The purpose of the Value of Library and Information Services in Patient Care Study (referred to the Value Study hereafter) is to understand the value of the health library, information services and the librarian. The Value Study is a partnership of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The percentage of care givers who handled the situation differently, based on the study results:
The library resources used, based on the survey results:
The percentage of changes in patient care, based on the study results:
The adverse events avoided, based on the survey results:
The percentage of information sources rated as important or very important, based on the study results:
Participating sites by region, based on the survey results:
The percentage of the value of the information received, based on the survey results:
Positions held by respondents, based on the survey results:
