title: Surviving a merger: how four hospital libraries created a unified system.
abstract: Librarians are acknowledged as leaders in providing information and knowledge management. They recognize the importance of maintaining an awareness of the most cutting-edge information and technology to meet the challenges of new business practices and changes that inevitably occur. Working as a team, the AHS librarians have achieved a level of communication and cooperation that is an example to other departments in the system. The success of the merged libraries has created new opportunities for leadership and growth and an optimistic future.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Library, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey 07042, USA. pat.regenberg@ahsys.org
authors.forename: Patricia B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Regenberg
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ratner
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D016245:Librarians; D007992:Libraries, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000592:standards*; D009515:New Jersey; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011340:Problem Solving; D024382:Professional Role; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States