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This article describes the events that led to the implementation of the Ask-A-Librarian button within the hospital's electronic medical record. Various marketing techniques used to educate health care professionals regarding the new service, as well as the significant increase in library usage results, are discussed. This article also provides insight as to why the librarians undertook such an ambitious project, and it is the authors' hope that it will inspire others to do the same at their institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At East Carolina University (ECU), Joyner Academic and Laupus Health Sciences Libraries collaborated on a shared Neuroscience collection development policy, primarily as a reaction to state-level budget cuts. The policy aims to limit duplication in purchases at each library location but also describes the materials that are most appropriate for selection by each library and explores the usefulness of e-book purchases as a cost-saving measure. The result of this collaborative effort is a comprehensive neuroscience collection for ECU's libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]