Hospital Library Services Program

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Mission Statement:

The HLSP is committed to facilitating and promoting hospital environments where knowledge-based information results from the combination of health information technology, human collaboration and access to information resources.

History:

The HLSP was formed in 1982 by the New York State Legislature to provide medical information services to acute care hospitals throughout six Western New York counties in the region: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara and Orleans. Its services are offered through two programs: a Grant Hospital Program, which provides grant dollars to help defray the costs of library materials and equipment; and a Circuit Hospital Program, which provides on-site medical librarian visits as well as grant funding.

Administration:

The HLSP is administered by the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) and is funded in part by the New York State Department of Education Division of Library Development and by hospital participation fees. Fees are determined by levels of participation. Additional information support services are provided by the contract library, the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library.

Value-added benefits to participating hospitals include cooperative purchasing programs that provide preferred discounts on books, electronic databases and serial service charges. The HLSP provides subsidies for interlibrary loans and training classes at the WNYLRC Training Center. The HLSP has secured grants to benefit its members from outside organizations such as the National Library of Medicine.

The HLSP Grant Hospital Program makes funds available to regional hospitals for library materials, equipment that enhance access to regional health care information and for HLSP librarian services. Participating hospitals must be under the direction of a qualified (M.L.S.) staff librarian. The Circuit Hospital Program provides on-site M.L.S. Librarian visits to non-grant hospitals. The HLSP librarians facilitate interlibrary loan requests, provide training, literature and electronic database searching, collection development and reference. The HLSP also provides subsidized to the HUBNET databases and full text resources. Access includes over 300 full text journals and 45 clinical manuals. T he HLSP is a critical connection to current healthcare information access. In 2005, HLSP circuit librarians traveled over 25,000 miles to both rural community hospitals and urban medical centers. The HLSP fulfills the information needs of administrative, allied health, medical, nursing and support staff. The HLSP promotes interdisciplinary library environments.

Circuit Hospitals:

Brooks Memorial Hospital, Nancy Larson, Liaison, 529 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048

Inter-Community Memorial Hospital, Ann Russell, R.N., Liaison, 2600 William Street, Newfane, NY 14108

Kenmore Mercy Hospital/Catholic Health System, Laura Nyberg, Library Assistant, Health Sciences Library, 2950 Elmwood Avenue, Kenmore, NY 14217

Lockport Memorial Hospital, Ann Russell, R.N., Liaison, 521 East Avenue, Lockport, NY 14094

Mercy Hospital/Catholic Health System, Grace DiVirgilio, Circuit Librarian, Lisa Humphrey, Library Assistant, Health Sciences Library, 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220

Mount Saint Mary's Hospital, Ron Smith, Liaison, 5300 Military Road Lewiston, NY 14092

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Karen Franco, R.N., M.S.N., Liaison, 621 Tenth Street, P.O. Box 708, Niagara Falls, NY 14302-0708

Olean General Hospital, Kathy Grillo, Liaison, 515 Main Street, Olean, NY 14760

Saint Joseph's Hospital/Catholic Health System, Cory Sikorski, Liaison, 2605 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225

Sisters of Charity Hospital/Catholic Health System, Janelle Toner, Circuit Librarian, Medical Library, 2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

TLC Health Network/Gowanda Campus, Anne Davis, Liaison, 100 Memorial Drive, Gowanda, NY 14070

TLC Health Network/Irving Campus, Anne Davis, Liaison, 845 Routes 5 & 20, Irving, NY 14081

United Memorial Medical Center, Carolyn Young, Liaison, Medical Library, 127 North Street, Batavia, NY 14020

WCA Hospital, Bonnie Engberg & Mary Franklin, Liaisons, Health Sciences Library, 207 Foote Avenue, Jamestown, NY 14701

Grant Hospitals:

Buffalo General Hospital/Kaleida Health System, Diane Schwartz, A.H. Aaron Medical Library, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, 716-859-1319

Erie County Medical Corporation (ECMC), Edward Leisner, Medical Library, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215, 716-898-3939

Millard Fillmore Hospital Gates Circle Campus/Kaleida Health System, Adrienne Doepp, Kideney Health Sciences Library, 3 Gates Circle, Buffalo, NY 14209, 716-887-4848

Millard Fillmore Hospital Suburban Campus/Kaleida Health System, Carolyn Doueck, Suburban Health Sciences Library, 1540 Maple Road, Williamsville, NY 14221, 716-568-6540

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Nancy Cunningham, Ph.D., Dr. Edwin A. Mirand Library, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, 716-845-5966

Women & Childrens Hospital of Buffalo/Kaleida Health System, Elaine Mosher, Medical Library, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, NY 14222, 716-878-7614; 716-878-7304

HLSP Staff Directory:

Grace Di Virgilio, MLS, HLSP Coordinator & Circuit Librarian, 716-633-0705 x120, gdivirgilio@wnylrc.org

Pat Klaybor, HLSP Administrative Assistant, 716-633-0705 x100, pklaybor@wnylrc.org

April Peters, MLS, AHIP, Circuit Librarian Circuit Librarian, 716-633-0705 x119, apeters@wnylrc.org

Janelle Toner, MLS, Circuit Librarian, 716-633-0705 x118, jtoner@wnylrc.org

Links:

HUBNET (Hospitals and University at Buffalo Library Resource Network) http://hubnet.buffalo.edu

National Library of Medicine – PubMed & MedlinePlus (NLM) http://www.nlm.nih.gov http://pubmed.gov http://medlineplus.gov

University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library (HSL) http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/hsl/

Medical Library Association (MLA) http://www.mlanet.org

Upstate New York/Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association (UNYOC/MLA) http://unyoc.mlanet.org/

National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guidelines.gov

Rittenhouse Book Distributors http://www.rittenhouse.com