Meeting at the crossroads: collaboration between information technology departments and health sciences libraries

King, Samuel H.; Cataldi-Roberts, Erica; Wentz, Erin

doi:10.5195/jmla.2017.104

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“…This supported Gentry and Marone's finding that regular meetings of medical library staff and IT staff fostered solutions to technical issues and facilitated access to library electronic resources for the hospital staff [21]. Likewise, a survey of health sciences libraries, including academic and hospital libraries, found that respondents attributed successful collaborations with IT to "open communication," an understanding of the expertise of staff in each department, and a "collegial environment" [26].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 58%

Academic health sciences libraries and affiliated hospitals: a conversation about licensing electronic resources

Allison

Bryan

Franklin

et al. 2020

jmla

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Objective: Libraries in academic health centers may license electronic resources for their affiliated hospitals, as well as for their academic institutions. This study examined the current practices of member libraries of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) that provide affiliated hospitals with access to electronic information resources and described the challenges that the libraries experienced in providing access to the affiliated hospitals.Methods: In September 2016, AAHSL library directors received an email with a link to an online survey.Results: By December 2016, representatives from 60 AAHSL libraries responded. Two-thirds of the responding libraries supplied online information resources to more than 1 hospital, and 75% of these libraries provided the hospitals with access both on site and remotely. Most (69%) libraries licensed the same resource for both the academic institution and the hospitals. Cost, license negotiation, and communication with hospital stakeholders were commonly reported challenges.Conclusion: Academic health sciences libraries with affiliated hospitals continue to grapple with licensing and cost issues. This article has been approved for the Medical Library Association’s Independent Reading Program.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 58%

Academic health sciences libraries and affiliated hospitals: a conversation about licensing electronic resources

Allison

Bryan

Franklin

et al. 2020

jmla

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“…Specialized software and tools are needed by the library to maximize ease of access for the library’s clientele (link resolvers, database management systems, as examples). The library/information service works in partnership with the institutional IT department in order to purchase, install and maintain library software and technology [ 79 ].…”

Section: Standard Eight: Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

CHLA Standards for Library and Information Services in Canadian Health & Social Services Institutions 2020

Frati

Oja

Kleinberg

2021

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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The following standards, with supporting evidence, are intended to serve as a guide to structuring minimum library services within health and social services institutions across all Canadian provinces and territories. The Standards are not intended to be aspirational. The aim of the Canada Health Libraries Association (CHLA) Task Force was to ensure that the Standards update would not be so removed from the current realities and landscape that they became unattainable to many libraries. For this reason, some Standards outline requirements that are essential to the minimum function of the library, and other Standards provide recommendations only. The intended use of the Standards is to set a baseline for the provision of essential library services and resources and aid in advocating for adequate resources. It is important to note, however, that the CHLA Task Force does not intend for the Standards to prevent libraries from reaching a more advanced level of service, and we hope that in their current form they will not be a hindrance to excellence or innovation.

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“…However, due to the limitation of campus network security, the consensus was a temporary solution to embed the Word Press Accessibility Helper Plugin, which provided a more accessible alternative. King et al (2017) clearly explain that "the IT department act as gatekeepers for many library activities, hence meeting users' demands for easy-to-access, digital services requires cooperation between" stakeholders critical to building efficient and friendly working relationships. In addition, website accessibility is an essential resource in many aspects of life, literature, and society.…”

Section: Web Accessibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Building bridges: Fostering dynamic partnerships between the library department and office of student disability services in higher education

Sanchez-Rodriguez

LoGiudice

2018

Journal of Access Services

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Building effective communication and interdepartmental partnerships are essential components of strengthening services, policies, and procedures to meet the individual information needs of students, faculty, and the college community. Despite major advancements in library services for users with disabilities, there are ongoing challenges, which need to be addressed. It is essential to develop inclusion and accessibility frameworks that serve mutual departmental interests to share and document lessons learned along the way. This article explores the evolving shared leadership between an Architecture Librarian/Liaison to the AccessAbility Center; and the Director of Student Disability Services at the City College of New York to examine strategic methods of managing, enhancing, and integrating, universal inclusivity and diversity in library services. The Librarian Liaison must take an active role in matters of accessibility policies and practices to meet user needs with cultural sensitivity. Merging the individual experiences, both authors deliver tangible solutions in creating more accessible services and environments, including an assessment checklist to demonstrate whether the Libraries have barriers and/or accessible spaces. The collaborative observations and strategic methods may be applicable to similar academic institutions that are considering transformative outreach initiatives to aid underserved populations such as library users with various disabilities.

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Meeting at the crossroads: collaboration between information technology departments and health sciences libraries

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Academic health sciences libraries and affiliated hospitals: a conversation about licensing electronic resources

Academic health sciences libraries and affiliated hospitals: a conversation about licensing electronic resources

CHLA Standards for Library and Information Services in Canadian Health & Social Services Institutions 2020

Building bridges: Fostering dynamic partnerships between the library department and office of student disability services in higher education

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