Library Strategy and Annual Report in a nutshell

A full report is avialable on the intranet.  Any comments or suggestions are always welcomed.  Please contact the Library Manager via the internal mail

Strategy 2013-16

‘Your information needs. Our priority’ is at the centre of everything we do in order that you may deliver the highest level of care

For staff to provide safe, high quality care, they must use the latest evidence-based knowledge. We ensure that they can access this through the library’s services and resources regardless of their location, job function or the time of day. Our service saves colleagues’ time and the Trust money thus helping them to deliver safe, seamless patient-centred care to the highest standards

Key priorities for 2013-14

1. Quality and Safety – Ensure our resources are up to date and match the requirement of all those working in the Trust regardless of location or job function. Present a business case for a clinical librarian service to support clinicians in providing safe, high quality, evidence-based practice

2. Communication - improved intranet and Internet sites using social media where applicable with an external catalogue available to all members

3. Service – provide top class services to all regardless of location with increased opening hours. Support the health and well-being agenda and develop working with the southern sector

4. Finance and Governance – meet the average compliance with national NHS Library standards. Look for opportunities to develop services to other organisations such as Public Health

Report on 2012-13 – Key achievements

• Reconfigured the service to the community including appointing a community librarian

• Achieved 92% compliance with national NHS library standards which is above the average

• Streamlined and reduced the cost of our Inter Library Loans service

Summary of usage 2012-13

G Usage of Point of Care resources - Increased usage between 22-25%
GThe ETOCs (Electronic table of contents) 6% growth in titles delivered
FAccesses to online resources via Athens – small increase of 0.2% 
G Athens accounts – 14% increase in number of users on March 31st 2013
H E-books – 14% decrease in e-books usage 
FMembership – 1% decrease in members overall but an increase in people joining
H Book loans – continuing trend down by 10%
H Inter library loans – 4% decrease
G Inductions – 43% increase in people receiving induction
G Training – 100% increase in the number of people trained in information skills
G Literature searches – this service has seen a 17% growth from a very low base