The Medical Library Association Benchmarking Network: results.
OBJECTIVE: This article presents some limited results from the Medical Library Association (MLA) Benchmarking Network survey conducted in 2002. Other uses of the data are also presented. METHODS: After several years of development and testing, a Web-based survey opened for data input in December 200...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 94; no. 2; pp. 118 - 130 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Apr2006
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106364352&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106364352 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15365050 PI8 jtl: Journal of the Medical Library Association issn: 15365050 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2006 vid: 94 iid: 2 pid: 60406 pub: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 106364352 106364352 2009191018 NLM16636703 106364352 ppf: 118 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Medical Library Association Benchmarking Network: results. aug: au: Dudden RF Corcoran K Kaplan J Magouirk J Rand DC Smith BT affil: Gerald Tucker Memorial Medical Library, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street Denver, Colorado 80206, USA. duddenr@njc.org sug: subj: Benchmarking Libraries, Health Sciences Data Analysis, Statistical Descriptive Statistics Hospitals Library Services Statistics Human ab: OBJECTIVE: This article presents some limited results from the Medical Library Association (MLA) Benchmarking Network survey conducted in 2002. Other uses of the data are also presented. METHODS: After several years of development and testing, a Web-based survey opened for data input in December 2001. Three hundred eighty-five MLA members entered data on the size of their institutions and the activities of their libraries. The data from 344 hospital libraries were edited and selected for reporting in aggregate tables and on an interactive site in the Members-Only area of MLANET. The data represent a 16% to 23% return rate and have a 95% confidence level. RESULTS: Specific questions can be answered using the reports. The data can be used to review internal processes, perform outcomes benchmarking, retest a hypothesis, refute a previous survey findings, or develop library standards. The data can be used to compare to current surveys or look for trends by comparing the data to past surveys. CONCLUSIONS: The impact of this project on MLA will reach into areas of research and advocacy. The data will be useful in the everyday working of small health sciences libraries as well as provide concrete data on the current practices of health sciences libraries. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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