Disaster Information Specialist Pilot Project: NLM/DIMRC.
Medical librarians have often been overlooked as important contributors to hospital disaster preparedness. Recognizing the importance of medical libraries and their potential in disaster planning and management, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC), formed a pilot Disaster Information Specialist Project. This paper describes the preliminary activities of Bishopric Medical Library's Director, Patricia Reynolds, at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, as a disaster information specialist in the hospital's disaster planning and preparedness.
Bishopric Medical Library, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, 1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, USA. patti-reynolds@smh.com
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D004189:Disaster Planning; D033181:Information Dissemination; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States