Table 1.
Checklist (audit tool) for assessing hospital IT infrastructure
| 1. What information sources are available in your hospital? (Multiple answers allowed) | |
| □ Igaku Chuo Zasshi (ICHUSHI) Medical Literature Database [Hospital Subscription] [1]a | |
| □ Charged database in English including UpToDate®, Clinical Key®, Ovid®, DynaMed® [Hospital Subscription] [1] | |
| □ No charged database is provided in the hospital IT system [0]. | |
| 2. Where are the major locations in your hospital for Internet use with wired LAN access? (Multiple answers allowed) | |
| □ Outpatient clinics [1] | |
| □ Wards [1] | |
| □ Libraries [0] | |
| □ Medical offices [0] | |
| 3. Is wireless LAN available in your hospital? | |
| □ Yes, available with no limitations [2]. | |
| □ Yes, with limited access points [1]. | |
| □ No, not available. (Only available by individual or medical office subscription) [0]. | |
| 4. Does your hospital provide an intranet homepage with user-friendly interface in order to easily access digital libraries including various medical journals? | |
| □ Yes [1] | |
| □ No [0] | |
| 5. Which applies to your hospital regarding medical library activities? (Multiple answers allowed) | |
| □ Periodic meetings held to improve the information retrieval environment [1]. | |
| □ Continuously working to improve library services and usability (e.g., promoting paperless movements) [1] | |
| □ Participation in hospital librarian associations and communication with other hospital librarians [1] | |
| □ Nothing in particular [0]. | |
| Total score /10 |
a[ ] Scores for ‘Yes’