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CCML members include: Margaret Bandy, AHIP, Jenny Garcia, AHIP, Stephanie Weldon, AHIP, and Karen K. Wells.</span></p> <ul> <li><h5><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/ppt/myths_truths_0610.ppt">Myths and TRUTHS About Library Services</a> (PowerPoint, 2MB)</h5> What myths do your administrators believe? Do they think that patient care can remain high quality without library services? Do they believe everything is available for free on the Web, or that technology has replaced librarians? Perhaps they think that closing your library will save money. Counter these and other common myths with this presentation, which you can revise to meet your specific needs. </li> <li><h5><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/resources/vital/biblio.html">Bibliography for Myths and Truths About Library Services</a></h5> This extensive bibliography provides citations to bolster your presentation.</li> <li><h5><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/pdf/resources/wells_myths_truths_0610.pdf">White Paper: Cost Savings of Closing, Downsizing, Resource Cutting, and Outsourcing: Myth or Truth?</a> <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/common/img/software/adobe-pdf.gif" alt="[PDF]"/> </h5> This white paper explores the myths and truths about the need for librarians and library services. 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Inform your administrators how you as a medical librarian impact patient safety, cost savings, and more. </li> <li><h5><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/pdf/resources/ccml_mla_talk_admin_0610.pdf">Brochure: How to Talk to Your Hospital Administrator</a> <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/common/img/software/adobe-pdf.gif" alt="[PDF]"/> </h5> Need tips on approaching your hospital administrator? 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We ask hospital librarians to report both positive and negative changes to their libraries. You may also request that MLA contact the hospital administrator about the change. The information that is reported will be kept confidential; individual librarians and hospitals will not be identified and only aggregate data about changes in hospital libraries will be reported by MLA.</p> <h4>  <a href="#top"><img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/pix/2000/2000bttn_toppg.gif" width="22" height="16" border="0" alt="To top of page"></a>  Additional Resources</h4> <ul> <li>National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), New England Region, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/http://nnlm.gov/ner/services/hosp_lib_toolkits.html">Hospital Library Toolkits</a><br> Online orientation and promotional toolkits; the promotional toolkit is designed to aid hospital librarians in promoting their services to hospital administrators and to the various communities within their organization.</li> </ul> <h4> <a href="#top"><img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/pix/2000/2000bttn_toppg.gif" width="22" height="16" border="0" alt="To top of page"></a>  More Information</h4> <p>For further information or to help us improve these resources, please contact <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/mailto:funk@mlahq.org?subject=Vital_Pathways">Carla Funk</a>, funk@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x14.</p>   </div> </td> <td id="tpl-right"> <div class="padded">  <div class="feature"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/http://www.r2library.com/"> <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/pix/sponsors/rittenhouse_dec07.jpg" alt="Thanks to Rittenhouse for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!" title="Thanks to Rittenhouse for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!"/></a> </div> <div class="feature"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/http://www.mosbysnursingindex.com/"> <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/pix/sponsors/elsevier_public.jpg" alt="Thanks to Mosby's Nursing Index for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!" title="Thanks to Mosby's Nursing Index for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!"/></a> </div> <div class="feature"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/http://www.psychiatryonline.com/"> <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/pix/sponsors/appi_200804.jpg" alt="Thanks to American Psychiatric Publishing for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!" title="Thanks to American Psychiatric Publishing for their sponsorship of the MLA Website!"/></a> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr id="tpl-footer"> <td colspan="3" id="tpl-footer"> <div id="ftr-ad"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/http://www.endojournals.org/"> <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/pix/sponsors/endocrine_200804.gif" alt="Thanks to the Endocrine Society for their sponsorship of the MLA website!" title="Thanks to the Endocrine Society for their sponsorship of the MLA website!"/></a></div> <div id="ftr-nav"> <p>Members-only benefits and documents that are linked from public MLANET sites are identified by a members-only icon. <img src="/web/20080504191120im_/http://mlanet.org/images/template/icon/members-only-standard.gif" alt="[MO]" title="Members-only"/> </p> </div> <p> <a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/" title="Medical Library Association Home"> <strong>Medical Library Association</strong></a><br/> <big>312.419.9094</big>   <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/mailto:info@mlahq.org" title="Contact MLA Headquarters"> info@mlahq.org</a><br/> © 1999-2008 Medical Library Association<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120/mailto:mlamis@mlahq.org" title="Contact the Web Site Administrator"> Send site questions/comments to systems administrator</a> </p> <ul class="horizontal"> <li><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/copyright.html">Disclaimer and Copyright Notice</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20080504191120/http://mlanet.org/siteindex.html">Site Index</a></li> </ul> <p> Last Updated: 2008 April 23<br/> www.mlanet.org<?PRINT("$SECTIONTITLE");?>/resources/vital/index.html </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080504191120js_/http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-2520531-1"; urchinTracker(); </script>  </body> </html>