# Medical librarians remain unfamiliar to many Americans

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/medical-librarians-remain-unfamiliar-to-many-americans/

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 14 to 20, 2025, 54% of Americans said they were not aware that medical librarians exist.

About one in five said they have access to medical librarians for help finding reliable health information (19%), while 16% said they do not and 12% were not sure.

## Topline

Do you have access to medical librarians for help with finding reliable health information?

54% of Americans were not aware that medical librarians exist.

- I was not aware that there are such librarians as medical librarians.: 54.0%
- Yes: 18.6%
- No: 15.7%
- Not sure: 11.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#access-to-medical-librarians](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#access-to-medical-librarians)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#access-to-medical-librarians](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#access-to-medical-librarians)