Galter Health Sciences Library

Galter Health Sciences Library

HISTORY

• 1859 – Med School established • 1860-1920 – Sporadic growth• 1925 – Montgomery Ward building• 1930s – 3rd largest/largest dental• 1964 – reference room/3 stories/reading room• 1970s & 80s – serial publications fall behind. Automated

library systems – circulation 1986• 1993 – industry leading online system acquisition of

MEDLINE services.• 1994 – Open floor plan expansion

– 50 computer carrels/4 study rooms/6 fully equipped rooms

TODAY• Focus on collaboration, personalized service,

and technological advances.HealthWeb – organize and record websites for

catalogingCollaboration w/ Big 10 and U of CServer and webmaster

Health Smart Library – use multiple technologies to get info. to specialistsPersonalizedregistration

James Shedlock, AMLS, AHIP, FMLA

Director

Masters of Arts in Library ScienceAcademy of Health Information ProfessionalsFellow of Medical Library AssociationBearded

JIM’S HISTORY

Aspiring teacherNotre Dame 1974Factory worker/librarianLibrary school – AMLS U. of MichiganLibrary Asst. St. Joseph, Pontiac

JIM CONTINUED

Galter Health Sciences Library

• 85’-88’ – Librarian• 88’-91’ – Associate Director

1991-present…

ACHIEVEMENTS

$ Balance budget$ Increase collections funds$ Endowments

Dean’s council meetings*proud of industry leading technological advances – MEDLINE and Learning Resources Center under his watch

PHILOSOPHY

• Leadership role– or, “Find money for staff to spend.”– Personal beliefs

space place direct involvement

• little desire to micro-manage• In-house IT personnel

• side note: HIRING

STRATEGIC PLAN

Vision CollectionsServices to UsersStaff Communication and Admin. functions

SOME NUMBERS

• Student demographics• 24 staff under 4 departments• 2009-10 Annual Report

• space planning• staffing

• FY13 Budget (handout)

GALTER’S FUTURE

• Jim’s thoughts1. Data management2. Open Access3. Repository issues4. Library Specialists

• Trouble with strategic planning• Leadership• Hospital funds

It’s a bird…

It’s a plane…

It’s James Shedlock – Library Director