Assessment of Library Services at Top-Performing Pediatric Hospitals in the Southeast United States

Abstract

The authors compare and contrast the structure and function of librarians and library services using a convenience sample online survey of pediatric hospitals in the Southeast based on the rankings from the Regional U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals and Magnet status. This approach is intended to determine how librarians and library services at hospitals that are recognized by the above programs differ from those that are not recognized.

Keywords:

• Accreditation
• hospital librarianship
• library services
• standards

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Funding

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Notes on contributors

Christine Willis

Christine Willis, MLIS, AHIP ([email protected]) is a Clinical Librarian at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta @ Egleston in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Kate Daniels

Kate Daniels, MLIS, AHIP ([email protected]) is a Clinical Librarian at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta @ Scottish Rite in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.