That’s interesting, I am just looking at creating a database of research, service evaluations and dissertations etc carried out by members of staff to make them available to the Trust in general. Sharepoint sounds like it could be a candidate, I wonder if I ask our IT department about it whether they are likely to have heard of it. I would be interested to see what it has been used for and how successfully.

Kind Regards

Beverley Walsh ACLIP

Assistant Librarian

West Suffolk Hospital

Bury St Edmunds

01284 713113

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From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Halfhide, Dorothy
Sent: 13 August 2009 15:31
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Subject: Sharepoint- has anything changed?

Hello

It must be a couple of years ago now that I first asked on Lis-Medical how other trusts were getting on with implementing Sharepoint for accessing and sharing documents.  In our case, we currently have clinical and corporate policies loaded on a Sharepoint 2003 system, and a group has been set up to give a multidisciplinary approach to the development of new services based on Sharepoint 2007.

Last time I asked, there were several projects using Sharepoint which were about to start.  I wonder if anyone is able to let me know how they got on.

I think that the crucial issues for me are making the information within Sharepoint accessible and easily searchable – and also that the NHS is going to use Sharepoint as much of the software is effectively free.  However, I suspect that the art is in customisation and implementation, and we would love ot hear of others’ experiences in doing this.

Thanks

Dorothy

Dorothy Halfhide MA DipLib MCLIP MITG

Library Information Services Manager

Laxton Library

Peterborough District Hospital

Thorpe Road

Peterborough

PE3 5DA

01733 875792 or Library Office 01733 874662 

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