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Simon MA, O'Brian CA, Nava M, Dahdouh R, Wafford QE, Mack S, Holmes KL. Public Libraries as Key Partners for Advancing Health Equity. Am J Public Health 2021; 111:40-42. [PMID: 33326277 PMCID: PMC7750584 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.306004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Melissa A Simon
- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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- Melissa A. Simon, Catherine A. O'Brian, Magdalena Nava, and Rabih Dahdouh are with the Center for Health Equity Transformation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Q. Eileen Wafford and Kristi L. Holmes are with the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Feinberg School of Medicine. Shenita Mack is with the Chicago Public Library, Chicago
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Lorenzetti L, Tharaldson J, Pradhan S, Rastagar SH, Hemat S, Ahmadzai SAH, Dulli LS, Weissman A, Todd CS. Adapting a health video library for use in Afghanistan: provider-level acceptability and lessons for strengthening operational feasibility. Hum Resour Health 2020; 18:35. [PMID: 32429956 PMCID: PMC7236098 DOI: 10.1186/s12960-020-00477-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Community health workers (CHWs) in Afghanistan are a critical care extender for primary health services, including reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health (RMNCH) care. However, volunteer CHWs face challenges including an ever-expanding number of tasks and insufficient time to conduct them. We piloted a health video library (HVL) intervention, a tablet-based tool to improve health promotion and counseling by CHWs. We qualitatively assessed provider-level acceptability and operational feasibility. METHODS CHWs implemented the HVL pilot in three rural districts of Balkh, Herat, and Kandahar provinces. We employed qualitative methods, conducting 47 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with male and female CHWs and six IDIs with community health supervisors. We used semi-structured interview guides to explore provider perceptions of program implementation processes and solicit feedback on how to improve the HVL intervention to inform scale-up. We conducted a thematic analysis. RESULTS CHWs reported that the HVL increased time efficiencies, reduced work burden, and enhanced professional credibility within their communities. CHWs felt video content and format were accessible for low literacy clients, but also identified challenges to operational feasibility. Although tablets were considered easy-to-use, certain technical issues required continued support from supervisors and family. Charging tablets was difficult due to inconsistent electricity access. Although some CHWs reported reaching most households in their catchment area for visits with the HVL, others were unable to visit all households due to sizeable populations and gender-related barriers, including women's limited mobility. CONCLUSIONS The HVL was acceptable and feasible for integration into existing CHW duties, indicating it may improve RMNCH counseling, contributing to increased care-seeking behaviors in Afghanistan. Short-term challenges with technology and hardware can be addressed through continued training and provision of solar chargers. Longer-term challenges, including tablet costs, community coverage, and gender issues, require further consideration with an emphasis on equitable distribution.
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- Lara Lorenzetti
- Global Health, Population and Nutrition, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Global Health, Population and Nutrition, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA
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- Global Health, Population and Nutrition, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA
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- Health Promotions Department, Ministry of Public Health, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Global Health, Population and Nutrition, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA
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- Asia Pacific Regional Office, FHI 360, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Global Health, Population and Nutrition, FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA
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Yim M, Fellows M, Coward C. Mixed-methods library evaluation integrating the patron, library, and external perspectives: The case of Namibia regional libraries. Eval Program Plann 2020; 79:101782. [PMID: 32035405 PMCID: PMC7086152 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2020.101782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The article presents a mixed-methods evaluation of regional libraries in Namibia, which incorporates three perspectives: the patron perspective (library users), the library perspective (library staff, management, and related officials), and the external perspective (including evaluators and monitoring data). Seven data collection methods were used: patron surveys, patron panel studies, focus group discussions, key informant and staff interviews, secondary data analysis, media analysis, and observations. The goal of the evaluation was to assess library performance for both formative and summative purposes by addressing evaluation questions on areas such as library services, use, and operations. Building upon the literature review of how mixed-methods approaches can contribute to library evaluation, the aim of this article is to show how a mixed-methods evaluation can be designed to examine multi-faceted library performance and to illustrate how the evaluation design allows information complementarity and can be utilized to present diverse viewpoints of the above three perspectives. The evaluation design, analysis process, and lessons learned from this study may be useful to evaluators engaged in evaluation of public services or programs (including public libraries) that examine multiple aspects of service performance and involve a variety of stakeholders.
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- Moonjung Yim
- University of Washington Information School, Mary Gates Hall, Suite 095, Box 352840, Seattle, WA 98195-2840, USA.
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- Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, Bloedel Hall 060, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, Bloedel Hall 060, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Adisso EL, Borde V, Saint-Hilaire MÈ, Robitaille H, Archambault P, Blais J, Cameron C, Cauchon M, Fleet R, Létourneau JS, Labrecque M, Quinty J, Samson I, Boucher A, Zomahoun HTV, Légaré F. Can patients be trained to expect shared decision making in clinical consultations? Feasibility study of a public library program to raise patient awareness. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208449. [PMID: 30540833 PMCID: PMC6291239 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Introduction Shared decision making (SDM) is a process whereby decisions are made together by patients and/or families and clinicians. Nevertheless, few patients are aware of its proven benefits. This study investigated the feasibility, acceptability and impact of an intervention to raise public awareness of SDM in public libraries. Materials and methods A 1.5 hour interactive workshop to be presented in public libraries was co-designed with Quebec City public library network officials, a science communication specialist and physicians. A clinical topic of maximum reach was chosen: antibiotic overuse in treatment of acute respiratory tract infections. The workshop content was designed and a format, whereby a physician presents the information and the science communication specialist invites questions and participation, was devised. The event was advertised to the general public. An evaluation form was used to collect data on participants’ sociodemographics, feasibility and acceptability components and assess a potential impact of the intervention. Facilitators held a post-workshop focus group to qualitatively assess feasibility, acceptability and impact. Results All 10 planned workshops were held. Out of 106 eligible public participants, 89 were included in the analysis. Most participants were women (77.6%), retired (46.1%) and over 45 (59.5%). Over 90% of participants considered the workshop content to be relevant, accessible, and clear. They reported substantial average knowledge gain about antibiotics (2.4, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.0–2.8; P < .001) and about SDM (4.0, 95% CI: 3.4–4.5; P < .001). Self-reported knowledge gain about SDM was significantly higher than about antibiotics (4.0 versus 2.4; P < .001). Knowledge gain did not vary by sociodemographic characteristics. The focus group confirmed feasibility and suggested improvements. Conclusions A public library intervention is feasible and effective way to increase public awareness of SDM and could be a new approach to implementing SDM by preparing potential patients to ask for it in the consulting room.
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- Evehouenou Lionel Adisso
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Centre de recherche sur les soins et les services de première ligne de l'Université Laval (CERSPUL), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Freelance science communication specialist, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Centre de recherche sur les soins et les services de première ligne de l'Université Laval (CERSPUL), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches (site Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis), Lévis (QC, Canada)
- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital St-François D’Assise, Quebec city (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital St-François D’Assise, Quebec city (QC, Canada)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Centre de recherche sur les soins et les services de première ligne de l'Université Laval (CERSPUL), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
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- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Centre de recherche sur les soins et les services de première ligne de l'Université Laval (CERSPUL), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City (QC, Canada)
- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Hôpital St-François D’Assise, Quebec city (QC, Canada)
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Engeszer RJ, Olmstadt W, Daley J, Norfolk M, Krekeler K, Rogers M, Colditz G, Anwuri VV, Morris S, Voorhees M, McDonald B, Bernstein J, Schoening P, Williams L. Evolution of an academic-public library partnership. J Med Libr Assoc 2016; 104:62-6. [PMID: 26807055 DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.104.1.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A partnership to improve access to health information via an urban public library system was established in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2011. A multiyear project was outlined that included an information needs assessment, a training class for public library staff, information kiosks at library branches for delivering printed consumer health materials, and a series of health-related programming. The partnership evolved to include social service and community organizations to carry out project goals and establish a sustainable program that met the health and wellness interests of the community.
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Wilson V, Grant MJ. Evidence based library and information practice: what's in it for you? Health Info Libr J 2013; 30:89-91. [PMID: 23692450 DOI: 10.1111/hir.12031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Korum K. Shaping partnerships by doing the work. New Dir Youth Dev 2013; 2013:101-114. [PMID: 24136840 DOI: 10.1002/yd.20071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Partnership as an ordinary, everyday way of doing business within Saint Paul Parks and Recreation (P&R) has often been limited to working with individuals, groups, or agencies through a contract, generally to provide fee-based programs or services. This approach does not encourage new ways of thinking about or working with other organizations on a common purpose or service. Other partnership approaches are necessary to bring innovation to this work. These must allow and foster space for joint negotiation, for ways to meet needs and wants of both organizations and their missions, and focus on meeting community needs.
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Redina VV, Voĭtsekhivs'ka OI. [Information provision of scientific researches by the library Palladin Institute of Biochemical of NAS of Ukraine]. Ukr Biokhim Zh (1999) 2011; 83:141-142. [PMID: 22364029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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De Marchi B. [The Sarroch Biolibrary: communicating by doing]. Epidemiol Prev 2011; 35:243-244. [PMID: 21914923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Unwin PR, Unwin RW. Humphry Davy and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Notes Rec R Soc Lond 2009; 63:7-33. [PMID: 19579357 DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2008.0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The abortive attempts of Sir Humphry Davy to introduce modest reforms at the Royal Society of London during his Presidency (1820-27) contrast with his (largely unstudied) earlier experience of administration at the Royal Institution of Great Britain (RI). Davy's attempts to combat the systemic weaknesses in governance and funding, and his role in effecting changes at the RI, in association with a core group of reformers, merit consideration. This paper analyses important aspects of the early management and social structure of the RI and examines the inner workings of the institution. It shows how and why the Library, its most valuable financial asset, and its celebrated Laboratory, developed along distinctive lines, each with its own support structures and intra-institutional interests. While acknowledging the roles traditionally ascribed to Count Rumford and Sir Joseph Banks, the paper highlights the contributions of other early patrons such as Thomas Bernard, son of a colonial governor of Massachusetts, and Earl Spencer, a leading European bibliophile and RI President from 1813 to 1825. The promotion of a Bill in Parliament in 1810, designed to transform the RI from a proprietary body politic into a corporation of members, and the subsequent framing of the bye-laws, provided opportunities to establish a more democratic structure of elected committees for the conduct of science.
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- Patrick R Unwin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
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Romano PE. Libraries: a followup; Kushner and Mims debate obliques; next, first, do no harm. reverse amblyopia from atropine; bielschowsky head tilt test; Hyperopia in IET. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2009; 24:21-24. [PMID: 19323645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Redina VV. [Scientific Library of Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine]. Ukr Biokhim Zh (1999) 2009; 81:130-134. [PMID: 19877426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Milke M. The world's great solid waste management libraries. Waste Manag 2008; 28:937-938. [PMID: 18353627 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Virtually all public libraries in the United States provide some type of summer library reading program during the traditional summer vacation period. Summer library reading programs provide opportunities for students of many ages and abilities to practice their reading skills and maintain skills that are developed during the school year. Fiore summarizes some of the research in the field and relates it to library programs and usage by students. Several traditional and innovative programs from U.S. and Canadian libraries are described. She concludes with a call for further research related to summer library reading programs.
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Courtois C. [A "flying" library in long term care]. Soins Gerontol 2006:43-4. [PMID: 16913604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Goytia EJ, Rapkin B, Weiss ES, Golub D, Guzman V, O'Connor M. Readiness and capacity of librarians in public libraries to implement a breast cancer outreach and screening campaign in medically underserved communities. Cancer Control 2006; 12 Suppl 2:13-20. [PMID: 16327746 DOI: 10.1177/1073274805012004s03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Community-based partnerships are an important means of addressing cancer health disparities in medically underserved communities. Public libraries may be ideal partners in this effort. To assess the readiness and capacity of a public library system to implement cancer recruitment and outreach campaigns, 58 librarians in the Queens Borough Public Library System in New York completed self-administered questionnaires before and after a training on breast health, cancer, and screening. Results indicate that they are interested in participating in a cancer outreach campaign and feel it is a critical need in their community. Many librarians lacked the knowledge about cancer and cancer information resources needed to participate optimally. Nevertheless, librarians provide a cultural bridge to medically underserved communities. Partnering with a public library system to improve access to care has great potential, yet a number of challenges need to be overcome.
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- Elliott J Goytia
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Nurses working in developing and resource-poor countries are being provided with up-to-date textbooks and journals through the International Council of Nurses' mobile library scheme
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Leopardi G. [In memoriam Mario Santoro]. Med Secoli 2005; 17:269-73. [PMID: 17152187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The focus of this paper is on an understanding of social exclusion/inclusion: the concept and how a specific public library service, namely the City of Swan Public Library service, has responded to this social issue. The terms social inclusion/exclusion are explored and clarified from an international, Western Australian State Government, and public library perspective. This is followed by a brief overview of Western Australia as an Australian state, and how public libraries operate based on a partnership with the State Library of Western Australia and Local Government. The City of Swan Public Libraries are described in some depth and also portrayed in their local setting namely the City of Swan, a city of extensive growth that offers a unique environment of both rural and urban areas. The concept of social inclusion is then applied to the City of Swan Public Library service and how the library service addresses social inclusion within its physical environment, policies, operations, future planning, programmes and services. This includes the results of a Library Non-user Survey that was conducted in 2001. The aims of this survey were to: ascertain why non-users within the City of Swan do not make use of the library facilities; explore why past members were not using the library services; examine the effectiveness of library promotions; and investigate the access to and usage of the Internet. The paper concludes with a list of the potential social conditions of which public libraries need to be aware in their strategic planning activities so that community members are not excluded from participating and accessing the public library service.
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Sathe NA, Lee P, Giuse NB. A power information user (PIU) model to promote information integration in Tennessee's public health community. J Med Libr Assoc 2004; 92:459-64. [PMID: 15494761 PMCID: PMC521517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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Observation and immersion in the user community are critical factors in designing and implementing informatics solutions; such practices ensure relevant interventions and promote user acceptance. Libraries can adapt these strategies to developing instruction and outreach. While needs assessment is typically a core facet of library instruction, sustained, iterative assessment underlying the development of user-centered instruction is key to integrating resource use into the workflow. This paper describes the Eskind Biomedical Library's (EBL's) recent work with the Tennessee public health community to articulate a training model centered around developing power information users (PIUs). PIUs are community-based individuals with an advanced understanding of information seeking and resource use and are committed to championing information integration. As model development was informed by observation of PIU workflow and information needs, it also allowed for informal testing of the applicability of assessment via domain immersion in library outreach. Though the number of PIUs involved in the project was small, evaluation indicated that the model was useful for promoting information use in PIU workgroups and that the concept of domain immersion was relevant to library-related projects. Moreover, EBL continues to employ principles of domain understanding inherent in the PIU model to develop further interventions for the public health community and library users.
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Owen D. Sharing a vision: working to improve library and information services in the UK for visually impaired people. Health Info Libr J 2004; 21 Suppl 2:58-61. [PMID: 15317577 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-3324.2004.00523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- David Owen
- Share The Vision, National Library for the Blind, Far Cromwell Road, Bredbury, Stockport, UK.
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- Sarah Playforth
- Sarah Playforth Limited, 3 Marine Parade, Seaford, East Sussex, UK.
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Nomura M. Development of Library Services for disadvantaged people: a Japanese perspective. Health Info Libr J 2004; 21 Suppl 2:69-71. [PMID: 15317580 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-3324.2004.00521.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Misako Nomura
- Information Center & Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities.
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Glenn H. Library services for people with special needs in Northern Ireland. Health Info Libr J 2004; 21 Suppl 2:66-8. [PMID: 15317579 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-3324.2004.00522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hilary Glenn
- Special Services, Southeastern Education and Library Board, Library Headquarters, Windmill Hill, Ballynahinch BT24 8DH, UK.
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To deliver a comprehensive and efficient service to all the community, public libraries must first identify needs and allocate an appropriate level of resources. This article focuses on public libraries in England. It outlines: the Government's policy on social inclusion; the needs of the various socially excluded groups; partnerships and funding; staff training and motivation; and examples of good practice.
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Linnan LA, Wildemuth BM, Gollop C, Hull P, Silbajoris C, Monnig R. Public librarians as a resource for promoting health: results from the Health for Everyone in Libraries Project (HELP) librarian survey. Health Promot Pract 2004; 5:182-90. [PMID: 15090172 DOI: 10.1177/1524839903258018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Public libraries are located in all communities, and two thirds of adults visit one each year. Libraries give the public access to computers and the Internet, and librarians offer technical assistance for accessing information. The interests and training needs of public librarians for assisting the public in accessing health information have not been addressed. One public library/librarian in each North Carolina county was randomly selected to complete a written questionnaire to assess health-related information services and librarians' skills for providing these services. 84% of librarians (83/99) completed the questionnaire. Results indicate that librarians answer more than 10 health-related questions per week, feel moderately comfortable answering these questions, and are very interested in receiving additional training for addressing health-related questions. Creating public library/public health partnerships holds much promise for enhancing the ability of community members to access desired health information.
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- Laura A Linnan
- School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
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Larson C. Electronic fund transfer system--making your ILL life easier. Natl Netw 2004; 29:16. [PMID: 15796021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Henry E, Marley L. Helping the public 'Discover Health' in their local library. Providing health information in public libraries: a partnership approach in Scotland. Health Info Libr J 2004; 21 Suppl 1:27-32. [PMID: 15186288 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-3324.2004.00504.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A partnership between the Specialist Health Promotion Service of NHS Tayside and Dundee City Council developed a project, 'Discover Health', to bring health information to the public. The two main formats used were traditional leaflets and Internet access via the People's Network, both available in public libraries. The steering group for the project was made up of staff from both organisations. The NHS side secured the funding; the Council side provided the accommodation and information and communication technologies. The partnership worked well, and the project is continuing, with expansion in the pipeline for other areas within Tayside. The various aspects of the functioning of the partnership are discussed. A literature review of similar initiatives is included.
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To increase services to health sciences students during their final exam period, and to demonstrate to campus administration that the library is in tune with the students' fluctuating needs, the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville, increased its hours of operation; created an inviting, comfortable environment; and offered free snacks and drinks for the students. The event, coined the "Finals Resting Place," was a positive public relations tool that strengthened the library's relationship with its students. Moreover, it reinforced the library's role and mission to the campus administration, particularly that of the dental and medical schools.
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- Elizabeth M Smigielski
- Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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Schloman BF. The digital divide: how wide and how deep? Online J Issues Nurs 2004; 9:7. [PMID: 15485304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Barbara F Schloman
- Library Information Services, Kent State University Kent, OH 44242, USA.
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Wallace KE. Library displays spread the word about midwives. Midwifery Today Int Midwife 2004:28-9. [PMID: 15310121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Due SC. Business as usual? J Med Libr Assoc 2003; 91:397. [PMID: 14566368 PMCID: PMC209503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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Chat reference refers to the use of instant messaging and call center software to support interactive text or voice communication with library patrons. Instant messaging has been integrated into many e-commerce environments, and into the social lives of many teenagers and young adults, affording a level of immediacy and intimacy not possible with e-mail applications. The convergence and interoperability of new and emerging technologies can be used to develop new communities of users that view libraries as being essential to their education, patient care, and research activities.
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- Elizabeth Connor
- Anne Ross Library & Learning Resource Center, Ross University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 266, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica.
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Kenyon A. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Regional Community Health Information System Project. Natl Netw 2003; 27:10-1. [PMID: 12776486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Kaleida Health Libraries, in partnership with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, presented "Seniors Connect: A Health Information Project." The program was funded by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Kaleida Health Foundation. The purpose of the project was to teach African-American and Hispanic senior citizens or their caregivers residing in the city of Buffalo how to search the Internet to find quality, accurate, understandable health information. Attendees were taught to distinguish quality information from inaccurate, misleading, and fraudulent material. A total of fourteen training sessions were offered. The Seniors Connect program was initiated with health fair at each branch library, conducted by Kaleida Health staff, to provide an opportunity for participants to learn about health care services available in their community; observe demonstrations of health information searches on the Internet; learn about new treatment modalities for diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, thyroid abnormalities, and hypertension; and interact with area health care providers and library staff. The sessions were highly rated by attendees and many participants expressed their gratitude for a program geared specifically toward seniors.
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- Diane G Schwartz
- Kaleida Health, Buffalo General Hospital, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203.
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Responsibility for the provision of consumer health information typically lies within the public library domain or the health sciences library arena. In many communities, both types of libraries provide support for consumer health information services, often with varying levels of expertise. Public library employees may or may not be trained in the use of health and biomedical information resources. Conversely, health sciences library staff may or may not be familiar with information needs of the lay public within their community. To offset these potential differences, a model was developed to assess the health information needs of community members and to provide training for public library staff regarding use of relevant electronic consumer health information resources.
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- Jeffrey T Huber
- School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX, USA
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This paper describes a successful cross-training and reference librarian exchange experience involving two librarians at UCLA, one based at the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library and the other based at the College Library, which primarily serves undergraduates. The experience has increased the reference skills and expertise of both librarians by introducing them to new sets of reference tools and databases, and has broadened their network of colleagues within the UCLA Library system. The participating libraries have also benefited from the exchange, and the program is expanding to include other UCLA libraries.
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- Alan F Carr
- Louise Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 951798, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, USA
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Electronic information resources are proliferating, library collections are increasingly accessible via the Internet, and the number of end users who access library resources remotely is on the rise. Changes in user behavior drives a corresponding change in the way instructional programs must be delivered to meet the needs of remote library users. This paper discusses some technologies currently available for remote instruction, assesses their use, and offers views on future trends.
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- Terry Henner
- Information & Education Services, Savitt Medical Library, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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Woodward WB. The Library's new strategy. Biologist (London) 2002; 49:48. [PMID: 11932499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Health InfoNet of Jefferson County is a new collaborative consumer health information service of the Jefferson County public libraries and the UAB Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. Working with the input and cooperation of local voluntary health agencies, health care professionals and other health information providers, the intent is to improve the efficiency with which consumers might access such information while avoiding duplication of effort on the part of the information providers. Various considerations in InfoNet's mission include providing service not only to established library and Internet users, but also those on the other side of the "digital divide" as well as those with low literacy skills or English as a second language. The role of health care professionals in guiding their patients to the best consumer health information resources is emphasized.
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- K H Smith
- Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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This paper describes a national experiment in the licensing of full text information in journals, primarily in the fields of science, technology and medicine. It discusses the initiative of the federal government of Canada through the creation of the Canada Foundation for Innovation as a new funding agency, with an objective of improving research and creativity in Canadian science. The successful efforts initiated by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries/Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada to create a funding opportunity to develop the 'information infrastructure' for Canadian researchers and the resulting Canadian National Site Licensing Project (CNSLP) progress is discussed. The evolution of a project governance structure to maintain the support of the 64 participating institutions is reviewed and the need to develop an appropriate exit strategy at the conclusion of the federal funding is also considered.
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- F Groen
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Humphreys BL. Electronic health record meets digital library: a new environment for achieving an old goal. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2000; 7:444-52. [PMID: 10984463 PMCID: PMC79039 DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/1999] [Accepted: 03/17/2000] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Linking the electronic health record to the digital library is a Web-era reformulation of the long-standing informatics goal of seamless integration of automated clinical data and relevant knowledge-based information to support informed decisions. The spread of the Internet, the development of the World Wide Web, and converging format standards for electronic health data and digital publications make effective linking increasingly feasible. Some existing systems link electronic health data and knowledge-based information in limited settings or limited ways. Yet many challenging informatics research problems remain to be solved before flexible and seamless linking becomes a reality and before systems become capable of delivering the specific piece of information needed at the time and place a decision must be made. Connecting the electronic health record to the digital library also requires positive resolution of important policy issues, including health data privacy, government encouragement of high-speed communications, electronic intellectual property rights, and standards for health data and for digital libraries. Both the research problems and the policy issues should be important priorities for the field of medical informatics.
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CANNET program wrap-up. Library team to support CANNET members. HIV Prev Plus 2000; 1:3. [PMID: 11668696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Sconyers JM. Developing a healthcare law library. J Health Law 2000; 31:315-32. [PMID: 10620833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Legal materials are expensive, bulky, and extremely time sensitive. Selecting the appropriate means of ensuring easy access to easily-retrievable, timely legal materials is of extreme importance to any lawyer. The author gives an overview of the various means of retrieving necessary research, including the strengths and weaknesses of each of the various options.
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- J M Sconyers
- Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Kim HJ, Kim SR, Yoo DS, Lee SH, Suh OK, Cho JH, Shin HT, Yoon JP. The development of digital library system for drug research information. Stud Health Technol Inform 1999; 52 Pt 2:785-7. [PMID: 10384569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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The sophistication of computer technology and information transmission on internet has made various cyber information repository available to information consumers. In the era of information super-highway, the digital library which can be accessed from remote sites at any time is considered the prototype of information repository. Using object-oriented DBMS, the very first model of digital library for pharmaceutical researchers and related professionals in Korea has been developed. The published research papers and researchers' personal information was included in the database. For database with research papers, 13 domestic journals were abstracted and scanned for full-text image files which can be viewed by Internet web browsers. The database with researchers' personal information was also developed and interlinked to the database with research papers. These database will be continuously updated and will be combined with world-wide information as the unique digital library in the field of pharmacy.
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- H J Kim
- Drug Information Research Institute, Sookmyung Women's University
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