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Information Outlook, November/December 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 6

Information Outlook, September/October 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 5

Information Outlook, July/August 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 4

Information Outlook, May/June 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 3

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

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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 …

Organizing Your Organization: Taxonomy And Organizational Schemes In A Health System Institutional Repository, Daina Dickman, Heather J. Martin

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Background: In the development of a new institutional repository, library staff at a large health system were faced with building an organizational structure that would be meaningful to both internal and external users. The health system context meant unique challenges designing a taxonomy that supported end users as well as institutional goals and branding. Health systems have unique user needs for specialized collections and organizational schemes. With a comparatively large volume of items being added there are also concerns with the backend structures to accommodate the institutions’ large research output.

Description: This large, recently merged health system did not already …

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

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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.

Information Outlook, March/April 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 2

Information Outlook, January/February 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 1

المخطوطات العربية في مصر ودور المؤسسات الثقافية في الحفظ والإتاحة, Walid Ghali

Books

The books discusses the state of manuscript collections in Egypt and the role of the culture heritage institutions in preserving and make the manuscripts accessible.