Presented to: Allina Library Services Knowledge Consultant Group
Eileen Stanley, Jim Bulger, Sandy Tarman, Sharon Kambeitz,
Kolleen Olsen, Anita von Geldern, and Pam Barnard
Library Services, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis, MN
Submitted by Elaine Skopelja, Chair, Awards and Scholarships Committee
Ruth Lilly Library, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
eskopelj@iupui.edu
This new award was established to honor individuals, groups, or libraries that have displayed creativity and/or problem solving skills that have resulted in innovative methods, projects, products, organizational enhancements or publications in the field of health information management. It was named in honor of Jean Williams Sayre, past director of the University of Iowa Hardin Library of the Health Sciences.
The winning project focused on improving nursing care in the hospital by increasing nurse awareness of knowledge based resources and improving the ease of use and access to these resources. The project was accomplished by using existing technology, resources, staffing, and software to create nursing-centered library services that promoted the knowledge seeking skills that nurses require to perform their jobs. According to nursing administrators, the Knowledge Group had a definite impact on the nursing culture and the evidence-based practice behaviors of Allina nurses. Library service outcomes included increases in searching, attendance at training sessions, and resource use. In addition, the toolbar links that were developed became a useful site for the general workplace as well.