Strategic Collaborations in Health Sciences Libraries

Discusses the benefits of collaboration in health science libraries

Jean P. Shipman (Edited by), M. J. Tooey (Edited by)

9780081022580

Paperback / softback, published 10 October 2018

190 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.32 kg

Health sciences librarians need to optimize collaborating with others in their institutions and beyond. An understanding of what leads to successful collaborations is beneficial and empowering. By using case studies of varieties of collaborations, Strategic Collaborations in Health Sciences Libraries provides a framework and evidence about key factors to consider when thinking about building and sustaining successful collaborations. Readers of this book are encouraged to contact the chapter authors to obtain more details than those provided in the book. This connection between experts with collaboration experience and those seeking to understand successful collaborations is the key impact of this book.

1. CEBIS: Collaborating with clinicians to inform evidence based practice 2. Collaboration is Key: Advancing the Academic Health Sciences Library's Mission through Campus Partnerships with Library Spaces 3. Collaborating to connect the underserved with patient portals 4. Finding our way without a road MAP: Cultivating a UK-wide community of practice 5. Open collaboration: How separate library systems harmonized their support for open access scholarship 6. Bringing the evidence to the table: Librarians partner with performance improvement for high quality, safe, and cost-effective patient care 7. Successful collaborations at the local and national level build teenagers’ skills to advocate for improved health: Project SHARE 8. Strengthening strategic planning through diverse collaborations 9. e-channel: A platform for disseminating the scholarly output of innovators 10. It takes a village: Operating an app bar within a hospital

Subject Areas: Enterprise software [UFL], Social interaction [JFFP], Social issues & processes [JFF], Library & information services [GLM], Library, archive & information management [GLC]