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Mar
11
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, Maine, Member Spotlight
If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour? Probably tell myself I am going to exercise, but then gradually rationalize my way out of it over the course of the hour. Assuming I scrap the exercise idea, I would probably use it to practice guitar or try… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Feb
11
0 comments Tags: feedback, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
Region 7 is distributing our annual survey for hospital libraries. We wonder if webinars hosted by Region 7, and designed to address the needs of hospital librarians, are pertinent to those in our region. We are curious to know if hospital librarians are interested in pursuing Medical Library Association specializations in Consumer Health Information (CHIS),… Read More »
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Jan
04
0 comments Tags: DOCLINE, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
Region 7 is taking a look at DOCLINE libraries that provide documents for Rush and Urgent Patient Care requests. We will embark on this project over the next six months. We hear the concerns of hospital librarians about responsiveness during the pandemic. We share the concern that library staff were overwhelmed with additional duties, and… Read More »
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Dec
10
0 comments Tags: cybersecurity, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
Region 7 recently offered a webinar to prepare medical librarians to initiate plans for responding to ransomware attacks. Steve Long, CEO of Hancock Health in Greenfield, IN, shared his experiences with mobilizing disaster response procedures after a ransomware attack. Hackers used compromised account credentials to target a server located in the hospital’s emergency IT backup… Read More »
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Nov
05
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, Massachusetts, Member Spotlight
If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour? Make more desserts. I love a complicated baking project, and while my flavors and techniques are strong, I think that an extra hour would really help my decoration skills. Tell us about your position/institution. The Boston Children’s Medical Library… Read More »
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