What is the Value and Impact Toolkit?

This tool is designed to help you choose an approach to demonstrate the value or impact of your knowledge and library service.

This tool is designed to help you choose an approach to demonstrate the value or impact of your knowledge and library service.

Compiled by Professor Alison Brettle at the University of Salford.

It is based on a number of literature reviews and readings of key articles and complements the Making Alignment a Priority (MAP) Toolkit.

Value

Value is defined as the importance that stakeholders attach to knowledge and library services. It relates to the perception of actual or potential benefit.

Impact

Impact is part of value. It is seen as the difference or change in an individual or group resulting from their contact with library services.

Developing the toolkit

A National Approach to Capturing the Value and Impact of Health Libraries (presented at European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) 2017) explains the development of the toolkit and highlights how some of the tools can be used. 

Contact the Knowledge for Healthcare team for the presentation in an accessible format.