Moving Communities of Practice forward: the challenge for the National electronic Library for Health and its Virtual Branch Libraries


Autoria(s): Sharp, Susan; Yeoman, Alison; Urquhart, Christine
Contribuinte(s)

Department of Information Studies

Health and Information Systems

Data(s)

11/08/2006

11/08/2006

2003

Resumo

Yeoman, A., Urquhart, C. & Sharp, S. (2003). Moving Communities of Practice forward: the challenge for the National electronic Library for Health and its Virtual Branch Libraries. Health Informatics Journal, 9(4), 241-252. Previously appeared as a conference paper for the iSHIMR2003 conference (Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Health Information Management Research, June 1-3, 2003, Boras, Sweden) Sponsorship: NHS Information Authority/National electronic Library for Health

The aim of this evaluation was to examine how specialist portals within the UK?s National electronic Library for Health were developing as communities of practice to support continuing professional development. Objectives included a literature review, to inform the development of an appraisal framework for the individual portals, and interviews with portal development teams and stakeholder groups. Appraisals of the Websites and the data from the interviews showed that most of the specialist portals had evolved beyond the initial stages of community of practice development. Further planning of outsourcing would require a balance between maintaining a recognisable identity for the portals without stifling the creativity of the development teams.

Peer reviewed

Formato

12

Identificador

Sharp , S , Yeoman , A & Urquhart , C 2003 , ' Moving Communities of Practice forward: the challenge for the National electronic Library for Health and its Virtual Branch Libraries ' Health Informatics Journal , pp. 241-252 .

PURE: 70402

PURE UUID: acf39d51-f5eb-4e9d-98b4-3bf307aea007

dspace: 2160/243

http://hdl.handle.net/2160/243

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eng

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Health Informatics Journal

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