Irish hospital library tool

A simple tool to give knowledge and library services measure their contribution to their organisation's strategic objectives.

It was developed by Michelle Dalton and administered through an online survey to a small sample.

The irish hospital library tool comprises of 1 question:

"How did the information provided by the library help?" (Tick all that apply)

• it influenced my decision on patient care/practice/policy 
• it enabled my patient to leave hospital sooner 
• it saved me time 
• it prevented referral to another department 
• it reduced errors/risk in my practice 
• no effect/impact 

The tool could be supplemented with qualitative data from interviews. 

This journal article gives background information.