Do Health Sciences Libraries and Librarians Have an Impact on the Cost of Health Care and Research? A Systematic Review

Authors

Margaret E. Henderson, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Janet A. Crum, Northern Arizona University
Kathy J. Fatkin, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
Marie-Marthe Gagnon, Maisonneuve Rosemont
Tony Nguyen, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region
Madeleine Taylor, St. Joseph's Healthcare System
Mark Vrabel, Oncology Nursing Society

Document Type

Presentation

Original Presentation Date

2015

Comments

Poster presented at Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association, Austin, TX, 2015.

Date of Submission

July 2015

Abstract

Objectives: The team worked on a systematic review to answer the question: Do health sciences libraries and librarians have any measurable (statistically significant) positive impacts on consumer health, the outcomes of medical care, the productivity of biomedical researchers, and the knowledge obtained by graduates of biomedical and health sciences training programs, and at what total cost?

Methods: The team used a Google site to collaborate on the review. A spreadsheet was used to brainstorm keywords and list suggestions for subject headings. Databases searched included: PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, ERIC, LISTA, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. The team searched grey literature and conducted a citation search, and hand searched bibliographies and journal contents. Although the team preferred to use only research reports, the main inclusion criteria was articles that mentioned the cost factor of the library or librarian impact.

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Authors hold copyright.

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VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations