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PubMed1995

Changes in the National Health Service and the effects on the hospital library service: case study based on the Cumberland Infirmary.

The perception of change so often differs from the reality. This article traces the effect on one hospital library of some of the major changes within the NHS during the past 10 years. It explores the importance of external factors such as location and proximity to other professional groups and questions the survival of the multidisciplinary hospital library.

Computer Systems↗
PubMed1976

Evaluation of library service to rural physician associate program students.

Medical students participating in the Rural Physician Associate Program in Minnesota enjoy a unique educational experience, but local library resources are not adequate to support the program. To rectify this deficiency a library service program has been initiated, with the computer-based bibliography and photoduplication the principal service elements. Because of positive evaluation by the students, the service will be continued and expanded.

Bibliographies as Topic↗
PubMed1988

Library services.

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Libraries, Medical↗
PubMed1995

The anatomy of a World Wide Web library service: the BONES demonstration project. Biomedically Oriented Navigator of Electronic Services.

In 1994, the John A. Prior Health Sciences Library at Ohio State University began to develop a World Wide Web demonstration project, the Biomedically Oriented Navigator of Electronic Services (BONES). The initial intent of BONES was to facilitate the health professional's access to Internet resources by organizing them in a systematic manner. The project not only met this goal but also helped identify the resources needed to launch a full-scale Web library service. This paper discusses the tasks performed and resources used in the development of BONES and describes the creation and organization of documents on the BONES Web server. The paper also discusses the outcomes of the project and the impact on the library's staff and services.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1974

The health information specialist: a new resource for hospital library services and education programs.

Growing pressures for more effective education programs at community hospitals demand better and more responsive hospital library resources and services. It is suggested that, with a modest amount of additional training and support, a community hospital librarian can play a key role in (1) improving the effectiveness of the hospital's library services and resources, (2) assisting hospital educators with the task of developing, implementing, and evaluating education programs, and (3) facilitating coordination of health information resources and services with all aspects of hospital education programs. An expanded, more active role, that of the Health Information Specialist, is suggested for hospital librarians. A one-week training program for librarians and special orientation for hospital educators and administrators plus followup field consultation for all three is described and proposed as an implementation strategy to provide the background and impetus needed to help hospital librarians evolve and expand their functional role into that of a Health Information Specialist.

Health Education↗
PubMed1993

Security in health service libraries--a survey in North West Thames Region.

My aim is to discuss the results of a survey of health service libraries in North West Thames Region undertaken in November 1990 as part of a more detailed study of library security. Widely varying patterns of losses were discovered. The ways in which librarians have tried to resolve these problems are described and a number of possible solutions are proposed. A brief review of the literature is also included.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗
PubMed2004

The contribution of hospital library services to continuing medical education.

Much of the literature relating to continuing medical education programs laments the lack of effectiveness of traditional lecture-based format, the most often used method of presentation in hospitals. A gap exists between the content taught in lectures and the application of that knowledge in actual patient care. The services of the medical librarian, already employed in most hospitals, can help ameliorate this problem. Further, libraries help to support quality improvement efforts. These three functions (library services, continuing medical education, and quality improvement) are interdependent. Each lends strength to the other, and, ideally, all are coordinated within the hospital structure.

Accreditation↗
PubMed2000

AHEC library services: from circuit rider to virtual librarian. Area Health Education Centers.

The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Library and Information Services (NC AHEC LIS) Network provides library outreach services to rural health care providers in all nine AHEC regions of North Carolina. Over the last twenty-five years, the AHEC and university-based librarians have collaborated to create a model program for support of community-based clinical education and information access for rural health care providers. Through several collaborative projects, they have supported Internet access for rural health clinics. The NC AHEC Digital Library--under development by NC AHEC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, East Carolina University, and Wake Forest University--will further extend access to electronic biomedical information and resources to health professionals in a statewide digital library.

Area Health Education Centers↗
PubMed1999

The value of Web-based library services at Cedars-Sinai Health System.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Library/Information Center has maintained Web-based services since 1995 on the Cedars-Sinai Health System network. In that time, the librarians have found the provision of Web-based services to be a very worthwhile endeavor. Library users value the services that they access from their desktops because the services save time. They also appreciate being able to access services at their convenience, without restriction by the library's hours of operation. The library values its Web site because it brings increased visibility within the health system, and it enables library staff to expand services when budget restrictions have forced reduced hours of operation. In creating and maintaining the information center Web site, the librarians have learned the following lessons: consider the design carefully; offer what services you can, but weigh the advantages of providing the services against the time required to maintain them; make the content as accessible as possible; promote your Web site; and make friends in other departments, especially information services.

California↗
PubMed1995

Library audit: report of the process of undertaking the audit of library services of selected educational providers within the former Northern Region: July 1994.

With the current purchaser/provider split in the NHS the purchaser has a responsibility to evaluate the quality of services provided by the provider. In the past year the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority expressed an interest in auditing library services supplied from selected education providers. This article attempts to given an account of the experience and focuses on the background, the rationale, the process and the outcomes.

Education, Nursing↗
PubMed1991

Library services for primary health care.

The paper highlights the grossly inadequate provision of library and literature information services for health care staff in the developing countries. It identifies the different types of information needs (current awareness, clinical inquiries) and makes suggestions how these could be met by simple and inexpensive means. The various administrative, organizational and financial problems that may have to be overcome are discussed. Hope is expressed that at medium or longer term more sophisticated services will become feasible through the application of information technologies.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗