Webmastering in academic institutions: a new job opportunity.
In cyberspace, the health webmaster could be regarded as a virtual editor-in-chief, in charge of content and design. In this circumstance, he/she must follow quality criteria when building any resource. At the Rouen University Hospital (RUH), we have chosen "Net Scoring" as an effective tool to aid the design of a quality Web site. "Net Scoring" contains a list of 49 criteria which fall into eight categories: credibility, content, links, design, interactivity, quantitative aspects, ethics, and accessibility. The webmaster is the key element of the editorial board process. He/she must regularly monitor the Web site in order to retrieve information about whether the site is used and by whom: the method most commonly used is log analysis. At the RUH, an average of 9,000 unique machines visit our Web site each working day. Webmaster is a new job opportunity in academic institutions, in particular for medical informaticians and medical librarians both whom are information science professionals.
Thirion
Benoit
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Medical Library, Rouen University Hospital, 1 rue Germont F76031 Rouen, France.
Darmoni
Stéfan Jacques
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Douyere
Magaly
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Leroy
Jean-Philippe
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D005602:France; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet