Outreach to health professionals in a rural area.
An outreach project which juxtaposed technology (Grateful Med) and a human intermediary (a circuit librarian) to serve health professionals in a rural area of Illinois is described. The five goals of the project were: promote Grateful Med as a clinical tool; introduce circuit librarianship to Illinois; heighten the awareness of health professionals to the value of timely information services; increase the visibility of the resource library; and evaluate the impact of the two components, Grateful Med and circuit librarianship. While the project was well-received and enjoyed short-term success, sustaining the same level of information activity post-project has not been achieved. Insuring utilization of health information by remote health professionals may be characterized as a Sisyphean task.
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Library of the Health Sciences-Urbana, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
D003200:Computer User Training; D003625:Data Collection; D004496:Education, Continuing; D016240:Grateful Med; D007087:Illinois; D007255:Information Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012424:Rural Population