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Evaluating information skills training in health libraries: a systematic review
1Salford Center for Nursing, Midwifery and Collaborative Research, Institute of Health and Social Care, University of Salford, Salford, UK. a.brettle@salford.ac.uk
Health Information and Libraries Journal
|November 17, 2007
Summary
Most health librarian training evaluations lack valid and reliable measures. This review identifies effective tools to assess information literacy training impact on clinicians and patient care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Librarianship
- Health Information Science
- Information Literacy Assessment
Background:
- Existing systematic reviews indicate limited evidence on the effectiveness of information literacy training provided by health librarians.
- Studies often lack valid and reliable measures to evaluate the impact of this training on clinicians' skills and patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify measures used in evaluating health librarians' information skills training.
- To assess the validity and reliability of these outcome measures.
- To offer guidance to health librarians for effective training impact evaluation.
Main Methods:
- A systematic review methodology was employed, involving searches across seven databases and personal files.
- Studies were included if they focused on information skills training, utilized objective outcome measures, and were conducted in a health setting.
Main Results:
- The review included 54 studies.
- The majority of outcome measures used in these studies were not rigorously tested for validity and reliability.
- Three measures demonstrating both validity and reliability were identified and are described in detail.
Conclusions:
- Selecting appropriate, validated measures is crucial for evaluating training effectiveness.
- This systematic review offers valuable guidance to health librarians by presenting a range of measures and highlighting those with proven validity and reliability.
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