Creating a library holding group: an approach to large system integration

• Published in: Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 104; no. 4; pp. 315 - 318
• Main Authors: Huffman, Isaac R., Martin, Heather J., Delawaska-Elliott, Basia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Medical Library Association 01.10.2016; University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
• Subjects: Accounting; Business models; California; Case Studies; Departments; Efficiency, Organizational; Employees; Holding companies; Humans; Interlibrary loans; Libraries, Hospital - organization & administration; Library collections; Library Services - organization & administration; Library staff; Management; Medical libraries; Models, Organizational; Montana; Nonprofit organizations; Oregon; Periodicals as Topic; Serials control; Strategic planning; Subscriptions; Success; Systems Integration; User services; Washington; Workforce planning; Oregon; Libraries, Medical/Organization & Administration; Library Collection Development; Regional Medical Programs; Libraries, Hospital/Organization & Administration; Medical Subject Headings: Efficiency, Organizational; Organizational Innovation; Program Evaluation; Information Storage and Retrieval/Statistics & Numerical Data; Library Materials/Organization & Administration

Faced with resource constraints, many hospital libraries have considered joint operations. This case study describes how Providence Health & Services created a single group to provide library services. Using a holding group model, staff worked to unify more than 6,100 nonlibrary subscriptions an...