Annual Report 1999/2000 

Hospital Libraries Section

Goal 1. Professional Development

Priority: Build on Hospital Libraries Section (HLS) needs assessment data for professional development, established in 1998.

Strategies:

1. Continue HLS strategic planning process (HLS Strategic Planning Task Force Committee and Professional Development Committee)
   Action: Strategic Planning Task Force completed their charge. Their findings are being shared with the membership and will be voted on soon.
2. Implement and publicize a pilot program, which will pair hospital librarians with academic medical librarians to work on mutually interested research projects (Professional Development Committee)
   Action: Professional Development Committee chair has been appointed to the MLA Mentor Task Force Program, which should further the discussion of this opportunity.
3. Implement suggestions for improvement of National Network and HLS Web presence (Publication Committee)
   Action: Committee had a good response to the user survey and are implementing appropriate improvements.

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Goal 2. Advocacy

Priority: Work with MLA’s Benchmarking Task Force with the hope of ultimately incorporating the results into MLA’s standards.

Strategies:

1. Have one member of the standards committee appointed to the MLA Benchmarking Task Force (Standards Committee)
   Action: The Hospital Libraries Section had the following members appointed to the MLA Benchmarking Task Force: Deb Rand and Jeannine Cyr Gluck. Reports on the benchmarking project progress appeared in National Network.

Goal 3. Organization

Priority: Lead and coordinate programming for the HLS that maintains section compliance, fiscal responsibility, and membership interests.

Strategies:

1. Develop ideas and arrange cosponsoring of ideas of other sections to assure a wide range of relevant programs (Chair/Elect and Program Committee)
   Action: In Vancouver, the Chair/Elect and Program Committee have two primarily sponsored sessions, five co-sponsored program sessions and the first section sponsored reception, which is supported by various vendors. On behalf of the HLS, the Chair-Elect has submitted to the MLA CEC a proposal for a 2001 pre-conference institute that will be coordinated with other sections. The Chair/Elect and Program Committee are in developmental phases of a new, email discussion list based CE course.
2. Maintain financial records using good bookkeeping practices (Treasurer)
   Action: The Treasurer has submitted the 2000/2001 budget to MLA.
3. Monitor the HLS bylaws for compliance with MLA bylaws, MLA model bylaws and HLS policies (Bylaws Committee)
   Action: The Bylaws committee actively reviewed the HLS Bylaws for compliance with the MLA Bylaws. Bylaws voting will be taking place by the section on some issues.
4. Analyze data from current membership to generate ideas on recruitment/retention of members (Membership Committee)
   Action: This committee has worked on contacting membership without e-mail addresses as well as increased recruitment and retention efforts.

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Goal 4. Research

Priority: Development of an infrastructure to support research activities of the HLS membership.

Strategies:

1. Implement and publicize a pilot program, which will pair hospital librarians with academic medical librarians to work on mutually interested research projects (Professional Development Committee)
   Action: Professional Development Committee chair has been appointed to the MLA Mentor Task Force Program, which should further this opportunity.
2. Promote research publication in National Network and other publications or mediums (print and Web) (Chair)
   Action: Four articles have been published in National Network on this topic.

Goal 5. National Information Policy

Priority: Maintain an effective governmental relations program

Strategies:

1. Enhance HLS Website and MLANET with information on impacting legislative agendas and processes (Governmental Relations Committee)
   Action: Committee submits ongoing information to the National Network issues.

Goal 6. Information Technology

Priority: Increase availability and awareness of HLS issues through use of technology.

Strategies:

1. Development of HLS email discussion list (Secretary, Membership Committee and Section Chair)
   Action: HLS email discussion list began use in February 2000.
2. Announcement of HLS Web presence (Publication Committee)
   Action: Committee had a good response to the user survey and are implementing appropriate improvements.
3. Planning and implementation of Information Technology Forum for annual MLA meeting (Information Technology Committee)
   Action: The Information Technology Committee is working with the Chair/Elect and Program Committee for the Vancouver program that is a follow-up to the printed information technology forum on Hospital Liraries and the Internet, published with HLS sponsorship, in the July and October issues of BMLA.

MOTION
This report is informational and requires no action by the Board of Directors of MLA.

Respectfully Submitted,
Frances (Fran) Ellis Rice
1999/2000 HLS Chair
March 2000

Section Voting Leadership

Chair: Frances Ellis Rice
Chair-Elect: Michael Kronenfeld
Past-Chair: Debra Rand
Secretary: Kathleen Stemmer-Frumento
Treasuer: Janet Cowen
Section Council Representative: Kathleen Murray
Section Council Alternate: Mary Jarvis

Committee Chairs and non-voting leaders
Bylaws: David Duggar
National Network Editor: Barbara J. Henry
Government Relations: Mary Jo Dwyer
Information Technology: Mindy Paquette-Murphy
Membership: Sara Pimental
MLA Nominating Committee: Cynthia Perkins
Nominating 2000/2001: Debra Rand
Professional Development: Diane G. Wolf
Professional Recognition: Sharon Jorski
Publications: Mary Fran Prottsman
Standards: Jeannine Cyr Gluck
Strategic Planning Task Force: Christine Chastain-Warheit
Web Master: Connie Schardt