The American Physical Therapy Association—Small Library; Big Impact; Exciting Plans

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization with a $45.5 million budget representing more than 95,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. APTA is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with more than 180 employees serving APTA members, and has a small library staff that delivers large library results, with Inmagic Presto.

Per Megan Smith, APTA’s Knowledge Services Manager, when they implemented Presto, it truly was a “game changer.” Knowledge Services is responsible for pushing information to APTA staff, for curating collections of information, and for doing literature searches. They use many different tools, both free and purchased, and with Presto, they can centralize access to all of those tools and content resources in one platform. This benefits both library staff and end users, who’ll be able to access Presto as a “one-stop-shop.”

A wide audience, lasting impact

When APTA leaders made knowledge management a strategic priority, having the Presto solution already in place positioned the association very well to achieve its strategic objectives. With physical therapists developing clinical resources; lobbyists and lawyers who evaluate legislation; government and regulatory affairs experts; payment and insurance specialists; communications and publication relations professionals, and an education department, APTA generates a huge volume of valuable content. Presto enables a small Knowledge Services staff to cost effectively deliver serious impact and support the association’s goal of fostering advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

We invite you to learn more about the many ways APTA benefits from the rich functionality of Inmagic Presto. Read the full APTA success story here.