title: E-readers: new opportunities for hospital patients and staff.
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.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Priscilla.Stephenson@va.gov
authors.forename: Priscilla L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.forename: Teresa R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Coady
authors.forename: Janet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Dorothy P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D001638:Bibliotherapy; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D007297:Inpatients; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface