jane blumenthal and nancy allee
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Leadership and Management for the 21st Century Health Sciences Library
Jane Blumenthal, AHIP, Director Nancy Allee, AHIP, Deputy DirectorHealth Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan
October 14, 2007
Overview
Background and Description
Environment
Mandate for Change
Implementation
University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries
Taubman Medical Library
Public Health Library & Informatics
Dentistry Library
Primary Clientele
Medical School
School of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
School of Dentistry
UM Health System
Library Roles
> 19,000 Primary Users
Resource Library
Outreach Library
Changing Environment - Global
Print to digital
“Born digital” library patrons
NIH Roadmap
ACGME competencies
Economics of Health Care
Space pressures
Changing Environment - Local
State and local economy• Budget pressures• Emphasis on community engagement
New Leadership
Programmatic Review
Environment of constant change, challenge, and assessment
Mandate for Change
User-driven, pent-up demand
A compliment to library and staff
Recognized and supported by University Library leadership
SWOT
Excellent work (Strength)
Not getting desired recognition and appreciation (Weakness)
Demand for additional online resources and new services (Opportunity)
Flat or declining budget and staff (Threat)
Vision/Mission
“The Health Sciences Libraries are a valued partner, fully integrated into the work of the university and providing leadership in knowledge management for education, research, patient care, and community service.”
Goals
Increase the visibility of the Health Sciences Libraries with partners and constituents• Build on strengths• Develop new service initiatives and new models for
collaboration and integration with primary user communities• Explore new partnerships and collaborations for outreach
Increase operational efficiency and reallocate resources to highest priorities
Grow the program, the team, the network
Objectives
Reorganization
Staff training and development
Team building
Improved use of technology
Improved communications
Evaluation
Reorganization
Implement a new organizational structure more supportive of new initiatives
Eliminate redundancy and take advantage of economies of scale
Coordinate with overall University Library initiatives
Create and foster new roles for librarians and staff
Support staff development and training
Staff Training and Development
Job descriptions – 10% professional development
In-service training
Workshops, CE classes, UM classes
Staff development presentations
One-to-one mentoring
Team building
HSL Exchange
Staff Retreat
Discussion Series & Project Teams
Special Events Teams
Technology
CTools
Blogs
Wikis
Flickr
del.icio.us
Podcasts
MLibrary 2.0 / 13 Things
Second Life
HSL Staff Blog
“Sharing, informing, discussing”
Since October 2006
• 196 postings
• 155 comments
• 29 authors
HSL Wiki
UMHS Library Managers MeetingAnn Arbor Commission on Disability
Issues - PresentationStaying Current Podcast SeriesCultural Competency ExchangeBook Discussion – Mountains Beyond
MountainsLaughter Yoga
Communication
Monthly All-staff MeetingsLed by Rotating Volunteers• choose topic to discuss• or focus entirely on staff business• or invite guest speaker • recruit next volunteerNo one is penalized for not coordinating a
meeting, but the effort of volunteers is recognized as part of formal evaluations
Meetings & CommitteesOversight
Nuts & Bolts
HSL-Info
HSL-Liaisons
Bioinformationist Interest Group
One-year Pilot Committees• New librarians cohort• Collections & operations• Planning, strategy & assessment initiatives
Connecting with users formally
NCIBI Informationist and Intern
CTSA Role
NNLM GMR Subcontracts
Public Health 2.0
Consumer Health
Connecting with users informally
Fireside Chats
Pizza Party for Students
New Faculty Luncheon
National Medical Librarians Month
Holiday Open House
Outreach to the community
Kerrytown Bookfest
Ann Arbor Book Festival
Women’s Health and Fitness Expo
Give Kids a Smile
Survival Flight
Knitwits
Capstone
HSL staff recognition event
Recognition of contributions to the reorganization
Reception + personalized certificates
Evaluation
A work in progress
Organizational and developmental consultants
Web links
HSL Website:http://www.lib.umich.edu/hsl/
HSL Staff Blog: http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/hslstaff/
MI-INFO:http://www.mi-info.org/
MLibrary 2.0:http://www.lib.umich.edu/lib20/13things.html