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The AMNCH Library plays a vital role in enhancing patient care, evidence-based practice, and research activities in the healthcare sector. With over 11,000 volumes of books and access to online journals, our library is dedicated to providing essential resources to support management decisions and teaching efforts. Although faced with challenges such as decreasing budgets and rising publisher costs, our committed team actively engages with the community through events like Library Ireland Week and personalized book recommendations. Join us in advocating for the importance of library services!
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“Supporting AMNCH Library United!!” Tom Martin – AMNCH Library 0
Advocacy? “advocacy - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something” 0
Passion… 0
Libraries and Football Progress measured in “stats” Want best players/ resources Cost Money!! 0
0 About AMNCH Library
About AMNCH Library 0 AMNCH LIBRARY
0 What we do.. • Support patient care • Evidence-based practice • Teaching • Research activities • Management decision-making
Great performance!! 0 Logins to online journals and databases – 2003 -2010
Issues to “tackle” -€ 0 Decreasing budgets Increased prices from publishers
0 Our “supporters”
0 Library Ireland Week • Competitions • Survey • 2011 – Launch Bibliotherapy service
0 Library Ireland Week • “Friendly staff always willing to help. Delighted to see new books that I suggested..” • “I think the staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Longer opening hours would help access to the Library” • “The service provided is exceptional, with book requests or articles always accepted..”
0 Book Recommendations • Process • Fast tracking of recommendations • Actively Marketed service to users
0 Journals Review Project • Three AMNCH Library Journals Reviews • 2010 first review to actively seek input for significant downsizing of the journals collection • Used feedback from survey to inform purchase decisions
0 Loyal Supporters • Good times and tough times
0 Full-time!!