Information needs of clinical teams: analysis of questions received by the Clinical Informatics Consult Service

• Published in: Bulletin of the Medical Library Association Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 177 - 184
• Main Authors: JEROME, Rebecca N, GIUSE, Nunzia B, WILDER GISH, Kimbra, SATHE, Nila A, DIETRICH, Mary S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL Medical Library Association 01.04.2001
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Clinical Informatics Consult Service; Clinical medicine; Exact sciences and technology; Information and communication sciences; Information centres; Information science. Documentation; Information Storage and Retrieval - statistics & numerical data; Information work; Libraries, Medical - statistics & numerical data; Library and information science. General aspects; Library Services - statistics & numerical data; Medicine; Needs Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Program Development; Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data; Sciences and techniques of general use; Tennessee; Use and user studies. Information needs; User needs; User surveys; Tennessee; Information need; Clinic; Medicine; User service; Biomedical information; Health; Reference service; Physician; Library; University library

To examine the types of questions received by Clinical Informatics Consult Service (CICS) librarians from clinicians on rounds and to analyze the number of clearly differentiated viewpoints provided in response. Questions were retrieved from an internal database, the CICS Knowledge Base, and analyze...