Open AccessEvolution-revolution-devolution
Author(s) -
Ada M. Ducas,
Tania Gottschalk,
Analyn Cohen-Baker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of the canadian health libraries association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.159
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1708-6892
DOI - 10.29173/jchla29510
Subject(s) - devolution (biology) , service model , health services , service (business) , health information , service delivery framework , library science , political science , public administration , business , public relations , health care , sociology , medicine , computer science , environmental health , marketing , population , law , human evolution , anthropology
From 1993 to 2009 the University of Manitoba (UM), the Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba (RHAM), and the Manitoba Health Department signed affiliation agreements that changed the access to knowledge-based information for health professionals. These agreements transferred the management and delivery of library service from the home organizations to the UM Libraries. This three-part paper describes the events that led to the evolution of change in health information access in Winnipeg, subsequent revolutionary changes in the nature of the services, and their eventual devolution due to a significant array of unexpected challenges.