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.