{"id":4477,"date":"2012-03-02T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=4477"},"modified":"2012-02-28T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T20:48:11","slug":"virtual-poster-8-nourishing-the-garden-for-evidence-based-health-care-initial-steps-in-establishing-a-clinical-librarian-program-at-a-comprehensive-cancer-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=4477","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Poster 7: Nourishing the Garden for evidence based health care: initial steps in establishing a clinical librarian program at a comprehensive cancer center"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Janet Crum, Director, Library Services, jcrum@coh.org
\nLaura Brown, Clinical Librarian, laurabrown@coh.org
\nCity of Hope<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND
\nCity of Hope includes both a medical center, with acute and ambulatory care, and a research institute focused on basic biosciences research. The Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Library serves the entire institution but until recently had devoted a majority of resources to supporting research rather than clinical care. Through surveys and interviews with constituents, library staff determined that Medical Center staff had many unmet information needs. A retirement opened a position that could be reconfigured to support evidence-based practice and be somewhat embedded in the clinical environment\u2014a clinical librarian. <\/p>\n

OBJECTIVE
\nTo lay the groundwork for a successful clinical librarian program by involving stakeholders from the very beginning, so that clinical needs could be addressed quickly and appropriately.<\/p>\n

METHODS
\nThe library director identified key stakeholders, explained the concept of a clinical librarian, asked for (and received) their support, and involved them in each step of the recruitment. Clinicians in various roles provided feedback on the position description. The search committee was comprised of mostly clinicians who screened applicants, recruited colleagues to participate in interviews, and ranked candidates. All candidates were asked to give a presentation on their vision for a clinical librarian program. These presentations further educated the stakeholders and built enthusiasm for the program.<\/p>\n

RESULTS
\nThe new recruit was able to make contact quickly with many of the stakeholders involved in the search, most of whom she had already met during her interview. So the new clinical librarian was able to become effective quickly, participating in committees and starting projects in her very first week. <\/p>\n

CONCLUSIONS
\nLike a garden, a successful library program begins with good preparation. If you sow the seeds in carefully prepared soil, they will sprout and grow quickly into strong, successful programs that will bear much fruit. <\/p>\n

Download the full-size PDF of Laura Brown and Janet Crum’s poster, “Nourishing the Garden for Evidence Based Health Care: Initial Steps in Establishing a Clinical Librarian Program at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Poster content is copyrighted by author(s). Contact the poster author(s) if you would like to re-publish or re-use their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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