RT Conference Proceedings
T1 National Health System Virtual Library Viability Project (Spain)
A1 Juan-Quilis, Verónica
A1 Lavandera-Fernández, Raquel
A1 Paez-Cervi, Virigili
A1 Salas-Valero, Montserrat
A1 Muñoz-Gonzalez, Laura
A1 Novillo-Ortiz, David
A1 Rivero-Cote, Pablo
A1 Martínez-Olmos, Jose
K1 Bibliotecas Virtuales
K1 Sistema Nacional de Salud
K1 España
AB Introduction:The ICT progress and development are making the set up of virtual libraries easier, with great advantages for users in terms of immediate access to vast amounts of library information, online resources, and services. Most of the Autonomous Spanish Regions are presently working on the establishment of virtual libraries with the aim of optimising economic resources destined to subscribe bibliographic information sources and offering qualified documentary services to Public Health System Professionals.The Ministry of Health and Social Policy, an institution unifying health matters, issued this Project to study the National Health System Virtual Library creation viability, in order to guarantee relevant scientific information access equity.Objectives:- To study the National Health System (NHS) Virtual Library set up viability.- To elaborate the Spanish territory health information resource map.- To identify the appropriate technological model.- To identify the documentary services to be offered.- To identify the more optimum functional, structural model.- To identify the economic model.Method:- To create a chart organization for the project´s management.- To organize Work groups.- To elaborate a standardised survey model for the libraries of the autonomous regions.Results:- Identification of the different Autonomous Region libraries of health models.- Recommendations for the NHS Virtual Library:- Functional, structural model -	Technological model- Financial-economic modelConclusions:The fact that the Virtual Library would be an invaluable space for access to quality scientific information, as well as that the minimum services could be offered to every NHS user regardless of geographical situation, is confirmed.Accordingly, we thought about three different models to develop the Virtual Library, depending on this initial analysis, which will allow us to establish the most suitable model for the Spanish National Health System, considering its economic, functional and technological recommendations.It would be necessary to do a study for the NHS Virtual Library Set Up following the recommendations arising from this Project.
YR 2010
FD 2010-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1515
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1515
LA es
NO Juan-Quilis V, Lavandera-Fernández R, Paez-Cervi V, Salas-Valero M, Muñoz-González L, Novillo D, et al. National Health System Virtual Library Viability Project (Spain). 12th EAHIL Conference. Discovering New Seas of Knowledge. [Internet]; 2010, June 14-18; Lisboa, Portugal
NO Póster incluido en la sección Library Management
DS RISalud
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