Martin Heather J, Delawska-Elliott Basia
J Med Libr Assoc. 2015 Jan;103(1):44-8. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.103.1.009.
After a reduction in full-time equivalents, 2 libraries in large teaching hospitals and 2 libraries in small community hospitals in a western US statewide health system saw opportunity for expansion through a regional reorganization. Despite a loss of 2/3 of the professional staff and a budgetary decrease of 27% over the previous 3 years, the libraries were able to grow business, usage, awareness, and collections through organizational innovation and improved efficiency. This paper describes the experience--including process, challenges, and lessons learned--of an organizational shift to regionalized services, collections, and staffing. Insights from this process may help similar organizations going through restructuring.
在美国西部一个全州范围的医疗系统中,全职等效人员减少后,大型教学医院的2个图书馆和小型社区医院的2个图书馆看到了通过区域重组实现扩张的机会。尽管在过去3年里专业人员流失了三分之二,预算减少了27%,但这些图书馆通过组织创新和提高效率,实现了业务、使用率、知名度和馆藏的增长。本文描述了向区域化服务、馆藏和人员配置转变的组织过程,包括经历的挑战和吸取的经验教训。这一过程中的见解可能会帮助正在进行重组的类似组织。