Hospital Library Advocacy Resources

• Hospital Library Advocacy Blog
  This weblog brings together resources related to hospital library advocacy: standards and their promotion, making the business case for library services, and promotion of library within hospital and to outside organizations.
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• Hospital Library Advocacy Handout
  Created by Julie Gaines. First section encompasses Colorado: modify to meet your needs. Second section: resources all can use now.
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• Hospital Libraries Section of the Medical Library Association
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• Future of Hospital Libraries Forum
  Presentations and Notes from MCMLA 2004
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• Standards for Hospital Libraries 2002
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• Preparing for JCAHO
• • Panel on Cultural and Linguistic Issues: hospital efforts to address cultural and linguistic issues impacting patient care are studied.
  • Hospitals Language and Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation
  • JCAHO Letter: The MCR's response to the proposed changes to the JCAHO standards.

Recommended Readings

• Bibliography: Value of Librarians and Library Services
• Bibliography: Recommended Book List
• Bibliography: Librarian Relationship to Administrators
• CCML Advocacy Committee Collaborative Bibliography
  

Marketing and Promotion Resources

• Library Advocacy Letter 2005
  The RML has written a letter advocating for the role of medical librarians within the hospital. If you are interested in having your hospital administrator receive this letter, please contact Suzanne Sawyer at (ssawyer@rml4.utah.edu or 1-800-338-7657)
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• American Library Association

  ALA's Campaign to Save America's Libraries
  

  The Small but Powerful Guide to Winning Big Support for Your Rural Library
  

• Demonstrating Impact
  WebJunction
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• Information RX
  Order free promotional materials now!
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• Loansome DOC
  Easy to implement! Health professionals love it and it makes your job easier!
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• Marketing and Justifying the Library
  Marketing strategies and articles for immediate use
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• Medical Librarians Affect Patient Care
  Lisa McCormick, Medical Librarian, makes a difference
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• Gale Helps You to Market Your Library
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• MLA's Librarian Survival Kit
  Created to help you promote your value as a health sciences librarian and the value of the services you provide to your institution.
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• Quotes from journal articles you can use to demonstrate your worth
  Created by Deb Weaver of the Colorado Council of Medical Librarians Advocacy Group
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• Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation to Demonstrate Value
  Link to class materials at the bottom of the page: Logic model, evaluation plan, resource list and more