Addressing the health information needs of rural Missouri health care providers: an IAIMS assistant experience.
A one-year internship at the University of Missouri-Columbia offered an opportunity for a health sciences librarian to contribute to Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) activities and take information management ideas back home. The IAIMS Assistant addressed information access issues. The Assistant helped to develop and administer a "Rural Provider Questionnaire" to assess the information needs of rural Missouri health care providers. The Health Sciences Library developed a Web page to bring together services and information resources in response to the perceived needs of health care providers associated with the Health Sciences Center. The article discusses the librarians' role in IAIMS initiatives.
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A.T. Still Memorial Library, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, MO 63501, USA. jean@fileserver2.kcom.edu
D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D007255:Information Services; D016490:Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008923:Missouri; D009862:Online Systems; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011381:Programming Languages; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*