Dear Colleague
I attached recent references to healthcare librarianship which might be
of interest to you (perhaps half of those I have collected since
September).
Articles of particvular interest are those by:
Owens & Tomlin, the final report of the PRISE project;
Sackett on the "evidence cart";
Sharwill-Navarro, on setting up policies for use of the Internet; and
Maurice Line on LIS journals - he says that "I would like to see some
surveys carried out that ask librarians how much professional literature
they read (I guess we would be shocked at how little that is)"
Shocked perhaps, but not surprised.
Happy Christmas reading!
John
BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND PROCESSES
Hartley, J. Is it appropriate to use structured abstracts in non-
medical science journals? Journal of Information Science 1998; 24 (5):
359-364.
COMMUNITY CARE LIBRARIES AND SERVICES
National Council on Disability. Access to multimedia technology by
people with sensory disabilities. Washington, DC: NCD, 1998.
URL http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS764
Focuses on barriers to the use of computerised multimedia technology by
people who have visual or hearing impairments.
CONSUMER HEALTH AND PATIENT INFORMATION
Pencheon, D. NHS Direct (Editorial). British Medical Journal 1998
October 17; 317: 1026-1027.
Newton, L., Newton, D., Clark, J. and others. Patient information
leaflets: producing understandable PILs. Journal of Information science
1998; 24 (3): 167-181.
Hodgson, A. Multimedia therapy. Multimedia Information & Technology
(LA) 1998 November; 24 (4): 257-259
Running a network of PCs with education and entertainment software for
sick children, at St.Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Reprinted from
This Quarter (De Montfort University).
Wiles, R., Pain, H., Buckland, S., and others. Providing appropriate
information to patients and carers following a stroke. Journal of
Advanced Nursing 1998; 28 (4): 794-801.
Vickers, A.J., Rees, R.W., Robin, A. Advice given by health food shops:
is it clinically safe? Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of
London 1998 September; 32 (5): 426-428.
Davey, C., Austoker, J., Jansen, C. Improving written information for
women about cervical screening: evidence-based criteria for the content
of letters and leaflets. Health Education Journal 1998; 57: 263-281.
McLellan, F. "Like hunger, like thirst": patients, journals and the
Internet. Lancet 1998 October; 352 (suppl.II): 39-43
HEALTH SCIENCES DOCUMENTATION
Elliott, B., Elliott, G. Full text core medical journals on the
Internet. Delaware Medical Journal 1998 July; 70 (7): 325-328.
Lists peer-reviewed medical journals available on the Internet as full
text, and discusses ways to keep the list current.
Hansen, M.A. Free online access to medical information: MEDLINE Web
interfaces. Health Care on the Internet 1998; 2 (4): 29-43.
Risin, J.A. Breaking down information barriers: a guide to
international research of medical resources on the World Wide Web.
Medical Reference Services Quarterly 1998 Winter; 17 (4): 39-53.
Haas, V. Free medical news and current event Internet sites for medial
librarians. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 1998 Winter; 17 (4):
29-37.
Scott Cree, J., Lees, M. Keep up with yesterday's news. Library
Technology 1998 June; 3 (3): 48-49.
URL www.sbu.ac.uk/litc/lt/1998/news763.html
An overview of electronic newspapers and news sources on the Web.
Hunt, S.E. Superman's crusade: spinal cord injury resources on the
Internet. Health Care on the Internet 1998; 2 (4): 3-20.
Dell, E.Y. Herbs: help from the garden. Health Care on the Internet
1998; 2 (4): 73-77.
Moberly, H.K., Paster, A.L. Nutrition and vegetarianism: sites to
really sink your teeth into. College and Research Libraries News 1998
April; (59): 265-268.
HEALTH SERVICES INFORMATION
Wilson, P. Delivering a first class service: the role of NICE [the
National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness]. Audit Trends 1998
September; 6: 81-82.
"NICE is to be responsible for the appraisal and production of high
quality guidance and supporting audit method, and also for their
subsequent dissemination..."
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
Owens, I., Tomlin, A., for the University of Oxford, Health Care
Libraries Unit. PRISE [Primary Care Sharing the Evidence] project:
final report. Oxford: HCLU, 1998. ISBN: 1840750103.
Obtainable from Health Care Libraries Unit, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital,
The John Radcliffe, Oxford OX3 9DU.
Cumming, L., Conway, L. Providing comprehensive information and
searches with limited resources. Journal of Information Science 1998;
24 (3): 183-185.
>From the Qualitative Service of the Information Services team at
Grampian Health Board, Aberdeen
Buckingham, J. Evidence-based quality filters in Medline records:
theory, practice and practical reality. Bibliotheca medica canadiana
1998 Fall; 20 (1): 7-11.
Sackett, D.L., Straus, S.E. Finding and applying evidence during
clinical rounds: the "evidence cart". JAMA, Journal of the American
Medical Association 1998 October 21; 280 (15): 1336-1338.
"Making evidence quickly available to clinicians on a busy medical
inpatient service using an evidence cart increased the extent to which
evidence was sought and incorporated into patient care decisions."
Hersh, W.R., Hickam, D.H. How well do physicians use electronic
information retrieval systems? A framework for investigation and
systematic review. JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association
1998 October 21; 280 (15): 1347-1352.
Prasek, M.A. Online updates: Allied and Alternative Medicine
[database]. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 1998 Winter; 17 (4):
55-59.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS: INTERNET AND NHSNET
Sherwill-Navarro, P. Internet in the workplace: censorship, liability
and freedom of speech. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 1998
Winter; 17 (4): 77-84.
The creation of a corporate policy for appropriate use and review of
materials.
Mack, J. Improving the quality of health information on the Internet:
the formation and rise of the Internet Healthcare Coalition. Health
Care on the Internet 1998; 2 (4): 21-28.
Gagliardi, A. Quality of health care resources on the Internet.
Bibliotheca medica canadiana 1998 Fall; 20 (1): 12-14
Scott Cree, J., LeBruin, R. The search for the best engine. Library
Technology 1998 June; 3 (3): 45-47.
URL www.sbu.ac.uk/litc/lt/1998/news761.html
Examines the performance of Internet search engines searching for health
related sites.
Ward, L.M. The Internet: an information source for community nurses?
Loughborough: Loughborough University, 1997. Unpublished MSc
dissertation.
Vine, R. Training physicians to use the Internet: part 1. Bibliotheca
medica canadiana 1998 Spring; 19 (3).
And part 2. Bibliotheca medica canadiana 1998 Fall; 20 (1): 22-23.
Huba, G.J. The effectiveness of information dissemination about
HIV/AIDS on the Internet: an evaluation of the Measurement Group Web
Site in its first site. Health Care on the Internet 1998; 2 (4): 53-69.
Pereira, J., Bruera, E. The Internet as a resource for palliative care
and hospice: a review and proposals. Journal of Pain & Symptom
Management 1998 July; 16 (1): 59-68.
Discusses strengths and weaknesses of the Internet and WWW as a resource
for palliative care.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS: TERTIARY SERVICES
Boynton, J., Glanville, J., McDaid, D., Lefebvre, C. Identifying
systematic reviews in MEDLINE: developing an objective approach to
search strategy design. Journal of Information Science 1998; 24 (3):
137-157.
Nelson, E.A. The value of systematic reviews in research. Professional
Nurse 1998 October; 14 (1): 24-28.
LIBRARIANSHIP
Lewis, R.A., Urquhart, C.J., Rolinson, J. Health professionals'
attitudes towards evidence-based medicine and the role of the
information professional in exploitation of the research evidence.
Journal of Information Science 1998; 24 (5): 281-290.
LIBRARY STOCK
Rennie, D. The present state of medical journals. Lancet 1998 October;
352 (suppl.II): 18-22.
Fletcher, R.H., Fletcher, S.W. The future of medical journals in the
western world. Lancet 1998 October; 352 (suppl.II): 30-33.
PUBLISHING AND PRINTING
Line, M. Critical issues facing LIS journals: a reader's view. A paper
from the 64th IFLA General Conference, Amsterdam, 16-21 August 1998.
URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifla/IV/ifla64/120-118e.htm
"I would like to see some surveys carried out that ask librarians how
much professional literature they read (I guess we would be shocked at
how little that is) [Shocked but not at all surprised, JH] what articles
they have read in the last month, which if any articles have made an
impact on them in the last five years and why. At the end of such a
survey we might well be asking "what is LIS literature for?"
Rennie, D. Freedom and responsibility in medical publication: setting
the balance right. JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association
1998 July 15; 280 (3): 300-302.
Bingham, C.M., Higgins, G., Coleman, R., and others. The Medical
Journal of Australia Internet peer-review study. Lancet 1998 August 8;
352: 441--445.
USERS
Capel, S., Banwell, L., Walton, G. for Newcastle & North Tyneside
Health Authority. Provision of future library and information service
to community-based practitioners in Newcastle and North Tyneside.
Information needs assessment. Final report. Newcastle: University of
Northumbria, 1998 September.
Hannigan, G.G. Informatics in the curriculum. Medical Reference
Services Quarterly 1998 Winter; 17 (4): 71-75.
Barclay, D.A., Camille, D. Meeting the information needs of students
and professionals: the Health Informatics Education Center at the
Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library. Medical
Reference Services Quarterly 1998 Winter; 17 (4): 85-90.
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John Hewlett, Director, N&Y Regional Library Advisory Service, County Durham
Health Authority, Appleton House, Lanchester Road, Durham DH1 5XZ tel. (0191)
333 3304
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