Evaluating clinical librarian services: A systematic review

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-22

  Brettle, Alison ^a   Maden Jenkins, Michelle ^b   Anderson, Lucy ^c   McNally, Rosalind ^d   Pratchett, Tracey ^e   Tancock, Jenny ^e   Thornton, Debra ^f   Webb, Anne ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Bury   (United Kingdom)

^d GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIBRARIANS; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79951495405     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00925.x     Document Type: Review

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