March 2025 Monthly Literature Search – Medical Libraries Save You Time
This month’s literature search is on medical libraries and how they save medical staff’s time.
The library highlights key resources and peer-reviewed articles below.
Podcast
The future of medical libraries: Evolving roles in research, education and clinical support. (October 20, 2024). Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 9 January 2025, from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/podcasts/meded-thread/the-future-of-medical-libraries-evolving-roles-in-research-education-and-clinical-support
Full-text articles
Stephenson, P. L., Poletti, E. J., & Clark, N. A. (2024). Library value studies in Veterans Health Administration hospitals, 2010–2023. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 43(4), 316–325. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2024.2408990
Siemensma, G., Griffith, A., Anderson, A., & Smith, A. (2024). Time to set a standard for the standards: Health libraries provide crucial support for Australian medical training programs. Medical Journal of Australia, 220(11), 544–545. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52303
Jones, Glynis (2024). ALIA Health Libraries Australia (HLA) statement on hospital libraries in Australia (CC NB-NC-SA). https://hla.alia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HLA-Statement-on-Hospital-Libraries-in-Australia-20241009.pdf
The medical library: A hospital’s most underappreciated asset. (2023, September 6). Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. https://www.psqh.com/analysis/the-medical-library-a-hospitals-most-underappreciated-asset/
Hanell, F., & Ahlryd, S. (2023). Information work of hospital librarians: Making the invisible visible. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 55(1), 70–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006211063202
Edwards, C., Gilroy, D., & Mallender, J. (2022). Evidence searches undertaken by knowledge and library specialists save the time of health care professionals and produce an economic benefit to the NHS in England. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 22(4), 284–298. https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2022.2124772
Siemensma, G., Clayworth, C., & Pitman, M. (2022). Impact of a hospital library service at a regional health service in Australia. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 22(4), 271–283. https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2022.2124796
Rhue, D. J. (2022). Hospital libraries: Past, present and future. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 41(3), 296–303. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2022.2097850
Siemensma, G., & Clayworth, C. (2021). Analysis of a hospital librarian mediated literature search service at a regional health service in Australia. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 21(1), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2021.1860447
Carlson, R., & Towner Wright, S. (2021). Essential services of clinical librarians in academic and health care settings: A cross-sectional study. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 40(2), 168–187. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2021.1912570
Ritchie, A., Gilbert, C., Gaca, M., Siemensma, G., & Taylor, J. (2020). Hospital librarians’ contributions to health services’ accreditation: An account of the health libraries for the National Safety and Quality in Health Services Standards (HeLiNS) research project, 2016-18. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 69(2), 215–245. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2020.1736791
Taylor, M. V., & Stephenson, P. L. (2018). Demonstrating value in federal medical center libraries. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 37(4), 403–412. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2018.1514914
Ritchie, A., Gaca, M., Siemensma, G., Taylor, J., & Gilbert, C. (2018). Australian Health Libraries’ contributions to hospital accreditation: Results of a national research project. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28460.72322
Brettle, A., Maden, M., & Payne, C. (2016). The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 33(2), 100–120. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12136
Peterson, M., Harris, L., & Siemensma, G. (2015). The clinical and economic value of health libraries in patient care. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 10(2), 65–67. https://acthealthlibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=heh&AN=109950824&site=ehost-live
Perrier, L., Farrell, A., Ayala, A. P., Lightfoot, D., Kenny, T., Aaronson, E., Allee, N., Brigham, T., Connor, E., Constantinescu, T., Muellenbach, J., Epstein, H.-A. B., & Weiss, A. (2014). Effects of librarian-provided services in healthcare settings: A systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 21(6), 1118–1124. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002825
Marshall, J. G., Sollenberger, J., Easterby-Gannett, S., Morgan, L. K., Klem, M. L., Cavanaugh, S. K., Oliver, K. B., Thompson, C. A., Romanosky, N., & Hunter, S. (2013). The value of library and information services in patient care: Results of a multisite study. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 101(1), 38–46. https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.101.1.007
Sollenberger, J. F., & Holloway, R. G. (2013). The evolving role and value of libraries and librarians in health care. JAMA, 310(12), 1231. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.277050
Brettle, A., Maden-Jenkins, M., Anderson, L., McNally, R., Pratchett, T., Tancock, J., Thornton, D., & Webb, A. (2011). Evaluating clinical librarian services: A systematic review: Evaluating clinical librarian services. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 28(1), 3–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00925.x
McGowan, J., Hogg, W., Campbell, C., & Rowan, M. (2008). Just-In-Time information improved decision-making in primary care: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 3(11), e3785. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003785
Weightman, A. L., & Williamson, J. (2005). The value and impact of information provided through library services for patient care: A systematic review. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 22(1), 4–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2005.00549.x