Joy's point about new and greater professional staff roles is very true.
Perhaps an argument to help support (or redefine) the LTA position is that your professional staff time is better spent doing these things than taking on the clerical and paraprofessional tasks that still need to be done.
Mike
Michael Heyd, AHIP
Director, Medical Library
Susquehanna Health
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From: Medical Libraries Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Joy
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:58 AM
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Subject: Re: CHAT: staffing
...More professional skills are needed now than before and additional professional responsibilities have developed(liaison with departments, more training of other health care professionals, assistance with Endnote, etc. etc.).
Joy Kennedy, MLS
Health Resource Library
Northwest Community Hospital
800 W. Central Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005-2392
Phone: 847-618-5180; Fax 847-618-5189
email: j1kennedy @ nch.org; library @ nch.org
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:22 AM
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> Subject: [MEDLIB-L] CHAT: staffing
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> Hi -
>
> Our 1 LTA is leaving at the end of January and we have been
> told by Admin that if we wish to rehire the position, we must
> fight for it and prepare all this documentation (with
> measured evidence) showing that it is a much needed position
> in our library. Any ideas on what I/we can use in justifying
> our need? We can throw in all kinds of stats like number of
> ILLs each yr, literature searches, etc., but the problem is
> our Administration does not understand the time element of
> those tasks.
> 10 ILLs a day sounds like nothing, but when it involves
> pulling the journals, photocopying/scanning, creating
> invoices, emailing, etc., it all adds up.
>
> I should mention that we are an AHEC library serving health
> professionals in 5 counties, plus serve as the local
> hospital's library.
> We also support 5 residency programs. And, when our LTA
> leaves, there will be 3 MLS-trained librarians to staff the
> library the 45 hrs/week it is open.
>
> Any and all advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Allison Matthews, MLS
> SEAHEC Medical Library
> 2131 South 17th Street / PO Box 9025
> Wilmington, NC 28402-9025
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