Georgia Health Sciences Library Association Miriam H Libbey
Georgia Health Sciences Library Association Miriam H. Libbey Lecture Sandra G. Franklin Director, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library Emory University March 9, 2007
Impacting Change in Your Environment: Do you make a difference?
Miriam Hawkins Libbey o Director n A. W. Calhoun Medical Library n Emory University n 1966 -1984 o Director n Southeastern Regional Medical Library Program National Library of Medicine n Emory University n 1969 - 1982
Actual syllabus used for course
Table of contents
Previous Libbey Lecturers Prottsman 2006 Fielder 2005 Barry 2004 La. Beause 2003 Markwell 2002 Rankin 2001 Burns 2000 First Libbey Address 1991 Tom Basler
Descriptions of Miriam Libbey o Personal life n n n Southern lady Gracious Sociable Loved to entertain Gourmet cook Gardner
Descriptions of Miriam Libbey o Professional life n n n Successful librarian and author Steel-like determination (Langer) Gentle but tenacious fighter (Langer) Demanding; high expectations Loved the profession of medical librarianship; great instructor Believed in being a professional
WWMS What Would Miriam Libbey Say About being a professional…
American Hospital Association o Hospitals in the United States n 1990 p 6, 853 n 2004/2005 p 5, 795 Statistics from MLA Headquarters
Hospital Libraries o American Hospital Association n 1990 p 3, 030 o Directory of Hospital Personnel n 2004/2005 p 2, 513 o NN/LM n 2004/2005 p 1, 950
MLA Task Force on the State of Hospital Librarians o Survey Sept. 2005 – October 2006 n n n Identify data and trends on the status of hospital libraries and librarians Help in recommending immediate and short-term actions to raise awareness of issues Administered to four groups p 611 usable responses = 31. 3% of est. hospital libraries per NN/LM # of libraries
Academic Health Sciences Libraries o Across the board budget cuts o Downsizing o Reorganization or reengineering* o Buyouts or severance packages o Retirements – est. 50% of current medical librarians in the next 10 years *Article: Future Shock by Tracey Caldwell in Information World Review, 01 Jun 2006
An example of planning
SWOT Analysis Schott says every library should SWOT… o Strengths n What does your library do well? Your library compared to others? Clear strategic direction? o Weaknesses n What are your liabilities? What could improve your library? What should be avoided? o Opportunities n What favorable circumstances are you facing? Interesting trends? New markets? Advanced technology? o Threats n Obstacles? Competition? Changing Paradigm?
Making a difference at Emory University Rick Luce, Vice Provost & Director of Libraries, 2006 -
New edition
How can you make a difference in your environment? o Study to show thyself approved – then continue to learn o Get a mentor; assess your competencies* o Use available resources to make your case with administrators o Include user input to focus on services o *Special Libraries Association, Competencies for Information Professionals of the 21 st Century
How can you make a difference in your environment? o Engage in program planning/ strategic planning o Conduct a SWOT analysis o Make your contacts meaningful o Add value using ideas from MLA webcast of March 7, 2007
Thank you for your attention! o Questions? ? o Comments? ?
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