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E-Readers: New Opportunities for Hospital Patients and Staff |
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| Authors: | Priscilla L. Stephenson Teresa R. Coady Janet M. Schneider Dorothy P. Sinha |
| Affiliation: | 1. Philadelphia VA Medical Center , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA Priscilla.Stephenson@va.gov;3. VA Central Iowa Health Care System , Des Moines , Iowa , USA;4. James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital , Tampa , Florida , USA;5. Minneapolis VA Health Care System , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA |
| Abstract: | E-readers provide an opportunity for hospital librarians to reach out to staff and patients with new approaches to library lending. Librarians in four Veterans Health Administration medical centers are using e-readers to enlarge their scope of service in unique ways. The libraries of VA hospitals in Minneapolis, Des Moines, Tampa, and Philadelphia have developed several ways to reach out to new library users. |
| Keywords: | Bibliotherapy books e-readers handheld computers patient libraries staff development |