The Library Advocacy Committee promotes and supports the role of health science librarians throughout the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association. The committee looks for relevant education, marketing and other resources to further the development and professional needs of the Chapter members.
Advocacy in Action
As part of the work of the Library Advocacy Committee, the members have been brain storming ways to get the word out to nurses about hospital librarians as a resource for improving patient care and safety.
Liz Burns stepped out and wrote a letter to the editor of Journal for Nurses in Staff Development. The Editor was very kind to include her response to Liz's letter in Trendlines, a newsletter for the National Nursing Staff Developement Organization. Portions of Liz's letter were included in the editor's comments reflecting her personal testimony to the value of Medical Librarians.
Please see the attached issue to read in full the Editor's response.
Puetz, B. E. (2012, March/April). From the JNSD Editor: A note from Belinda E. Puetz, PhD, RN. Trendlines, 23(2).
MCMLA Marketing and Promotion Contest
MCMLA Library Advocacy Task Force is sponsoring a contest for "MCMLA - Explore. Dream. Discover" Here is your chance to show off your marketing project or the promotional activities that you have used to improve or expand services in your library or for your users.
Members are encouraged to submit materials to Marketing and Promotion Categories: you may enter one or both categories.
Prizes for the best entry scoring above 80 points will be awarded. Entries will be evaluated on Design, Presentation and Evaluation Criteria.
The judging criteria are:
- Design: Includes key questions, ease of implementation, strategy, timeline, scope and audience, rationale, effective use of budget and creativity/originality. (Total of 40 points with maximum of 5 points for each criteria)
- Presentation: Includes planning, staffing and use of technology. (Total of 40 pts with 13 points for the first two categories and 14 points for the third)
- Evaluation: Includes proposed evaluation before implementation and completed evaluation at the end of the project. (Total of 20 points or 10 points each)
Entries should be submitted to Barb Jones (jonesbarb@health.missouri.edu) by September 1, 2011.
All libraries in the region are encouraged to display their projects and promotional materials at the Marketing Booth at MCMLA. The contest winners will be announced at MCMLA 2011 in St. Louis.
Contest Winners
The MCMLA Marketing and Promotion Contest was started in 2008. Contest winners cover a wide variety of topics with exceptional creativity. MCMLA Marketing and Promotion Contest Winners.docx
Contributing to the Library Success Wiki
The Library Advocacy Committee would like to encourage the winners of the Library Promotion and Marketing contests to post their entries on the Library Success Wiki. The wiki is the brain child of Meredith Farkas. The purpose of the wiki is to provide a space for librarians to post successes to inspire others. To see Meredith's Blog Post about starting the wiki, click here.
Instructions for adding items to the Wiki are attached
Contributing to the Library Success Wiki.pdf
