KPIs and Metrics to Support
Advocacy &
Service Delivery
Michelle Dalton, University of Limerick
@mishdalton www.michelledalton.ie #hslg2013
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ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Quality of patient care
Quality of patient safety
Efficiency of patient care
KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
Influence on patient care /
practice / policy
Length of hospital stay
Referral to dept.
Staff time
Risk / error reduction
ACTIVITES & OPERATIONS
(LOCAL)
results
How did the information provided by the library help?
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It influenced my
decision on patient
care/practice/policy
It enabled my patient
to leave the hospital
sooner
It saved me time It prevented referral to
another department
It reduced errors/risk
in my practice
No effect/impact
% of Respondents (n=28)
making local evidence global
why publish?
97% of newly qualified
librarians indicated that they
intended to write for journals,
newsletters and peer-review
publications (Bradley 2008)
Bradley, F. Writing for the profession: the experience of new professionals. Library
Management 2008, 29(8/9), 729-745.
why not?
how & where
selecting a journal
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Quality of review
process
Indexed in major
database
Level of readership
Target readership
Perceived reputation
Peer-reviewed
Topical fit
V Imp or Imp Neither Imp/Unimp Unimp or Not imp
Source: Dalton (2013)
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Technical features
Post-publication review
Other impact metrics
Previously accepted
Gold OA
Editorial board personel
Green OA (no
embargo)
V Imp or Imp Neither Imp/Unimp Unimp or Not imp
Source: Dalton, M (2013)
visibility + impact
A Library Writer’s Blog (Great for CFPs)
http://librarywriting.blogspot.com
Academic Writing Librarians (Helen Fallon, NUIM)
http://academicwritinglibrarian.blogspot.ie/
Day, A. How to Get Research Published in Journals
Your peers and colleagues
OALIS – www.oalisjournal.com [Watch this space]
Write a guest blog post for libfocus.com :)
@mishdalton
www.michelledalton.ie thank you

Kpis and metrics to support advocacy and service delivery michelle dalton hslg 2013

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    KPIs and Metricsto Support Advocacy & Service Delivery Michelle Dalton, University of Limerick @mishdalton www.michelledalton.ie #hslg2013
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    ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Qualityof patient care Quality of patient safety Efficiency of patient care KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Influence on patient care / practice / policy Length of hospital stay Referral to dept. Staff time Risk / error reduction ACTIVITES & OPERATIONS (LOCAL)
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    How did theinformation provided by the library help? 0 20 40 60 80 100 It influenced my decision on patient care/practice/policy It enabled my patient to leave the hospital sooner It saved me time It prevented referral to another department It reduced errors/risk in my practice No effect/impact % of Respondents (n=28)
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    97% of newlyqualified librarians indicated that they intended to write for journals, newsletters and peer-review publications (Bradley 2008) Bradley, F. Writing for the profession: the experience of new professionals. Library Management 2008, 29(8/9), 729-745.
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    0% 20% 40%60% 80% 100% Quality of review process Indexed in major database Level of readership Target readership Perceived reputation Peer-reviewed Topical fit V Imp or Imp Neither Imp/Unimp Unimp or Not imp Source: Dalton (2013)
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    0% 20% 40%60% 80% 100% Technical features Post-publication review Other impact metrics Previously accepted Gold OA Editorial board personel Green OA (no embargo) V Imp or Imp Neither Imp/Unimp Unimp or Not imp Source: Dalton, M (2013)
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    A Library Writer’sBlog (Great for CFPs) http://librarywriting.blogspot.com Academic Writing Librarians (Helen Fallon, NUIM) http://academicwritinglibrarian.blogspot.ie/ Day, A. How to Get Research Published in Journals Your peers and colleagues OALIS – www.oalisjournal.com [Watch this space] Write a guest blog post for libfocus.com :)
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Editor's Notes

  • #13 Time?Skills?Confidence?Not Expected?Not Valued?