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Thinking Outside The Box To Square The Circle: Realigning Library Services With Stakeholder Needs, David Petersen, Rebecca Harrington, Martha Earl

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objectives: In an age of electronic databases and Google, librarians must find ways to expand library services to meet the needs of patrons who no longer seek some traditional services. How do we identify needs in our organizations that are not being met, and market our abilities to fill those needs while maintaining our identity as librarians?

Methods: With the full support of the library director, whose priority was to update academic and clinical services, newly hired librarians took time to observe the initiatives and goals already established across their respective residency and nursing departments. Despite increased liaison activity, decreasing …