Open AccessInformation needs in drugs prevention initiatives: establishing and evaluating a service
Author(s) -
Kay Flatten,
Lynne Speake
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
library and information research/library and information research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2752-7336
pISSN - 1756-1086
DOI - 10.29173/lirg404
Subject(s) - service (business) , business , distribution (mathematics) , information needs , knowledge management , process management , public relations , computer science , political science , world wide web , marketing , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This article describes a Home Office funded project to establish an information service within a local drugs
prevention initiative and to evaluate its effectiveness a year later. The article focuses on building the library, targeting information, identifying channels of distribution, and evaluating the project. The lessons learned are offered as guidelines for others wishing to establish a drugs prevention information service.