Health sciences librarians no longer only find themselves staffing reference desks or building collections. Their activities range from being active participants in health care teams to providing training to the general public. Emerging roles are surfacing in all arenas served by health sciences libraries: educational, clinical, research and administration. Librarians are meeting new skill demands by reeducating both on the job and through traditional coursework. New types of positions are being explored and new partnerships with health care colleagues are being forged