Posted on July 15, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
The June/July 2008 issue of MLA News reports on the 2009 revisions to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The Joint Commission’s Standards Improvement Initiative proposed to “enhance the clarity and objectivity of the standards….” The Knowledge-Based Information standard is now incorporated in standard IM.03.01.01 (that KBI resources are available, current & authoritative) and includes 2 EPs (elements [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2007 by Sandy Swanson
Thomas Hill’s editorial in the October Journal of the Medical Library Association offers advice to hospital librarians on surviving the hard times by proving that the library supports the hospital’s mission. The article is online free through PubMedCentral.
Hill T: Fear, concern, fate and hope: survival of hospital libraries. J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 October; 95(4): [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2007 by Sandy Swanson
I just added The Krafty Librarian to our blogroll. Subtitled “Every medical librarian needs a bag of tricks,” this blog is written by Ohio medical librarian Michele Kraft. Currently under discussion: a search for ways to provide tables of contents electronically to patrons; medical and science Facebook applications; electronic access to hospital libraries.
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