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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↗

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↗

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↗

The marketing audit: a new perspective on library services and products.

A marketing audit enables a library to look at audiences, services, and products with a structured approach. The audit can be used to assess operations and to provide a framework for ongoing decision making, evaluation, and long-range planning. An approach to the audit process is presented and its application is demonstrated in a case study featuring the American Hospital Association Resource Center.

American Hospital Association↗

Library services for people with disabilities: results of a survey.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted in 1990, has had a significant impact on the way many institutions, including libraries, do business. The Association of Research Libraries surveyed its members in 1991 to determine the effect of this legislation, and the author conducted a similar survey in 1995 to learn what progress academic health sciences libraries have made in serving the needs of people with disablities. A questionnaire was mailed to 131 members of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Library Directors. Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported elimination of physical barriers. The most common services provided are retrieval of materials from the stacks and photocopy assistance. Much less attention has been paid to the use of adaptive technology that allows disabled users to search a library's online catalog and databases; special technology is often provided by another unit on campus but there seems to be little coordination with library services Few libraries have assigned responsibility for disability services to a specific staff member and even fewer have done a formal assessment of the need for special services. The issues identified by the survey should challenge academic health sciences libraries to examine their status regarding compliance with ADA legislation.

Architectural Accessibility↗

Introduction to library services for allied health personnel.

Experience with a non-credit course, given by the staff of the University of Western Ontario Health Sciences Library, within the framework of the University's Summer School and Extension Program, to allied health personnel is presented. The purpose of this course was to acquaint allied health personnel with the library and its services and how to use the services to the best advantage.

Allied Health Personnel↗