Open AccessUNNDERPIN at St. George's Hospital, Morpeth : a case study of library service provision and user needs in a climate of change
Author(s) -
Linda Banwell
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/lirg405
Subject(s) - george (robot) , information needs , service (business) , order (exchange) , information system , business , library science , user needs , nursing , public relations , management , medical education , political science , computer science , medicine , marketing , multimedia , economics , finance , artificial intelligence , law
UNNDERPIN (University of Northumbria at Newcastle DEvelopment of and Research into the Provision
of lnformation to Nurses, and nurse educators) has been an 8 month study jointly funded and undertaken by the Information Services Department and Department of Information and Library Management from the University of Northumbria, and the Bede, Newcastle and Northurnbria College of Health Studies, which is also now part of the University of Northumbria. The general aim of UNNDERPIN has been to undertake an examination of library and information services in a climate of change where user information needs are changing and demanding changed services to meet those needs, in order to support patient care and clinical developments. A picture has been built up of
individual users' information use, needs, problem areas and possible solutions.