A rural virtual health sciences library project: research findings with implications for next generation library services.
A rural virtual health sciences library project: research findings with implications for next generation library services.
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2001
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Margaret W. Richwine;Julie J. McGowan
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Margaret W. Richwine;Julie J. McGowan
目的 印第安纳州南部共享医院电子图书馆 (SHELSI) 研究项目旨在确定虚拟健康科学图书馆的访问及其使用培训是否能够支持印第安纳州南部农村地区的医疗决策，并达到与城市医院健康科学图书馆员提供的有针对性的信息服务相同水平的影响。方法 根据需求评估的结果，创建了一个虚拟医学图书馆；提供了不同级别的培训。虚拟图书馆用户被要求完成一项李克特式调查，其中包括有关使用意图和使用影响的问题。项目结束时，进行了结构化访谈。结果 虚拟健康科学图书馆的影响力与健康科学图书馆员提供的信息的影响力有很强的相关性。这两种干预措施都避免了不良健康事件。从结构化访谈中收集的数据证实了虚拟图书馆的感知价值。结论 虽然图书馆员在支持卫生保健提供者获取信息方面继续保持强势地位，但他们在信息时代的角色必须开始从提供信息转向选择和组织知识资源及其使用指导。
PURPOSE The Shared Hospital Electronic Library of Southern Indiana (SHELSI) research project was designed to determine whether access to a virtual health sciences library and training in its use would support medical decision making in rural southern Indiana and achieve the same level of impact seen by targeted information services provided by health sciences librarians in urban hospitals. METHODS Based on the results of a needs assessment, a virtual medical library was created; various levels of training were provided. Virtual library users were asked to complete a Likert-type survey, which included questions on intent of use and impact of use. At the conclusion of the project period, structured interviews were conducted. RESULTS Impact of the virtual health sciences library showed a strong correlation with the impact of information provided by health sciences librarians. Both interventions resulted in avoidance of adverse health events. Data collected from the structured interviews confirmed the perceived value of the virtual library. CONCLUSION While librarians continue to hold a strong position in supporting information access for health care providers, their roles in the information age must begin to move away from providing information toward selecting and organizing knowledge resources and instruction in their use.