The conformity of the personnel information needs with the hospital library services and resources

The concept of information need and its importance in the hospital has great significance. Obstacles for supplying information needs must be investigated and removed. The aim of this study was to determine the conformity of the hospital library services and resources with the personnel information needs. This is an analytical descriptive research.The subjects of the study were chosen from the personnel of Fatemeh Zahra hospital in Najafabad. 110 employees were selected by a simple random sampling. Data was gathered by the questionnaires and it was analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics. Results showed that the information need of the hospital staff is not in good compliance with library services and resources. From the staff point of view, the conformity level is low to moderate, in most cases. Variables such as sex and educational level are effective in this issue. It seems that to update the library resources and services, the staff common needs should be assessed periodically. And to study this conformity with the living standards, some actions must be taken.