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 called Key Performance Indicators in Irish Hospital Libraries: Developing Outcome-Based Metrics to Support Advocacy and Service Delivery gives background information.