Open AccessHunting for the library value
Author(s) -
Karen Johanne Buset,
Ghislaine Declève,
Tuulevi Ovaska
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the european association for health information and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2392-8131
pISSN - 1841-0715
DOI - 10.32384/jeahil15305
Subject(s) - benchmarking , best practice , process (computing) , work (physics) , order (exchange) , medical library , engineering management , knowledge management , business , computer science , process management , engineering , library science , management , marketing , mechanical engineering , economics , finance , operating system
International cooperation is an essential part of library and information professionals' work. Three European health and medical libraries started a benchmarking project in year 2013, aiming at comparing services among our libraries in order to find and implement best practices. We wanted to share ideas, solutions and examples. The purpose of this paper is to give the final report of the five-year benchmarking project. The project was a continuous best-practice benchmarking process. At the end the process, we essentially experienced this kind of library benchmarking as a communication and development tool. International benchmarking provides new skills for information professionals