Delivering Relevant Information to a Remotely Located Clinical Department of a Medical Center

Abstract

This article describes a model used by an academic health library for serving the faculty and staff of a clinical department located at a distance from the main medical campus and hospital clinics. The authors detail the in-person and electronic services leveraged to reach distance library clients effectively, including on-site office hours and electronic newsletters. The article concludes with a discussion of how these strategies can be transferred to hospital library settings.

Keywords:

• electronic newsletters
• information dissemination
• medical librarianship
• office hours
• remote services

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Anna Ercoli Schnitzer for her expert help in proofreading the manuscript.