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nursing knowledge Web-based Information Service for Nurses Engaged in Continuing Professional Education in Ireland anytime anywhere www. nurse 2 nurse. ie Presented by: Muriel Haire Executive Librarian & Web Administrator Irish Nurses Organisation, Dublin Slide 1 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Background - Irish Nurses Organisation anytime anywhere • Irish Nurses Organisation is Ireland’s largest Trade Union for nurse & midwives • Membership of 30, 000 • INO is wholly owned by its members • Membership: Local Branch and Special Interest Groups • Executive Council of 26 Members • INO Administrative Staff – 40 Slide 2 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge anytime anywhere INO Library & Information Service • • Opened in 1997 Goals: – To be Ireland’s most comprehensive library service for nurses – To provide a high quality library service to all INO Members irrespective of their geographic location • Collection: – 6, 000 books, reports; 120 periodicals & 40 e-journals • Datababases: – CINAHL; MEDLINE; British Nursing Index – Fulltext E-Journals • Services: – Interlibrary loans; Literature seaching; training; – Current Awareness Services; Online Access to Library via intranet and internet – www. ino. ie & www. nurse 2 nurse. ie Slide 3 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Year 1999/2000 anytime anywhere What electronic services were available to nurses? – Static information pages – Disconnected knowledge base access – Limited electronic retrieval system – Traditional thesaurus based archiving – Predominantly CD-ROM & Intranet based systems – Almost no multimedia content – No access to the library from anywhere at any time Slide 4 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Beginnings of www. nurse 2 nurse. ie anytime anywhere Personal – goal/aspiration • To bring information to nurses in the easiest and most streamlined way as is possible • To help nurses to communicate their information needs amongst each other. Slide 5 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Research anytime anywhere “Web-based information needs of Irish Nurses Engaged in Contining Professional Education in Ireland” A random sample of 100 nurses from across all the disciplines were surveyed using a postal questionaire Slide 6 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge anytime anywhere Results of Postal Questionnaire: Problems in accessing information What did my exerpience, studies & research show: • No time • Studying & shift working hours • Geographical location • Lack of specialised information • Lack of confidence in using information technology • Lack of Literature searching skills • Lack of up-to-date Research • Lack of a Database of Irish Nursing/Midwifery Research Slide 7 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Nurses main reasons for seeking information anytime anywhere • (95%) Keeping up todate in my field • (81%) Continuing education • (68%) Seeking information for a particular case or condition or clinical problem Slide 8 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Sources nurses use to seek information quickly anytime anywhere • (57%) Colleagues at work • (44%) Read journal articles monthly • (32%) Texbooks/Journals in libraries • (26%) Textbooks/Journals on the ward or at home • (22%) A minority read journals weekly Slide 9 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Internet Access anytime anywhere Slide 10 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Internet use distribution anytime anywhere Slide 11 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Need for Irish Nurses website anytime anywhere How often would nurses use an Irish Nursing Website Slide 12 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge anytime anywhere What nurses would want on a Website dedicated to their information needs Slide 13 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Nurse 2 Nurse Launched anytime anywhere Nurse 2 Nurse - Ireland’s first one-stop online information shop totally dedicated to the needs of Irish Nurses & Midwives Slide 14 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Functions of nurse 2 nurse anytime anywhere 1. Freedom of access Ø anytime Ø anywhere 2. Keeps nurses up todate with current nursing research 3. Promotes coloboration & communication between nurses Slide 15 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge anytime anywhere What has nurse 2 nurse to offer? • Nurse 2 nurse has been developed with Nurses & Midwives in mind and has been made as simple as possible to use. • Topic Based (5000 topics) N 2 N Topics • Nurses can publish their research, reviews or ongoing research projects. • Become Topic Editors • Discussion groups for each topic have been allocated. To allow nurses keep in communication with colleagues undertaking similar research. • Sharing of knowledge with other nurses & midwives. Slide 16 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge anytime anywhere What’s on Nurse 2 Nurse? • N 2 N Topics/Thesaurus (5000 Topics) • Nursing Databases (Ovid Single Supplier) – CINAHL – BNI (British Nursing Index) – Full-Text Journals – Medline – Cochrane Libary • Full Text Journals (40) • On-Line Books (12 core texts) • Continuing Education Course Database • Virtual Library Slide 17 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge anytime anywhere Home Page Slide 18 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Home Page anytime anywhere Slide 19 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge N 2 N Topics Page anytime anywhere Slide 20 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge N 2 N Fastlinks to Databases/Fulltext Journals anytime anywhere Slide 21 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Research Methodology Search Results from CINAHL anytime anywhere Slide 22 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge N 2 N Books anytime anywhere Slide 23 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Benefits of N 2 N anytime anywhere • Developed for Irish Nurses & Midwives • Simple and easy to use • Searching via topics familiar to nurses • Opportunity to discuss topics of interest with colleagues • Knowledge Sharing of similar research interests, studies, projects. • Irish Nursing/Midwifery Research • Training on N 2 N/CINAHL searching Slide 24 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Membership growth anytime anywhere Slide 25 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Usage Statistics anytime anywhere • Obtained monthly/bimonthly – Numbers of nurses accessing N 2 N – Membership details showing nurses who are using N 2 N by name, number etc. – Time nurses are spending searching N 2 N – Topics Nurses are searching – Databases they are searching – Downloads from fulltext material – Times N 2 N is heavily used – Numbers of daily registrations Slide 26 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Nurse 2 Nurse in Year 2002 anytime anywhere • Dynamic web pages with 1 st generation of Browser based products • Open electronic retrieval systems • Traditional thesaurus based archiving (Searching was very much based on the same technology that was available in 90’s CD-ROMS). • Limited Full text linkage • Limited Multimedia Content • Forum/Email based collaboration Slide 27 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Nurse 2 Nurse Year 2005 anytime anywhere • • • Dynamic multi-channel web pages Intelligent multi-channel knowledge base access Multi-dimensional thesaurus based archiving Internet based with offline archiving options Peer-to-Peer Voice/Video Collaboration Automated Indexing with intelligent self learning thesaurus software • Offline archiving tools • Integrated Messaging & Personal Information Management Slide 28 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge N 2 N Thesaurus - 2005 anytime anywhere • Incorporated as Main Navigation Tool • Simplified & localised for an Irish audience • Mesh & CINAHL terms incorporated as synonyms or related terms • Automated/Intelligent mapping of three or more thesauri terms with a text entity • Full reporting environment for management Slide 29 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge N 2 N Search Engine anytime anywhere Search Term Query Validation & Multi-Channel Execution External Databases Search Results Retrieval Result Output Result Sorting N 2 N Thesaurus Filter Other Thesaurus Filter Free Text Keyword Search Slide 30 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Offline Archiving anytime anywhere • Why Offline archiving? – N 2 N one of Europe’s few websites to offer offline archiving – Majority of nurses do not have broadband – Nurses like to have a copy to print – Lack of PC knowledge re file management – Portability – Accessible whenever nurse requires documents Slide 31 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge N 2 N Offline Archiving Tool anytime anywhere • Simple windows like interface • File system based storage (easy management) • Integrated advanced (intelligent) search capability • Portable Book marking • Integrated Internet & other browsers • Messaging integration • Remote update ability • Multimedia Player Integration Slide 32 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

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nursing knowledge anytime anywhere N 2 N Personal Information Manager Beyond Email Slide 36 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge Personal Information Management anytime anywhere • @Nurse/@Midwife email account • Automatic Retrieval of other emails like Yahoo, Hotmail, IOL etc. • Microsoft Outlook compatible calendar and scheduling system • Online Contacts Management • SIM (Mobile phone) Online Backup • Integrated SMS and MMS archiving and dispatch Slide 37 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge On stop shopping for information? anytime anywhere “We are not following, we are leading the way to information access for nurses in Europe” “One-stop shopping is every nurses goal and when it can be provided, the information service providing the information is by far and away the preferred agency of choice for future information pursuits by that nurse” Thank you for your attention Slide 38 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO

nursing knowledge CONTACT INFORMATION anytime anywhere www. nurse 2 nurse. ie www. ino. ie Muriel Haire Irish Nurses Organisation E: muriel@ino. ie Slide 39 September 2004 Muriel Haire, Librarian/Web Administrator, INO