Hospital Librarian Orientation Toolkit
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine--New England Region is a program of the National Library of Medicine under contract N01-LM-6-3508.
All source documents included in this kit may be freely reproduced.
Introduction
The Hospital Librarian Orientation Toolkit provides orientation information to hospital and health science librarians in New England.
The tools considered for this kit meet two objectives:
- To provide information on library networking resources:
- Fact sheets and brochures from:
- MLA (Medical Library Association application)
- NN/LM NER (regional medical library)
- NAHSL (regional chapter for MLA)
- various state/local health sciences library groups
- Education & training opportunities
- Professional discussion lists (listservs)
- Fact sheets and brochures from:
- To advance the growth and development of hospital
librarians:
- The role of a professional librarian
- Goals and principles for a health sciences librarian
- The 2002 MLA standards for hospital libraries (revised 2004)
- A bibliography geared for the new health science librarian
- List of regional library acronyms
Hospital Librarian Orientation Toolkit
Hospital Library Subcommittee Members
The Hospital Librarian Orientation Toolkit and the Hospital Library Promotion Toolkit were developed by members of the Hospital Library Subcommittee, who serve on the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) of the National Network of Libraries, New England Region (NN/LM NER).
NER Hospital Library Subcommittee Members (by alphabetical order):
NAME | INSTITUTION | LOCATION |
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Margo Coletti | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA |
Deb Clark | Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME |
Denise Corless | Caritas Norwood Hospital | Norwood, MA |
Barbara Davis | Newport Hospital | Newport, RI |
Anne Fladger | Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston, MA |
Mark Goldstien | NN/LM NER (RML) | Shrewsbury, MA |
Shirley Gronholm | Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT |
Mimi Guessferd | Parkland Medical Center | Derry, NH |
Sheila Hayes | Portsmouth Regional Medical Center | Portsmouth, NH |
Betsy Merrill | Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | St. Johnsbury, VT |