Internet connectivity for hospitals and hospital libraries: strategies.
Access to Internet resources and communications has rapidly become a necessity in many hospitals nationally. The results of a Pacific Northwest pilot Intenet connections project provides important evidence of the value of librarians in establishing such connections in their institutions The pilot project has resulted in a wealth of information regarding approaches to promoting the utility of the Internet to health professionals in hospitals. Roles that librarians are playing in support of such connections include facilitator, negotiator, provider, publisher, integrator, and educator.
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Health Sciences Information Systems Integration, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D005380:Financing, Government; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006276:Health Facility Size; D006761:Hospitals; D007256:Information Systems; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016245:Librarians; D007992:Libraries, Hospital; D016239:MEDLINE; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D015205:Northwestern United States; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012984:Software; D014481:United States