NNLM Region 7 Presents: MLA Debrief for Hospital Librarians, June 6, 2025
For those of us who were not able to attend the MLA Conference in May, this was a welcome program hitting some of the highlights of interest to hospital librarians.
A few Hospital Librarians who presented at MLA 2025 presented again for this de-briefing.
Liz Kellermeyer presented Offline On Hand, describing an in print collection for emergencies or other situations when internet might not be available, such as ransomeware attacks, power outages, or even a vendor pulling content. The collection includes directories, clinical guidelines, medical procedures, and drug info. It doesn't circulate, and should be always available. She also talked about
- Building the collection
- Funding the collection
- Usage stats
- Expect low circulation.
- Focus is on readiness, not CPUs.
- Success = availability in an emergency.
Carol Durst presented her poster entitled "MyChart: Hands On Help for Patients" in which she described her Library offering walk-in/onsite support for patients using the patient portal. No virtual help. She said it was more trouble-shooting than research.
