The contributions of library and information services to hospitals and academic health sciences centers: a preliminary taxonomy

This article presents a taxonomy of the contributions of library and information services (LIS) in hospitals and academic health sciences centers. The taxonomy emerges from a study with three objectives: to articulate the value of LIS for hospitals and academic health sciences centers in terms of co...

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Published in:Journal of the Medical Library Association 2002-07, Vol.90 (3), p.276-284
Main Authors: ABELS, Eileen G, COGDILL, Keith W, ZACH, Lisl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Classification - methods
Diffusion of Innovation
Documentation institutions
Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Health
Hospitals
Humans
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information work
Libraries, Hospital - organization & administration
Libraries. Virtual and electronic libraries. Media centers. Documentation centers
Library Services - organization & administration
Medical schools
Medicine
Organizational Innovation
Organizational Objectives
Research and special libraries
Sciences and techniques of general use
United States
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Summary:This article presents a taxonomy of the contributions of library and information services (LIS) in hospitals and academic health sciences centers. The taxonomy emerges from a study with three objectives: to articulate the value of LIS for hospitals and academic health sciences centers in terms of contributions to organizational missions and goals, to identify measures and measurable surrogates associated with each LIS contribution, and to document best practices for communicating the value of LIS to institutional administrators. The preliminary taxonomy of LIS contributions in hospitals and academic health sciences centers is based on a review of the literature, twelve semi-structured interviews with LIS directors and institutional administrators, and a focus group of administrators from five academic, teaching, and nonteaching hospitals. Derived from the balanced scorecard approach, the taxonomy of LIS contributions is organized on the basis of five mission-level concepts and fifteen organizational goals. LIS contributions are included only if they have measurable surrogates. The taxonomy of LIS contributions offers a framework for the collection of both quantitative and qualitative data in support of communicating the value of LIS in hospitals and academic health sciences centers.
ISSN:1536-5050
1558-9439