Open AccessA post-merger hospital library collection survey and data analysis indicated better resource allocation and user satisfaction
Author(s) -
Alexandra Davis,
Risa Shorr,
Kaitryn Campbell,
Jessie McGowan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of the canadian health libraries association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.159
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1708-6892
DOI - 10.5596/c04-012
Subject(s) - library science , resource (disambiguation) , general hospital , user satisfaction , medicine , family medicine , computer science , computer network , human–computer interaction
This article follows a previous article in "Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana" describing the original merger of this library. Library Services at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) was created as the result of a series of hospital mergers. It supports a large teaching hospital serving the city of Ottawa, Ontario, and the surrounding area. TOH was formed in 1999 with the amalgamation of three hospitals: the Ottawa Civic, Ottawa General, and Riverside Hospitals. Before the first merger, there were three separate libraries. Library Services serves primarily staff from TOH and its affiliated research institute, the Ottawa Health Research Institute.