U.S.-based marketing agency Boston Digital recently reported on how American hospitals are competing to become consumers’ go-to for digital health information. “When analyzing the digital performance of America’s top 20 hospitals, it’s clear that the healthcare providers who offer their online users a comprehensive, original library of health topics like diseases and conditions are winning Read More…
Category: Health Libraries
Retail Value Calculator Developed by National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Thank you to my SLA colleagues for bringing this tool to my attention. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine has developed a tool to calculate the value of a medical library to it’s institution. The calculator uses a “replacement value” methodology, where the retail cost to replace the librarian and the materials in your Read More…
Worth Every Cent and More: An independent assessment of the return on investment of health libraries in Australia (2013)
This study was commissioned by Health Libraries Inc and Health Libraries Australia, a national group of the Australian Library and Information Association. The study was conducted by SGS Economic and Planning in 2013. Snippet: The partners commissioned award-winning firm SGS Economics and Planning to survey health libraries across the nation and from this to assess Read More…