Hi all,
What *scares* me about this situation is those physicians that are 'inapt
and satisfied searchers' that think they know how to do a good search, and
so do not ask for librarians help.

If they were in the Library, then we would have a greater chance of catching
them and really showing them how to search...

Just my 2-cents thoughts...

Regards,
Aida

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Aida Farha
Reference Librarian
Saab Medical Library
American University of Beirut
Beirut - LEBANON
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Theresa Arndt" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: CHAT: hospital librarians question about increasing hospital
library use by attending physicians


> Hi Beth,
>
> Interesting question! Ok, I'm an "academic medical librarian" but we also
> serve a hospital and clinics. And in the interest of furthering
> discussion I'm going to throw in my two cents.
>
> Should we really care if they physically come into the library? If they
> are using the online resources to which the library subscribes, using
> email reference, calling on the phone, aren't they "coming in" to the
> library in a sense? We serve doctors whose time is best spent with
> patients -- perhaps the best service is take our services to them.
> Another example with a more personal touch is the "clinical librarian" who
> goes out to where the docs are, instead of expecting them to come to us.
> Or services like the classic TOCs that were mentioned recently.
>
> I hope this becomes a lively discussion like we used to see on Medlib-l in
> years past! I'm most interested in hearing everyone's thoughts! Thanks
> for kicking it off, Beth!
>
> ********************************
> Theresa Arndt
> Taubman Medical Library
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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> Quoting "Carlin, Beth" <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Academic Medical Libraries have written reams about ... "now that
>> resources are online...fewer users are coming into the library". NLM has
>> presented loads of dialogue about why they are building a new structure
>> in this day of online resources. I'm looking to start a discussion about
>> hospital libraries...what's our take on it...?
>> I have only about 10% of my attendings using the library regularly. I can
>> come up with endless reasons why they are not using the library. I'd like
>> to hear about what is working in your library to bring those attendings
>> in?...no food stories please!
>> Thanks...
>>
>> Beth Carlin, MALS, AHIP
>> Manager, Library Services
>> Resurrection Health Care/
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>> Westlake Hospital,
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