1. Newfoundland & Labrador Hospital Library Review Project Update George Beckett & Heather Roberts May 9, 2008

2. Review Working Group Members Wanda Legge, Policy & Planning, DHCS (Chair) Heather Roberts, Librarian, DHCS George Beckett, Associate University Librarian (Health Sciences) MUN Wayne Miller, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy and Research, Eastern Health Karen Hutchens, Librarian, Central Regional Health Authority

3. Review Terms of Reference The purpose of this review is to: – determine what services currently exist; – inventory the current human resource allocation (FTE’s); – future human resource needs; – what gaps or inefficiencies exist: – identify the needs of stakeholders; – identify ways to make the current system more responsive to the needs of stakeholders no matter where they live and work in the province; and – ensure that our health libraries system enhances our ability to offer clinical services, research and education. This review is not intended to reduce services or personnel, but to maximize efficiency and service quality For the purpose of this review the term “library” will also be used to refer to “resource centres” within the health sector

4. Consulting Team Brigitte Peter-Cherneff – Consultant – Institute Librarian at the British Columbia Institute for Technology for 14 years – Over 30 years of experience working in and managing academic libraries and student service departments Lea Starr, Assistant University Librarian, UBC –Advisor Ana Rosa Blue - Researcher

5. Draft schedule for consultant Sunday June 1 – Arrive St. John’s Monday June 2 to Wednesday June 4 – St. John’s, meet with Working Group, tour local libraries, videoconference with Labrador Thursday June 5 - Site visit Clarenville and Gander Friday June 6 – Site visit Twillingate and Grand Falls Monday June 9 - Site visit Corner Brook Tuesday June 10 - Site visit in Stephenville Wednesday June 11 – Site visit to St. Anthony Friday June 13 – Departure Final Report – July 2008

6. Review Surveys Both surveys are short web based surveys via Survey Monkey Library survey – basic descriptive information Survey of library users – your help is needed to distribute this to library users Email with links to the survey will be distributed before the visit

7. Questions?