ReLIANT: Reader's guide to the Literature on Interventions Addressing the Need of education and Training

Abstract

Librarians need to be able to read critically published
 accounts of educational and training interventions
 (ETl) and to apply the results to their own practice.
 One mechanism for assisting library practitioners in
 doing this is the critical appraisal checklist. This article
 describes the process of developing such a checklist -
 involving a literature review of existing frameworks
 and experience in appraising such studies for a
 systematic review of information literacy skills training.
 The ReLIANT instrument is offered as a first attempt
 to equip library practitioners with a tool for use when
 appraising published reports of educational and training
 interventions.

Do quality improvement systems improve health library services? A systematic review

“…The quality improvement systems used to measure health library services are diverse. Of the studies that employed a single method of measurement, seven used questionnaires, three used benchmarking, one used accreditation standards and one used LibQUAL+™. Four studies used multiple methods including questionnaires, interviews, critical incident technique and statistical data.…”

“…The included studies measured different aspects of the library service for quality. Eight studies measured multiple aspects of the library service, three studies measured outreach services, two measured searching services, one measured the library's collection, one measured a library event and one measured the Inter Library Loan service.…”

“…Only two studies explicitly mentioned service improvement as one of the aims of their study. The aims of other studies included the measurement of library usage, gathering data about the impact of the library service, comparing data with other library services, measuring user satisfaction, or simply ‘evaluation’ of the library service . Whether service improvement is an implicit objective in these studies is a matter for debate.…”

“…Where there was disagreement between the two reviewers, the study was discussed at a review meeting and consensus reached. In total, 16 studies were located for inclusion in the review . These are summarised in the results table (Table ) and inform the results discussion.…”

Nurses Need Training and Policies to Address Barriers to Use of Mobile Devices and Apps for Direct Patient Care in Hospital Settings

“…The study was evaluated using Koufogiannakis, Booth, and Brettle's (2006) ReLIANT instrument. Several flaws were found in the areas of study design and educational context.…”