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Information was current at time of publication.{"id":1598,"date":"2009-04-02T06:44:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T11:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2009-04-02T06:44:57","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T11:44:57","slug":"director%e2%80%99s-reflections%e2%80%a6how-are-we-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/director%e2%80%99s-reflections%e2%80%a6how-are-we-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Director\u2019s Reflections\u2026How Are We Doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1909 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/files\/2009\/03\/barbara-2009-altered_35.jpg\" alt=\"barbara-2009-altered_35\" width=\"100\" height=\"140\" \/>Like most other academic programs, libraries use measurements or rankings to compare with others in their peer group.\u00a0 In our case, we consider our peer group to be academic health sciences libraries serving the top ten NIH-funded research institutions.\u00a0 In 2007-08, the latest year for which we have comparative library statistics*, these top ten institutions were (1) Harvard University, (2) The Johns Hopkins University, (3) University of Pennsylvania, (4) University of California, San Francisco, (5) University of Washington, (6) <strong>University of Pittsburgh<\/strong>, (7) UCLA, (8) Duke University, (9) University of Michigan, and (10) Washington University in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>In several areas, HSLS is #1.\u00a0 These include the number of library service hours:\u00a0 Falk Library is open 110 hours per week.\u00a0 HSLS librarians answered more reference questions (54,502) than any of the others.\u00a0 The number of questions we received and answered through email (5,923) was more than twice the number of any other peer library, a reflection of our widely dispersed user population.\u00a0 With 8,620 participants, we also had the highest attendance at classes and training sessions.\u00a0 The HSLS Web site was viewed nearly twice as often (15,692,396 composite page views) as any of the other library sites.<\/p>\n<p>HSLS also ranks in the top three libraries in the number of professionals on staff (26), the number of available online tutorials (27), the number of document delivery and interlibrary loan requests filled (47,252), and the number of health sciences electronic monograph titles (2,838).<\/p>\n<p>But numbers and rankings are only indicators; they don\u2019t show the whole picture.\u00a0 You, our users, are top-ranked researchers, clinicians and scholars, and you insist on the best library services and resources available.\u00a0 Your high standards motivate our staff to try harder and achieve more every day.<\/p>\n<p>With today\u2019s challenging economic outlook, we will likely have to make difficult choices about collections and services.\u00a0 Your feedback and suggestions are appreciated.\u00a0 We remain committed to our mission of development and provision of the most innovative information services and resources possible.<br \/>\n________________________<br \/>\n*Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. <em>2007-08 Annual Statistics of Medical School Libraries in the United States and Canada<\/em>. 31st Edition. 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