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Heather J Martin, MISt, AHIP

2019

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Managing Researcher Expectations: Defining The Scope Of Your Expert Gallery, Heather Martin Jul 2019

Managing Researcher Expectations: Defining The Scope Of Your Expert Gallery, Heather Martin

Heather J Martin, MISt, AHIP

Learn about the process Providence St. Joseph Health has gone through in implementing their Expert Gallery and the lessons they've learned when it comes to managing researcher expectations of what the library will do.

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The Goldilocks Method: Demonstrating Your Value In Small, Medium, And Large Bites, Heather J. Martin May 2019

The Goldilocks Method: Demonstrating Your Value In Small, Medium, And Large Bites, Heather J. Martin

Heather J Martin, MISt, AHIP

Background : In an era of financial constraint hospital libraries are facing closer scrutiny and must prove their value in order to survive. Leadership at a large health system library found the traditional written annual report lacked the impact needed to capture the attention and the imagination of administration. Taking different approaches over the years, this library has found a solution that is “just right”, creating three very different documents – small, medium, and large – to demonstrate its worth.

Description : Library leadership moved away from the traditional written annual report toward a one-page infographic that depicted the library’s …

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Building A Health System Institutional Repository: Setting Yourself Up For Success From The Start, Heather J. Martin, Basia Delawska-Elliott, Daina Dickman May 2019

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

Heather J Martin, MISt, 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 …

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Poster: “Draw” In Your Audience: Creating An Infographic Annual Report, Amanda L. Steinvall, Heather J. Martin Mar 2019

Poster: “Draw” In Your Audience: Creating An Infographic Annual Report, Amanda L. Steinvall, Heather J. Martin

Heather J Martin, MISt, AHIP

Presented by Amanda Steinvall

Objectives: Following the consolidation of 9 hospital libraries into a single unified department, library leadership identified the need to create an annual report that successfully described the work of this new integrated library service. The library aimed to reconstruct the traditional annual reports into more visual format that better depicted the impact of the library by displaying usage statistics and promoting services in a pleasing and unique way.

Methods: In year one, the library transitioned from a traditional written report or one-sheet, to an infographic poster created using Photoshop. The infographic described the current state of …

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