Review of the "Hospital Library Standard"

Document Type : نقد کتاب

Authors
Farideh Movahedi 1
Rasool Nouri 2
Mohammadali Boromand 3
Mohammadreza Hashemian 4
Ali Norouzi 5
Mina Taheri 6
1 Msc,, Information and Knowledge Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Health Information Management, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
3 PhD, Medical Library and Information Science, Head of the Library and Information Resources Department, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Medical Library and Information Science, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Ahvaz, Iran
5 PhD, Medical Library and Information Science, Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
6 Msc, Information Science and Epistemology, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.48305/him.2024.42776.1208
Abstract
Given the special importance that accreditation of hospital libraries has gained in improving the quality of the library and the parent organization among hospital managers and officials, the existence of a localized, codified standard specifically for Iranian hospital libraries is important[1]. Therefore, the book “Hospital Library Standards” was compiled and localized based on national research, taking into account relevant national and international standards, and by providing a framework for setting up, developing, managing, and maintaining hospital libraries and providing and improving library and medical information services to its users and stakeholders in government and private centers in Iran by experts from the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education [2]. Accordingly, the aforementioned book was used as an evaluation tool for hospital libraries at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 1402, but when it was used, the selected evaluators of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were challenged and had different opinions on the interpretation of the book’s contents. Therefore, the authors of this review decided to help resolve the ambiguities in the book by presenting the summarized perceptions of the aforementioned hospital librarians and evaluators.

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