ended questions. Results: Health sciences librarians' scores on the IEPS indicated positive attitudes toward IPE. There were no statistically significant differences between any group. Health sciences librarians' mean IEPS score was similar to the mean score of health professions students from a prior study. The most commonly reported interprofessional activity was teaching or facilitating learning activities for health professions students; fewer served on committees or engaged in non-curricular activities such as grand rounds and book clubs. Conclusion: Health sciences librarians in this study reported positive attitudes toward IPE, in line with the majority of other previously studied health professionals. Years of experience, previous health professional careers, and experience supporting IPE as a librarian had little bearing on the responses to the survey. This suggests that health sciences librarians have positive attitudes toward IPE, regardless of whether they directly support IPE programs or participate in interprofessional activities.

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探索健康科学图书馆员的跨专业合作和态度。

目的：本研究使用跨学科教育感知量表 (IEPS) 评估健康科学图书馆员对跨专业合作的态度，并收集有关他们参与跨专业活动的信息。方法：作者向医学图书馆协会 (MLA) 的跨专业教育特别兴趣小组和研究部门的图书馆员发送了一项调查，该小组由 IEPS 组成，并询问他们之前和当前在跨专业实践和教育 (IPE) 方面的经验。我们比较了每个 MLA 组和其他几个人口统计因素之间的平均 IEPS 分数，以评估态度的差异。我们还将图书馆员的 IEPS 分数与之前发表的健康专业学生的分数进行了比较。IEPS 分数和主题分析了两个开放式问题。结果：健康科学图书馆员在 IEPS 上的得分表明他们对 IPE 持积极态度。任何组之间没有统计学上的显着差异。健康科学图书馆员的平均 IEPS 分数与先前研究的健康专业学生的平均分数相似。最常报告的跨专业活动是为卫生专业学生教授或促进学习活动；较少在委员会任职或从事非课程活动，如大巡演和读书俱乐部。结论：本研究中的健康科学图书馆员报告了对 IPE 的积极态度，与之前研究的大多数其他健康专业人士一致。多年的经验，以前的健康专业职业，作为图书馆员支持 IPE 的经验对调查的回答影响不大。这表明健康科学图书馆员对 IPE 持积极态度，无论他们是直接支持 IPE 项目还是参与跨专业活动。