National electronic Library for Health (NeLH)

Summary points Healthcare professionals face a paradox; they are overwhelmed with information but cannot find a particular piece of information when and where they need it Creation of the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is an attempt to harness internet technologies to solve this infor...

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Published in:BMJ 1999-12, Vol.319 (7223), p.1476-1479
Main Authors: Gray, J A Muir, de Lusignan, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Branch libraries
Computerized medical documentation
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Databases, Factual
Delivery of Health Care
Desks
Digital libraries
Health care
Health care industry
Hospital libraries
Information
Information in Practice
Information Storage and Retrieval
Internet
Knowledge
Knowledge management
Libraries
Libraries, Medical
Medical Informatics
Medical libraries
Medical sciences
Paradoxes
Patients
Search engines
Web browsers
Web sites
World Wide Web
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Summary:Summary points Healthcare professionals face a paradox; they are overwhelmed with information but cannot find a particular piece of information when and where they need it Creation of the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is an attempt to harness internet technologies to solve this information paradox The aim of the NeLH is to provide easy access to best current knowledge to improve health and health care, patient choice, and clinical practice Key internet tools to be used in the NeLH include a web browser to view the internet, hypertext links between documents, search engines to find information, alerts to warn users automatically about new information, and personalisation to allow users to customise the website to suit their needs The metaphorical architecture of the NeLH will comprise an atrium with help desks and virtual branch libraries, know how (guidelines and audit), knowledge (best current evidence), NHS Direct Online (information for patients), and knowledge management (training in better presentation and use of knowledge) Internet tools Internet technologies potentially provide the tools to solve the knowledge paradox. [...]a range of commercial products allow personalisation.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1476