About Departments

Documents Fund Development and Metadata Creation Department

• Forms the information resource collections of the Lithuanian Library of Medicine.
• Distributes received publications to the library and its structural units.
• Maintains and edits the Lithuanian Library of Medicine electronic catalog.
• Carries out general accounting of the library‘s collection and written-off documents.
• Organizes the purchase of books and periodical subscriptions.
• Provides consultations to healthcare institution libraries on collection development.
• Catalogs newly received and retrospective documents.
• Indexes and classifies documents in medicine and related sciences.
• Develops the Lithuanian Library of Medicine authority file – the Authority Database – based on the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
• Technically processes and assigns call numbers to received documents.
• Edits the Lithuanian Library of Medicine electronic catalog.
• Provides consultations on document processing and bibliographic description.

Head of Department: Aušra Charlinskienė
Phone: +370 5 261 6650
Email: ausra.charlinskiene@lmb.lt

Information Services and Learning Resource Department

• Ensures user access to electronic health information sources.
• Develops health information search skills among users and library staff.
• Responds to user information inquiries.
• Provides consultations on bibliographic referencing and edits reference lists.
• Manages the Lithuanian Library of Medicine website and social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, blog LMBtau, YouTube, ISSUU).
• Adds analitical records to the Lithuanian Library of Medicine electronic catalog.
• Maintains the „Lithuanian Medical Professionals in the Diaspora“ card index.
• Prepares and publishes bibliographies and informational publications about Lithuanian medical professionals on the website.
• Organizes events and exhibitions.
• Builds and maintains relationships with the public, fostering the Lithuanian Library of Medicine user community.
• Implements and maintains new and existing technologies, ensuring cybersecurity in the library.

Head of Department: Jūratė Stukienė
Phone: +370 5 262 6692
Email: jurate.stukiene@lmb.lt

Center of Medical Nomenclatures and Classifiers

• Manages and maintains medical nomenclatures and classifiers at the national level.
• Organizes and coordinates the use and applicability of medical nomenclatures and classifiers within Lithuanian health information systems and in health data exchange processes between Lithuania and European Union countries.
• Provides consultations and information regarding the use of medical nomenclatures and classifiers.
• Organizes and oversees the translation of international medical nomenclatures and classifiers into the Lithuanian language.
• Coordinates the application and use of semantic compatibility for textual descriptions, data, and their conversions used in the digital health system in Lithuania.
• Carries out the sublicensing process of medical nomenclatures and classifiers in Lithuania.
• Ensures appropriate protection and use of the intellectual property of medical nomenclatures and classifiers within the country.

Head of Department: Martynas Bieliauskas
Phone: +370 5 261 7283
Email: martynas.bieliauskas@lmb.lt

Coordinator: Kristina Dieninė
Phone: +370 5 261 7283
Email: kristina.dienine@lmb.lt

Consultant: Albert Kušlevič
Phone: +370 5 261 7283
Email: albert.kuslevic@lmb.lt

Customer Service Department

Subscription desk

• Library users are registered, and the user registration database is managed.
• Visitors are informed about the services provided by the Lithuanian Library of Medicine.
• Assistance is provided with searching the library‘s electronic catalog; user inquiries are answered via email and telephone.
• Payments are accepted for services listed in the paid services catalog.
• Documents are loaned and return deadlines are monitored.

Reading room

• Current year newspapers and journals, reference materials, and the most popular textbooks and books are collected.
• Documents are copied, scanned, and printed.
• Documents are ordered from Lithuanian and foreign libraries trough interlibrary loan (tba@lmb.lt).
• Users are assisted in the internet reading room; consultations are provided on searching databases.

Storage room

• The storerooms house and preserve documents on medicine and related sciences from the 16th to the 21st centuries.
• All library collections are closed-access; documents are ordered via the library‘s electronic catalog.
• Ordered documents are delivered to the subscription desk or reading room and returned to the storage afterward.
• Outdated publications are selected for withdrawal; the collection is replenished with new documents.
• Exhibitions of newly acquired publications are organized.

Head of Department: Daiva Širkaitė
Phone: +370 5 261 7284
Email: daiva.sirkaite@lmb.lt

Facilities Management Department

• Responsible for the Lithuanian Library of Medicine material and technical infrastructure.
• Oversees the library‘s heating and electrical systems.
• Safeguards library property and ensures compliance with the regulations for the protection of material assets.
• Ensures proper maintenance and cleanliness of the premises.
• Responsible for occupational safety, fire safety, and the condition of the fire alarm system.
• Organizes the procurement of construction, office, and household supplies.

Head of Department: Andžej Petrovski
Phone: +370 5 262 6565
Email: andrius.petrovski@lmb.lt