Showing posts with label Clinical Librarianship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clinical Librarianship. Show all posts

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Snapshot of Clinical Librarians in the UK

Source: Health Information & Libraries Journal
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Date of publication: 11th October 2009
In a nutshell: This article aims to provide a snapshot of current Clinical Librarian services in the UK, examining their background, education, training experience, roles and responsibilities. The study also highlights similarities and differences amongst the professionals and provide evidence for a baseline of skills and activities for the CL role.
Length of publication: 10 pages

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

What do clinicians want from us? An evaluation of a clinical librarian service

Source: Health Information & Libraries Journal
Year of publication: 2006
Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: The Clinical Librarian (CL) Service at Brighton was established in 2003 with the aim of providing high-quality evidence to designated teams and fostering an evidence-based culture.

Some important notes: What do clinicians want from us? An evaluation of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust clinical librarian service and its implications for developing futureworking patterns
By Amanda Brookman, Alan Lovell, Flis Henwood & Judy Lehmann
Health Information & Libraries Journal
Volume 23 Issue s1, Pages 10 - 21
Published Online: 8 Dec 2006

Link here for more information: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00674.x
Further dissemination: Please pass this information on to any colleagues within the Trust to whom it may be of interest.
Post created by: Victoria Kirk

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Clinical librarian programs may lead to information behaviour change

Study on the benefits of a clinical librarian service in North Wales.
The full text of this paper is available, together with an evidence summary.

The objective of the paper was to assess whether the North Wales Clinical Librarian service changed the information behaviour of team clinicians. Researchers worked with doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and clinical librarians based in North Wales to identify:
*which services were usedeffects of training on search behaviour
*the benefits for clinical governance
*whether confidence levels increased

Although not conclusive, the study did find that working with a clinical librarian did improve searching behaviour of clinicians.
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Source: National Library for Health Document of the Week