Please take a moment to introduce yourself.
I am the librarian - since 1994 - at Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. I began my career in public libraries, worked for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. as a librarian, worked for a geriatric education center as inhouse librarian, before coming to HSC. I am an active member of MLA and edit the Hospital Libraries Section newsletter, National Network. On the personal side, I am married, the mother of two great young men (19, 25), enjoy being outdoors, traveling, reading, knitting (to name a few). I am a graduate of the University of Connecticut and received an M.A. in library science from the University of Minnesota.
Now, it's your turn!
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Greetings,
As Convenor of the Australian Library & Information Association's inaugural Special Interest Group: "REBLs...with a cause" I am thrilled to be able to share Australia's Rehab collection development knowledge internationally; and welcome Amy as an Honorary Member of our SIG.
Currently we are working on the journals for six sections: General, Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Spinal, Amputee and Chronic Pain and liaising with the respective SIGs of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Essentially, our first goal is to have the recommended resources for the rehab trainees as they rotate through our hospitals. We have much grander plans but want to start here first and then branch out to the books.
The AFRM are very keen to work with us and we are eager to raise the profile of rehab librarians.
How is this considered to be evidence? As the lists become available we will be able to check our collections against them and know whether we hold the recommended resources for the trainees as they rotate through the various rehabilitation specialties. As our colleagues change, newer ones will be able to refer to the lists to know that they have the core materials. The bonus for the AFRM is in knowing that their trainees will at least have access to core resources during their studies and that the libraries will be accredited as part of the teaching hospitals.
I have been personally gratified by the enthusiastic response from my colleagues nationally and the rehabilitation specialists.
As librarians, we are here to see that our clients have access to the most appropriate resources, and as a specialised group of sole practitioners, we need peer support for ourselves. Using the electronic technology available to us ensures that the concept of REBLs...with a cause will nurture and grow. It is not the work of a few individuals...rather it is about sharing the workload for work that we should be doing individually anyway.
Cheers,
Veronica.
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