The most vital requirement for special librarians is to support their organizations overall mission and goals. Speaking from their own personal experiences, these information professionals will cover best practices for measuring and documenting the tangible value of the information services they provide for their respective corporate, medical, scientific and/or technical institutions. This panel discussion will include the following subjects: best practices in libraries; ISO Standard for assessing the impact of libraries; research data analysis; outsourcing; field testing; systems thinking; information technology; partnerships and teaming. Audience participation is welcomed and encouraged.
Program Takeaways
- Participants will learn the components, benefits and results of field testing, i.e. research data analysis, as it relates to partnerships/teaming with stakeholders in business development
- Participants will be introduced to some best practices for measuring and documenting the tangible value that the library provides, which will include frameworks from a current ISO standard covering statistics, performance measures and impact of libraries
- Participants will become familiar with specific best practice methodologies, i.e. systems thinking; outsourcing; and from a medical librarian’s perspective, an example of “best practices in the use of Information Technology”
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