Bibliotecário tradicional e bibliotecário clínico: convergências para o desenvolvimento profissional

OBJECTIVES: map the competences that compose the traditional librarian of the health area and the man competences for the clinical librarian, so that converge, for a profile of the clinical librarian in Brazil. METHOD: considering there is no practice of Clinical Librarianship in our country, this research was developed by a thorough revision of the literature in national and international data bases and a document research for compeling the main characteristics and abilities, present in the information professional librarian who works with health information in Brazil; such as identify the main characteristics and abilities of the clinical librarians in countries where is practice is established. RESULTS: the competences required for Brazilian librarians, who work in the health area, are not specific according to the terminologies and other features of the area they work in; what reflects in their job performance. In spite of that, the competences required for clinical librarian characterize a pro-active professional who is able to provide information that can encourage decisions in the clinical environment. CONCLUSION: Brazilian librarians could adapt the characteristics present in clinical librarian in their job routines, however, the ideal thing should be the implantation of a Clinical Librarianship program in Brazil