Presentation Type
Paper Presentation
Location
Montvale Event Center, Spokane, WA
Start Date
15-10-2018 3:45 PM
End Date
15-10-2018 4:45 PM
Description
How does it work when a hospital library begins to create an Institutional Repository (IR) for their unique library environment. Come hear about the experiences of the Providence St. Joseph Health library department in launching their IR using BePress's Digital Commons and Expert Gallery products.
We will discuss the challenges in adapting an IR product for the medical library environment when the product has primarily been used by traditional academic institutions. How can you meaningfully display and categorize your items when they all get lumped in to "Medical and Health Sciences" by the IR's existing organizational structure? How can you incorporate MeSH terms so they are useful to your users? How do you set up researcher profiles for busy medical professionals who might have less personal involvement than in academic institutions where it can be useful for the tenure process? How do you gather research, especially non-published research, from multiple departments and locations? How do you set up your taxonomic structure when traditional academic departments just don't suffice?
Recommended Citation
Dickman, Daina, "Adapting an Institutional Repository for a Medical Library Environment" (2018). Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA Annual Meeting. 23.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/pncmla/2018/monday/23
Adapting an Institutional Repository for a Medical Library Environment
Montvale Event Center, Spokane, WA
How does it work when a hospital library begins to create an Institutional Repository (IR) for their unique library environment. Come hear about the experiences of the Providence St. Joseph Health library department in launching their IR using BePress's Digital Commons and Expert Gallery products.
We will discuss the challenges in adapting an IR product for the medical library environment when the product has primarily been used by traditional academic institutions. How can you meaningfully display and categorize your items when they all get lumped in to "Medical and Health Sciences" by the IR's existing organizational structure? How can you incorporate MeSH terms so they are useful to your users? How do you set up researcher profiles for busy medical professionals who might have less personal involvement than in academic institutions where it can be useful for the tenure process? How do you gather research, especially non-published research, from multiple departments and locations? How do you set up your taxonomic structure when traditional academic departments just don't suffice?
