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Social Justice And Medical Library Institutional Repositories: Tactics And Outreach, Daina Dickman

Daina Dickman, MA, MLIS, AHIP

Objective: This paper discusses the experiences of an institutional repository (IR) manager at a multi-state health system. Launched in 2018 the IR aims to gather published articles, presentations, posters, etc. produced across the 50+ hospitals in the system. Since the IR is new, there is the opportunity to build social justice and critical librarianship in to the strategic planning from the beginning.

Methods: How can a social justice lens inform what is added to an IR? If an IR aims to collect the entire body of research at an institution what steps can be taken to make sure works promoting …

Institutional Repository Workflow, Project Management, And Outreach In A Remote/Online Library Environment, Daina Dickman

Daina Dickman, MA, MLIS, AHIP

In 2018 Providence St. Joseph Health launched an institutional repository, primarily staffed by a librarian located in Oregon and a library assistant located in Montana with occasional help from other Library Services staff. Workflow and communication standards had to be created that would allow library staff in multiple locations and time zones to seamlessly launch, populate, and manage the institutional repository. Outreach, instruction, and promotion tactics had to also be created to reach researchers and clinical staff across six states and 100+ locations.

Building A Health System Institutional Repository: Setting Yourself Up For Success From The Start, Heather J. Martin, Barbara (Basia) Delawska-Elliott, Daina Dickman

Daina Dickman, MA, MLIS, AHIP

Background: While more common in university settings, institutional repositories (IR) have a place within hospitals and healthcare systems too, though the challenges in creating them may be different. This paper looks at the development of a Digital Commons institutional repository at Providence St. Joseph Health. The authors present the necessary steps for a successful initiative beginning with the planning process and building from there. Highlighted are some of the different challenges faced in non-academic settings; considerations when selecting a platform and designing and structure; and recommendations for doing outreach and promotion to unique user groups.

Description: Library staff proactively followed …

2018 Digital Commons Annual Report, Daina Dickman

Daina Dickman, MA, MLIS, AHIP

2018 Annual Report for Digital Commons, a service of System Library Services at Providence St. Joseph Health. This report covers the inaugural year of Digital Commons.