Outreach impact study: the case of the Greater Midwest Region.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact that funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Greater Midwest Region (GMR), has on member institutions' ability to conduct outreach on behalf of NN/LM.

Methods

The study employed both content analysis and survey methodologies. The final reports from select GMR-funded outreach projects (n = 20) were analyzed based on a set of evaluation criteria. Project principal investigators (n = 13) were then surveyed using the same evaluation criteria.

Results

Results indicated that outreach projects supported by GMR funding improved access to biomedical information for professionals and the general public. Barriers to conducting outreach projects included time constraints or commitments, staff

SUBMITTER: Huber JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3193359 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature