Effects of librarian-provided services in healthcare settings: a systematic review.
Laure PerrierAnn FarrellA Patricia AyalaDavid LightfootTim KennyEllen AaronsonNancy AlleeTara J BrighamElizabeth ConnorTeodora ConstantinescuJoanne MuellenbachHelen-Ann Brown EpsteinArdis WeissPublished in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA (2014)
Librarian-provided services directed to participants in training programs (eg, students, residents) improve skills in searching the literature to facilitate the integration of research evidence into clinical decision-making. Services provided to clinicians were shown to be effective in saving time for health professionals and providing relevant information for decision-making. Two studies indicated patient length of stay was reduced when clinicians requested literature searches related to a patient's case.