Hospital Library Forum
The Three Ps of
Hospital Library Success-
A forum focused on strategies for hospital library
survival:
being proactive,
political and practical
The forum is sponsored by the
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific
Northwest Region
in conjunction with the
Pacific Northwest Chapter/MLA Annual
Meeting,
October 2, 2004, the Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WA
Forum Overview
The Three Ps of Hospital
Library Success is a forum focused on strategies
for hospital library survival: being proactive, political
and practical. It is sponsored by the National Network of
Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM
PNR) in conjunction with the annual meeting of the
Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Medical Library
Association (PNC/MLA).
This forum came into being when, at regional and state
meetings and a recent NLM site visit to the NN/LM PNR,
network hospital librarians expressed concern that many
of their libraries were struggling to survive.
It brings together hospital librarians with advocates and
representatives from important constituencies: health
professionals, hospital administrators, information
technology professionals and the National Library of
Medicine (NLM). The day includes panel discussions,
problem solving sessions, time for questions and answers
and sharing of ideas.
We hope that the forum will
- Inspire hospital librarians to put into practice some of the new ideas they gather.
- Motivate hospital librarians to use the practical tools they learn about to help them show their value.
- Create a support network for hospital librarians among their colleagues and their advocates so they do not feel isolated.
- Present ideas about advocacy for hospital libraries that will be put into practice by PNC/MLA, the RML, WMLA, OHSLA, MLA and other regional and national groups working together with hospital librarians.
Program Agenda
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration, Coffee and Muffins* |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Opening Remarks Cathy Burroughs, Acting Associate Director, NN/LM PNR Maryanne Blake, Education Coordinator, NN/LM PNR |
| 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Panel of constituents &
advocates Edward L. Weber Susan Bott David L. Bjornson Keith Cogdill (presentation -  ) |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Question and answer period |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Breakout session 1. (Question and ideas generated) |
| 11:45 AM - NOON | Breakout session summaries |
| NOON - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Panel of librarian
colleagues Martha Leredu (presentation - )Rosalind (Roz) Dudden (presentation - )Ruth Holst (presentation - ) |
| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Question and answer period |
| 2:15 PM- 2:45 PM | Breakout session 2. (Question and ideas generated) |
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Wrap up and evaluation (suggestions generated from the forum evaluation question, "What else can the RML do to help advocate for you and your library?" ) |
*Special thanks to the Oregon Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA) for sponsoring the morning coffee break
Forum Committee
Maryanne Blake, Committee Chair, Education
Coordinator, NN/LM PNR
Susan Barnes, Resource Sharing Coordinator, NN/LM
PNR
Cheryl Goodwin, Library Manager, Swedish Medical Center,
Seattle, WA
Ellen Howard, Head, KK Sherwood Medical Library,
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle WA
Gail Kouame, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM PNR
Linda Milgrom, Outreach Coordinator, NN/LM PNR
Cathy Burroughs, Acting Associate Director, NN/LM
PNR
and
With thanks for additional input from Laurel Egan, Butte, MT;
Kathy Martin, Oregon City, OR; Sue Jacobsen, Mt. Vernon, WA; Kathy Fatkin, Idaho Falls, ID
