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PubMed1978

An SDILINE profile oriented to patient care.

Hospital physicians naturally require current medical information in order to treat their patients. An objectively obtained SDILINE storesearch was devised to obtain this information. A rank-ordered list of hospital discharge diagnoses, coded with ICDA terms, was translated into MeSH. The top two Bradford zones of journals defined as useful at the University of Missouri--Kansas City were ANDed to these MeSH terms. Citations retrieved from the storesearch are input into an in-house computerized data base. The method can be easily used by other medical or hospital libraries without access to computers.

Hospitals, Teaching↗
PubMed2006

[Nursing professionals' reading habits; a study in a hospital in Granada].

In all the hospital library standards, as well as in the existing Accreditation Norms for hospitals, a section is included which cites the distinct professionals who work at the institution which the library services must attend to provide for their scientific information needs. Among the sanitary collectives, nursing professionals are explicitly listed. Nonetheless, since the creation of hospital library services in Spain, many librarians have noticed that the nursing professionals, which compose the most numerous group in a hospital, have a very low library visitation rate in relationship to other collectives such as doctors in particular. Desiring to have objective data regarding library use, and not merely perceptions, the authors planned out a study in a large, 1.200 bed, hospital where more than 1.000 professionals comprise the nursing staff. The authors wanted to verify the nursing staff's needs for scientific information, their habits regarding their scientific information needs, and the possible difficulties which they encounter trying to acquire this type of information; furthermore, the authors wanted to know the nursing professionals' attitude towards this issue.

Habits↗
PubMed1971

An investigation of the educational needs of health sciences library manpower. 3. Manpower supply and demand in health sciences libraries.

An investigation of the manpower requirements of health sciences libraries and of educational programs appropriate to these manpower needs was begun in March 1968. To date, 4,727 libraries have been identified as being used by 14,000 health sciences institutions and programs. Of this total, 2,628 are hospital libraries; 1,328 are health sciences libraries and collections located outside of hospitals; and 771 are academic or public libraries. Within these libraries some 14,938 persons are directly involved, either full- or part-time, in the delivery of health sciences library services. Of the total work force, 5,861 persons are employed in hospital libraries and 9,077 are employed in health sciences libraries and collections. The ratio between professional and nonprofessional employees is 1:2; professional and nonprofessional status was assigned by the chief librarian. Survey data indicate a 7 percent manpower shortage in positions classified as professional, and a 3 percent shortage in positions classified as nonprofessional.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1998

Fifty years of patients' libraries.

This article uses a thematic approach to describe 50 years of hospital libraries for patients under the National Health Service. The strengths and weaknesses of the patients' library movement in the United Kingdom are discussed, followed by a number of recommendations for future opportunities in this field.

Evaluation Studies as Topic↗
PubMed1991

The liability of the hospital librarian. Why you need a professional medical librarian.

Would you hire a cashier instead of a qualified accountant to manage your hospital's financial department? Certainly not--the stakes are too high. The same test holds for your hospital library: Besides running the risk of possible liability and embarrassment for your hospital, hiring an untrained person to manage your library would not serve the best interests of your medical staff and--most importantly--your patients.

Databases, Bibliographic↗
PubMed1995

From apartheid to integration: the role of the Witwatersrand Medical library in health care services in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Adapting to change is always difficult; all the more so when changes in the administrative structure of health care are part of a national political transformation toward democracy. As South Africa moves from apartheid to integration in its health services, the Witwatersrand Medical Library (WML) will have to adopt innovative strategies to cope with increasing demands on its resources by sub-Saharan African medical libraries and with expected decreases in state funding for health and education. WML also will have to address the lack of hospital library services in the Johannesburg region by expanding its academic branches at University of the Witwatersrand Medical School's teaching hospitals to serve both hospital and academic health care staff. This article discusses these challenges in the context of rapidly changing academic health care services in Johannesburg.

Health Policy↗
PubMed1996

Health sciences library building projects: 1995 survey.

The Medical Library Association's fifth annual survey of recent health sciences library building projects identified twenty-five libraries planning, expanding, or constructing new library facilities. None of the fifteen new library projects are free standing structures; however, several occupy a major portion of the project space. Ten projects involve renovation of or addition to existing space. Information regarding size, cost of project, type of construction, completion date, and other factual data was provided for twelve projects. The remaining identified projects are in pre-design or early-design stages, or are awaiting funding approval. Library building projects for three hospital libraries, three academic medical libraries, and an association library are described. Each illustrates how considerations of economics and technology are changing the traditional library model from a centrally stored information depository housing a wide range of information under one roof where users come to the information, into an electronic model gradually shifting from investment in the physical presence of resources to investment in creating work space for creditible information specialists who help in-house and distanced users to obtain information electronically from any place and at any time. This new model includes a highly skilled library team to manage, filter, and package the information to users trained by these resident experts.

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PubMed1999

IAIMS and JCAHO: implications for hospital librarians. Integrated Academic Information Management Systems. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The roles of hospital librarians have evolved from keeping print materials to serving as a focal point for information services and structures within the hospital. Concepts that emerged from the Integrated Academic Information Management Systems (IAIMS) as described in the Matheson Report and the 1994 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards have combined to propel hospital libraries into many new roles and functions. This paper will review the relationship of the two frameworks, provide a view of their commonalities, and establish the advantages of both for hospital librarianship as a profession.

Humans↗