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Editorial
. 2022 Oct 1;110(4):399-408.
doi: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1590.

Standards of practice for hospital libraries and librarians, 2022: Medical Library Association Hospital Libraries Caucus Standards Task Force

Jill Tarabula  1 , Donna S Gibson  2 , Bridget Jivanelli  3 , J Michael Lindsay  4 , Ana Macias  5 , Sondhaya McGowan  6 , Lori Mills  7 , Louise McLaughlin  8
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Editorial

Standards of practice for hospital libraries and librarians, 2022: Medical Library Association Hospital Libraries Caucus Standards Task Force

Jill Tarabula et al. J Med Libr Assoc. .

Abstract

The Hospital Library Caucus of the Medical Library Association (MLA) follows the practice established in 1953 of developing quality indicators and best practices in the newly developing and fast-changing world of hospital libraries. As these libraries increased in number and prominence, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO) included in 1978 a hospital library standard developed in collaboration with MLA. Subsequent changes in JCAHO, then The Joint Commission (TJC) knowledge management criteria as well as technological changes in the curation and delivery of evidence-based resources influenced standards changes over the years. The 2022 standards mark the most recent edition, replacing the 2007 standards.

Keywords: Librarians; evidence-based information; hospital library standards; libraries; library services/standards; personnel staffing and scheduling/standards; professional role; virtual library services.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

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