IFMH Inform Volume 19, Number 1
CONTENTS:
Changing
Rooms: Designing an Information and Library Service fit for the
future
Ray Phillips, Head of Information Services Development,
The King’s Fund
The way people
access information is changing - advances in technology and the
wealth of information available online means that information
seekers no longer need to travel to seek information, and
libraries must compete for the attention and patronage of users
even more than before. These changes have meant The King’s Fund
Information and Library Service has had a decline in visitors to
its library and a steady increase in use of its online services.
The King’s Fund, recognizing the importance of information
services and library skills, wants to reposition its Information
and Library Service (ILS) to take advantage of the changes and to
thrive. The King’s Fund as an organisation is also changing; it
wants to reach out to more individuals and organisations involved
in delivering health care, and be more responsive to those who
engage with it and use its services. In order to be more
responsive and enhance the experience of visitors, it has
re-designed the ground floor of its building in central London.
The re-design will see the library moved to the front of the
building to attract more users, and the remit of the space will be
broader.
This article is based on a
presentation given at the IFMH
session at the HLG Conference 2008.
The Inside
Story: Using RSS Services for Current Awareness
Mark Clowes & Helen Buckley Woods,
Information Services, LITS, Sheffield Hallam University
This article describes the
progress so far of Information Services INSIDE, an RSS-based
current awareness service for staff and students in the Faculty of
Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University. It is based
on a
presentation the authors recently gave at the HLG conference
in Cardiff, 21st July 2008.
Doncaster Child Health
Information Centre – Collaborative Working Throughout the
Community
Margaret Evans, Library Manager: Doncaster
Health Community & Annette Markham, Child Health Information
Services Co-ordinator, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster &
Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Child Health
Information Centre’s remit is to provide an accessible gateway to
child health information, including child care and development,
for parents, carers, children and professionals within hospitals,
schools, and across the local community. This combines the
expertise of health and library professionals in providing the
best possible service to the public.
This article outlines the Centre’s
development and the collaborative partnership working which led to
it becoming a highly regarded hub of information transfer between
professionals and parents.
This article is based on a
presentation the authors gave at the HLG conference 2008.
IFM Healthcare News
Richard
Bridgen, Chair, Information for the Management of Healthcare (IFMH)
IFMH
Committee meetings:
28th
February 2008 and
23rd May
2008: digest of minutes
Suzanne Wilson,
Secretary, Information for the Management of Healthcare (IFMH)
Surf's Up - Internet sites of interest
Anthea Sutton,
Information Officer (Reviews and Special Projects), SCHARR
Sidelines
Ray Phillips, Head of Information Services Development,
King's Fund
ELibrary
Scotland Update Rob
Westwood, Outreach Coordinator, NHS Education for Scotland &
Sandra Weir, Health Equalities Knowledge Manager, NHS Education
for Scotland
National
Library for Health Update
Harjit Lalli,
Customer Engagement Officer, National Library for Health
NLH Health
Management Specialist Library News Tim Judkins,
Senior Information
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