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Yes, We Do That! The Levy Library Celebrates National Medical Librarians Month

This month we want to recognize the amazing work of our dedicated Levy Library staff for National Medical Librarians Month.  

From providing access to cutting-edge, vetted information resources to helping you learn, our Mount Sinai learners, faculty, and staff can rely on the expertise of our library team. 

• Check out our calendar of events and classes to learn about special topics such as AI in Teaching and Learning, managing and organizing information, evidence-based clinical tools, databases, and more!
• Need a training for your group? Browse through our educational offerings and submit a request for instruction. 
• Consult with librarian experts for your next literature review or evidence synthesis project. 
• Librarians develop knowledge-based library guides on popular topics and research support as well as curate special collections and preserve historical materials in the archives. 

Medical librarians fill a wide breadth of roles such as:

• Teaching health professionals how to access and evaluate information
• Connecting electronic resources and decision tools to electronic health records
• Designing and managing health information websites, Internet blogs, and digital libraries
• Serving on patient safety, quality control, and accreditation committees in their hospitals

A study* in 118 hospitals with more than 16,122 participants found that 95% reported that information provided by a librarian resulted in better-informed clinical decisions. 

Who benefits from library services? Everyone! 

Residents and fellows, faculty, nurses, physician assistants, hospital administration, pharmacists, allied health professionals, and patients!!

Did engaging with a Mount Sinai librarian have a positive impact on you and your work?  We would love to hear about these stories! 

If you have a story you would like to share, please fill out this brief form.

*Marshall, J. G., et al. (2013). The value of library and information services in patient care: results of a multisite study. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 101(1), 38–46.