title: A value-added partnership between a chief learning officer and a medical librarian.
abstract: Hospital librarians routinely develop relationships with users and vendors as well as operate as valuable members of multidisciplinary teams, but rarely do they report working with executive level partners on a continuing basis. This can result in a lower perception of a librarian's value to the organization due to the disconnect between what librarians do on a day-to-day basis and what they could do to add strategic value to the organization. The benefits of partnerships with hospital administrators for libraries are well documented. This article will describe a successful working partnership between a medical librarian at a multihospital system and the chief learning officer and discuss its implications for others.
authors.affiliation: Human Resources and Learning, St. Vincent's Health System, Birmingham, 810 St. Vincent's Drive, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA. Carol.Maietta@stvhs.com
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maietta
authors.forename: Sybil H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bullock
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D016245:Librarians; D007992:Libraries, Hospital; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems