NEJM Library Hub Featured Librarian: How to Merge Libraries in an Era of Hospital Mergers

Heather J Martin

NEJM Library Hub Featured Librarian: How to Merge Libraries in an Era of Hospital Mergers

Heather J Martin

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Abstract

Librarian shares insights from repeated centralizing in an ever-growing system. Approaching the January launch of the new, merged library system, Martin spoke with NEJM LibraryHub about the logistics, decisions, and goal of creating equity in a large, geographically dispersed system.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Feb 16 2018

Keywords

hospital libraries
hospital mergers
medical libraries

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

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