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Apr
07
0 comments Tags: DOCLINE, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
As Year One comes to a close, Region 7 wants to update you on activities designed to meet the needs of hospital librarians. Webinars Since May 2021, Region 7 hosted two webinars aimed at hospital librarians. The webinars were offered nationally. According to registration records, 44 registrants for ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians were from Region 7,… Read More »
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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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Aug
09
0 comments Tags: DOCLINE, hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
On August 5, 2021, Region 7 held the inaugural meeting of the Hospital Libraries Advisory Group (HLAG). Fifty librarians joined us to learn about this newly configured advisory group. Region 7 will host annual meetings and distribute an annual survey to gauge the interests and needs of hospital librarians. We will bring input directly to… Read More »
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