ILL ADVISED
ANNOUNCING
RELEASE OF DOCLINE 3.1
DOCLINE® Version 3.1 Release Notes (April 26, 2007)
Institutions
- DOCLINE Options: Added ability to edit mail delivery options. Libraries can now indicate that they will not provide delivery via Mail for copy requests.
Important! Borrowers are reminded to review their Borrowing Preferences to ensure optimal routing (Institutions / Update / DOCLINE Options). When requesting electronic delivery, borrowers should select their actual preferred delivery method (rather than “Mail”) and rely on the Comments field to indicate their preference for electronic delivery. Borrowers should be prepared for their lenders to cease offering mail delivery.
Requests
- Borrow: Removed alert message when the borrower does not report owning the title being requested in DOCLINE serial holdings.
- Lend: Added ability to view and print a request receipt in Single Lend, once a request number is selected.
- Lend: In Batch Lend, requests processed will be displayed on the DOCLINE Requests Updated page in the order entered to make data entry verification easier.
- Reports: Added library groups to the display of 1-7 Report – “Library Routing Table and M/A/N Map cells containing my LIBID”. This report now displays the number of libraries putting one of your library groups in their routing table, in addition to which routing table cell.
Serial Holdings
- Reports: Moved "Union Lists" and other special reports generated by NLM under the header Other Reports.
For Regional Medical Libraries
- User Accounts: Modified user account creation and maintenance.
Help
- Help screens were added or modified for all new features or changes to DOCLINE 3.1.
The Hospital Library Subcommittee (RAC-NER) Provides Web Links to Completed Toolkits
The Hospital Library Subcommittee has completed its work on two major projects: the Hospital Librarian Orientation Toolkit and the Hospital Library Promotional Toolkit.
The tools considered for this Orientation Toolkit meet two objectives:
- To provide information on library networking resources:
- Fact sheets and brochures from:
- MLA (Medical Library Association
application)
- NN/LM NER (regional medical library)
- NAHSL (regional chapter for MLA)
- various state/local health sciences library groups
- Education & training opportunities
- Professional discussion lists (listservs)
- To advance the growth and development of hospital
librarians:
- The role of a professional librarian
- Goals and principles for a health sciences librarian
- The 2002 MLA standards for hospital libraries (revised 2004)
- A bibliography geared for the new health science librarian
- List of regional library acronyms
The tools considered for the Hospital Library Promotional Toolkit meet three objectives:
- To assist hospital librarians in their performance
and reporting of services to management:
- Sample Mission Statements
- Sample Goals & Objectives
- Tips for Preparing an Annual Report
- Sample Annual Report
- Library Statistics and How to Report Library Activities
- Library Use Value Calculator
- List of Suggestions for Expanding Use of Library Services
- Library Scope of Service Checklist
- To help hospital libraries focus on promotion and
marketing to meet specific educational needs of their institution:
- Sample Mission Statements
- Sample Goals & Objectives
- Research/Literature Search Request Form
- Foot Traffic/Door Count/Library Activities Form
- List of Suggestions for Expanding Use of Library Services
- Library Scope of Service Checklist
- To advance the growth and development of the professional hospital
librarian:
- List of Suggestions for Expanding Use of
Library Services
- Library Scope of Service Checklist
- Selected Bibliography on Promoting Hospital Librarianship
Tools and individual components of the two toolkits may be found on the NER website: http://nnlm.gov/ner/services/hosp_lib_toolkits.html
We hope that hospital librarians and libraries benefit from the tools listed, either through adoption and/or adaption.
Please direct questions to: mark.goldstein@umassmed.edu
Having some ...
The NER now offers advocacy services for hospital libraries
| Expecting a reduction in staff, hours, services, or space? |
Y / N ? |
| Organizing a move of the library within your institution? |
Y / N ? |
| Leaving the library (for a new job, retirement, etc.), yet hoping the institution will hire a suitable replacement? |
Y / N ? |
| Just got word that your institution (and library) will be going through a consolidation or merger? |
Y / N ? |
| Are rumors circulating about the possible elimination of the library function? |
Y / N ? |
| Has your institution announced that it's closing its doors? |
Y / N ? |
| Arriving to your institution as the new librarian? |
Y / N ? |
If you responded in the affirmative to any of these questions, contact Mark (508-856-5964; mark.goldstein@umassmed.ed) for a consultation over what the NER can provide you in the way of an appropriately measured response.
Welcoming the NER’s Newest Members
AIDS Action Committee of Mass.
Boston, MA | MAULIL |
Bethel Public Library
Bethel, CT | CTULHV |
Birthwise Midwifery School
Bridgton, ME | MEULGW |
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT | VTULHR |
Intercoast Career Institute
South Portland, ME | MEULKD |
Russell Library
Middletown, CT | CTULHT |
Westbrook Public Library
Westbrook, CT | CTULHU |
Help? Advice? Questions?
| Contact Mark: | 508-856-5964 |
| mark.goldstein@umassmed.edu |
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